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Report bear den locations in Brainerd, Grand Rapids, Duluth areas

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters and other recreationists spending time outdoors this fall to report the locations of bear dens they encounter in and around the Brainerd, Grand Rapids and Duluth areas. Bear researchers with the DNR and University of Minnesota Duluth hope to fit additional bears with GPS tracking collars this winter.

Grand Rapids, MN · 22h
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Ely Echo

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ISD 2142 anticipates cuts after election losses

The St. Louis County School District certified election results for two failed ballot measures at a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10. District voters rejected an operating referendum with 5428 opposed and 3894 in favor, and a capital projects levy at an even steeper margin, 5814 to 3442. None of...

St Louis County, MN · 15h
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A first 'Second Chance’: Iron Range housing program completes Chisholm renovation

CHISHOLM — On a quiet residential street in Chisholm, representatives from local and state groups gathered for an open house. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom, 1,520-square-foot house boasted new siding, fresh carpet and updated appliances. But it didn't always look this way. According to Dave Johnson, director of housing at the...

Chisholm, MN · 7h
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Leech Lake Ambulance Service Moves to New Location in Cass Lake

The Leech Lake Ambulance Service opened up a new bay in Cass Lake earlier this fall, with a broadened focus on serving the community in more ways on top of responding to 911 calls. The reach of Leech Lake’s emergency medical services (EMS) spans more than 500 square miles to...

Cass Lake, MN · 3d
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WDIO News Duluth-Superior

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Plan to eliminate railroad crossings at Midway Road discussed at public meeting

Thursday afternoon, St. Louis County hosted a meeting at the Aad Shrine and Event Center about the Midway Road Railroad Crossings Elimination Project.

St Louis County, MN · 1d

Mesabi Tribune

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Bluestreaks open state tourney looking for revenge against Eagles

ST. PAUL—Ending a 19-year state tournament drought, the Chisholm volleyball team is ready to step onto the biggest stage today when they meet Sacred Heart in a Class A State Tournament quarterfinal. For the fifth-seeded Bluestreaks, seeing the fourth-seeded Eagles may bring a sense of comfortability, as the two teams met back on September 26 at the Class A Showcase with Sacred Heart edging out a 2-0 (25-17, 25-22) victory over Chisholm. Seeing how the bracket was laid out this past weekend, ‘Streaks coach Pam Pioske said it was what she expected and what she had hoped for when it came to a round one opponent. “I was glad to see five because I really felt strongly that that’s where we should’ve been,” Pioske said. “I felt like Sacred Heart should’ve been four so I really liked how things came out. I thought it was spot on. We did play them earlier and lost to them in a close match but our main hitters had a really off couple of days at that tournament. Now, we’re on and we’re at our peak. If we play like we did in the playoffs, we should beat them.” Asked about the Eagles’ strengths,

Chisholm, MN · 1d

Travel Pug

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27 Small Towns Near Affordable Community Colleges

A four-year degree does not have to begin with a mountain of debt, and it does not have to begin in a big city. Community colleges in small towns can offer lower tuition than four-year schools, smaller classes, and a front-row seat to places most travelers never see. Plenty of students use them as a ... Read more

Hibbing, MN · 1d

Ely Echo

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Check it out at your Babbitt library!

Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 10:30 a.m. – Preschool Story Time. Friday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. – Coloring Contest Ends. Friends of the babbitt Library $1,000 raffle drawing. Tickets can be purchased at the Babbitt Library for $1 each. Drawing will be on Nov. 23 at noon. New...

Babbitt, MN · 15h

Grand Rapids Herald Review

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Itasca County Board sets 2027 legislative priorities, approves jail medical contract

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — The Itasca County Board of Commissioners finalized its 2027 legislative priorities, approved a $646,753 contract for jail medical services, and recognized local deputies for statewide honors during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Legislative Priorities Commissioners solidified a seven-point legislative agenda ahead of the 2027 session, focusing on local infrastructure, energy regulations, and rural funding. The finalized list includes: Supporting efforts for double-lane completion on Highway 169.Increasing Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) reimbursements, with an emphasis on lakeshore property.Securing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) funding.Lifting the state nuclear moratorium and updating energy transition rules to include biomass as carbon neutral.Addressing recent legislative impacts on new business economic development and investment.Reforming the state funding process for recreation enforcement.Updating current sulfate standards. During the discussion, Commissioner Corey Smith pointed to the nuclear moratorium and energy transition policies, noting that state regulations have been tough on businesses and require legislative change. Commissioner Casey Venema agreed, calling the current regulatory climate “ridiculous.” Venema also emphasized keeping Highway 169 on the list and suggested looking into pedestrian safety improvements at the crossing near Four Seasons Market. The board voted to accept a $646,753 bid from Advanced Correctional Healthcare (ACH) to

