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Photo: Park rangers Steve Pederson and Ryan Houghton on Lake Kabetogama shortly before boarding a boat being operated by Justin Ebel. PHOTO COURTEST J. EBEL/The Timberjay News. David Colburn - The Timberjay News - March 22, 2023. The Timberjay’s eight-month-long quest to uncover details behind an apparent assault by two...

DULUTH, MN. (Northern News Now) - A Northern Minnesota community is fighting to keep its school from closing. The South Koochiching - Rainy River School District only has two K-12 schools: Northome and Indus. They’re located about 80 miles from each other. Last week, we reported the school board...

Outdoors pro Steve Carney joined Bonnie and Friends for his weekly outdoors segment. They discuss fishing the Rainy River near Baudette, MN including the pro's/con's of the fishery and why it's such a huge destination for anglers in March and April. They also break down how late ice out or flooding may affect fishing and the fishing opener.

From the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office - March 20, 2023. On March 19th, 2023 at approximately 8:00 P.M., first responders were dispatched to a personal injury snowmobile crash that occurred on Crane Lake. 64 year old Carole Scott was operating her snowmobile in the southwest corner of Crane Lake...

A quick round off accumulating snow arrives this afternoon and tapers off tomorrow morning. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Koochiching Co. from 4 pm today until 7 am tomorrow where accumulation of around 6” is possible. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Cass, Itasca, St. Louis, and Carlton Co. over the same timeframe where 3-6” is expected. The North Shore of Lake and Cook Co. have the Winter Storm Warning from 4 pm today until 1 pm tomorrow where localized accumulation up to 8” is possible. Lake and Cook Co. away from the shore will see around 3”. Amounts drop off to around 1” moving south in east central Minnesota and across northwest Wisconsin.

Happy vernal equinox! Astronomical spring begins today as the sun crosses the equator. A cold front sweeping the Northland early this morning is paving the way for a cool start to the week with highs ranging from mid-20s to mid-30s. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy overall. Winds are breezy out of the northeast.

The National Weather Service has released an update to their spring flood outlook, with no good news to share. Usually by the time we get to late March, we see a decrease in snow depth as snow begins to melt. This year, although there has been some snow melt, there has been more snowfall than snow melt, increasing snow depth.

Hamilton Township Police requested help early Friday to find a 13-year-old girl from the Mizpah area who has been missing since Thursday afternoon. Police say 13-year-old Katrina Cincotti was last seen around Mizpah on March 16th at about 2 pm. She has hazel eyes and brown hair and is about...

Tonight will be partly cloudy with overnight lows in the twenties. Wednesday will begin dry, but precipitation chances return in the late afternoon. With highs in the upper 30s to low 40s, the precipitation type will be rain for the Twin Ports and areas south while northern Minnesota starts with mostly snow.

After a beautiful and seasonable weekend, cooler air starts moving into the region today. Highs range from 27 near International Falls to 40 in Hayward. Cloud cover increases and isolated snow showers are possible in the afternoon and evening. A stretch of below average temps begins tonight as lows range from teens along the South Shore to minus single digits near and north of the Iron Range. Areas up north may dip below zero again tomorrow night and even Wednesday night. This cool stretch translates to highs in low 20s to low 30s tomorrow, and widespread highs in the 20s on Wednesday.

DULUTH, MN. (Northern News Now) - More than $350,000 dollars in federal grant money is helping address homelessness in the Northland. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development presented the check Friday in Grand Rapids. The grant goes toward combatting homelessness in six northeast counties, including: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook,...

At around 8 p.m. Sunday, March 19th, first responders were alerted to a snowmobile accident that occurred on Crane Lake, Minnesota. 64-year-old Carole Scott of Crane Lake was driving her snowmobile in the southwest corner of Crane Lake when she struck an ice ridge causing her snowmobile to roll over.

The US department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is giving a three-year grant, addressing rural homelessness in Northeastern MN. The Northeast Minnesota Continuum of Care is coordinating the homelessness response in six different counties. These counties are Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and Lake county. Also several reservations from the areas of Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Leech Lake, and Grand Portage will receive funds.

DULUTH, MN. (Northern News Now) - A growing deficit could force a Northern Minnesota school to close for good this spring, possibly leading students to travel far distances just to get to class. The South Koochiching-Rainy River District, or ISD 363, is located near the Canadian border. It’s made up...

An area of snow showers has brought slippery stretches over parts of north central Minnesota this morning. We’ll continue to look west near Aitkin, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and west of there for 1-3” today. Snow showers will try and graze the Twin Ports, Arrowhead, and the northwest corner of Wisconsin today and tonight. A breezy east wind develops today and continues each day through Sunday. This will allow for periods of light lake effect snow along the North Shore in this timeframe, and waves will be building.

A shelter’s youngest volunteers introduces us to their longest-tenured dogs. Katie at the Lake of the Woods Humane Society in Baudette introduces us to the friendly pair of Anya and Elsie. They love people and each other, but they don’t like most other pets. They have to go to...

A leaky pipe and a city fire code are to blame for many Minnesotans to lose the only movie theater in 60 miles in Northern Minnesota. Cine 5, located in International Falls, Minnesota has been the only movie theater for thousands of residents in Northern Minnesota. The nearest movie theater from International Falls is over 60 miles away, according to Fox 21 News.

A leaky pipe and a city fire code are to blame for many Minnesotans to lose the only movie theater in 60 miles in Northern Minnesota. Cine 5, located in International Falls, Minnesota has been the only movie theater for thousands of residents in Northern Minnesota. The nearest movie theater from International Falls is over 60 miles away, according to Fox 21 News.

INT’L FALLS, Minn. — The only movie Theatre within a 60-mile radius of International Falls, Cine 5, announced plans to shut down due to a pipe issue following Tuesday, Feb. 28. The announcement came as multiple Facebook posts on Thursday. Owners stated that an ongoing pipe problem has...

VIRGINIA—If there was any doubts the Rock Ridge boys’ hockey team would be ready for their playoff opener, the Wolverines put those doubts to rest after one period against the International Falls Broncos. Scoring their first goal six and a half minutes into the first period, the Wolverines opened the floodgates not long after, scoring four more in the final six minutes of the frame to sprint out to the 5-0 lead. ...