St. Louis County

The plan will guide the implementation of voluntary conservation projects and programs in the northeastern Minnesota watershed over the next decade.

The vehicles collided at an intersection near Cook on July 1, 2026. Ayden Houde, 20, of Orr suffered life-threatening injuries.

Michael Hart escaped from a correctional facility and was later mistakenly released from jail. He was in custody for these charges when he escaped in 2025.

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office identified William Helgemoe, 56, as the rider killed on Industrial Road on June 12, 2026.

Firefighters responded to a wildland fire between Orr and Crane Lake on Friday, May 15, 2026. After returning to the airport, it was learned a bullet appeared to have struck one of the planes.

The crash occurred Tuesday evening, May 12, 2026, near Manbeck Island, northeast of Cook.

Michael Hart pleaded guilty to burglary and assault, the charges he was originally in custody for when he escaped from a corrections facility.

The St. Louis County Land & Minerals' forestry division oversaw the planting of red and white pine seedlings over about 48 acres of tax-forfeited land that had burned.

The county had worked out a unique agreement with the state Department of Transportation after the government delayed approving the county's use of project labor agreements.

A St. Louis County woman is facing charges for a negligent fire on April 22, 2026. Earlier in the week, personnel in the Park Rapids area battled a 10-acre blaze.