St. Louis County

Counties are required to update hazard mitigation plans every five years to maintain eligibility for FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs.

A 57-year-old man from the south metro was killed after two snowmobiles collided on the Arrowhead Snowmobile Trail on Feb. 3, 2026.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is conducting an independent investigation of the in-custody death.

Michael Hart, 40, previously escaped state custody at the Northeast Regional Corrections facility in St. Louis County in September 2025.

The state-funded pilot program aims to improve medical response time in rural areas.

Fire personnel responded to an engulfed pole barn in Gnesen Township on Jan. 19, 2026.

The long-running Bridge to Health Survey aims to collect local data from northeastern Minnesota for health systems, schools and nonprofits.

Former Mesabi East and Northeast Range teacher Ryan Ross Denzer-Johnson, 44, received the maximum sentence Jan. 5, 2026, after pleading guilty to assaulting an adolescent relative.

The state funding will help create or preserve housing in Hibbing, Mahnomen, Bemidji, Warren, Grand Rapids and other communities in the region.

KAXE covered natural disasters, federal funding chaos, Eichorn's arrest and resignation, mining permits and wild rice, library budget cuts, sheriffs teaming with ICE and more.