St. Louis County

The Arrowhead Regional Development Commission and White Earth Land Recovery Project are part of the second round of the Empowering Small Minnesota Communities program.

The closure in McDavitt Township begins Monday, Aug. 25, and is expected to end Aug. 29.

Ryan Denzer-Johnson, who also formerly taught at Northeast Range, was charged with three felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.

The herbicide will prepare 15 sites across Northern Minnesota for reforestation work.

Plus: the administrative trial is underway on whether Northern Township will become a city or Bemidji's boundaries will include land around Lake Bemidji; and a new study by the University of Minnesota indicates the surf from wakeboats can cause ecological harm in depths less than 20 feet.

The vast majority of the damage was caused by the Camp House Fire, according to St. Louis County. Over 200 structures were damaged, 16 of which were homes.

Plus: the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office released video of the July 15 officer-involved shooting; Minnesota Power and state agencies heard public comments in Cohasset Monday; and Minnesota's e-bike rebate lottery opens July 30, 2025.

The body-worn footage shows the exchange of gunfire between sheriff's deputies and Adam Clinton Wolf, 57, of Normanna Township, who died at the scene from gunfire.

Plus: Invasive emerald ash borer was confirmed in Itasca County for the first time; Drought is on its way out after multiple inches of rain this week; Sanford Bemidji President and CEO announces retirement and successor; and the state pollution control agency is taking comment on Itasca County's update to its solid waste permit.

Authorities have identified Raeann Pry as one of the two victims of a house fire in Beatty Township on July 17, 2025. The other is believed to be Susan Hein.