Itasca County, MN · 1d

Mesabi Tribune

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Mesabi Musical Theatre plans The Play That Goes Wrong

VIRGINIA—Mesabi Musical Theatre will bring “theatrical chaos and physical comedy” to the stage this December with The Play That Goes Wrong, the organization’s first non-musical production. MMT has entertained Iron Range audiences for more than 20 years, starting with its first production, Guys and Dolls, performed at Eveleth-Gilbert High School in 2002. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, December 2-5, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 6, at Minnesota North College’s Virginia campus, 1001 Chestnut St., Virginia. The December production brings MMT back to Virginia following performances in Hibbing and marks director Jack Gritzmacher’s return to stage directing after a five-year hiatus. A partnership with Minnesota North College also brings eight college students into the production as performers, technical crew members and stagehands. Tickets are on sale now at mesabimusical.ludus.com. Prices are $28 for adults and $25 for students and seniors. The production will use reserved seating, and advance online purchases are strongly encouraged. Limited seats will be available at the door. --- About the show Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the Olivier Award-winning comedy follows the Cornley University Drama Society’s disastrous opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor. According to the publicity

Virginia, MN · 14h

Mesabi Tribune

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Chisholm volleyball falls 3-0 in state quarterfinals

ST. PAUL—The Chisholm volleyball team couldn’t find their footing in their Class A State Tournament opener on Thursday as the No. 5 Bluestreaks fell to No. 4 Sacred Heart 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 26-24). With the loss, Chisholm falls to the consolation bracket where they’ll take on Pine River-Backus on Friday in St. Paul. The Bluestreaks trailed early in the first set and never truly found a way to cut into the Eagles lead. Sacred Heart opened the set with back-to-back kills from Lydia Riskey and Bryn Stevens while Chisholm benefited from some early hitting errors, not scoring their own kill until setter Hennessy Temple got one over to make it a 5-3 game in favor of the Eagles. A kill from Stevens and back-to-back aces from Stevens stifled any Chisholm potential and Sacred Heart continued to score at a two-to-one clip until Bluestreaks coach Pam Pioske took her first timeout with her team trailing 10-5. That scoring ratio never let up for the rest of the set as the Eagles hit at a .278 hitting percentage on their way to the 25-13 win. Riskey and fellow hitter Alexis Lawrence secured four kills apiece for Sacred Heart. Chisholm came out much

Chisholm, MN · 1d

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My exclusive Section 7A/7AA prep boys hockey preseason Top 10 team and player rankings

Official Minnesota high school boys hockey practices begin Monday, and if the 2026-27 season delivers anything close to what I'm expecting, northeastern Minnesota hockey fans are in for one extraordinary winter. Hermantown is loaded. Hibbing-Chisholm has the studs to win another Section 7A championship. Grand Rapids has a state tournament...

Hermantown, MN · 10h

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Red Kettle Karnival At Bentleyville

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – The holiday season gets underway Wednesday night as the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Karnival is being held at the soon to open Bentleyville at Bayfront Festival Park. The event is free and runs from 5 p-m to 8 p-m. Guests who bring a donation...

Duluth, MN · 2d

Grand Rapids Herald Review

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Fothergill and Jordan win Redfish Cup Championship

PORT ARANSAS, Texas — Grand Rapids native and world-class angler Easton Fothergill and his partner Clark Jordan took home the top prize of $37,000 after winning the 2026 Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship. They finished second in last year’s Redfish Cup, and earned a redeeming victory Nov. 6-8 with a three-day total weight of 42 pounds even - 4.1 pounds ahead of second place Mike Lauer and Jesse Craddock out on Aransas Bay, Port Aransas, Texas. Fothergill and Jordan’s haul after Day 1 saw them just outside the lead by less than a pound. They overtook the tournament lead after Day 2 and extended it through the end of Day 3. Following the win, Fothergill wrote the story of the team’s redemption himself. Redemption on Redfish Easton Fothergill I had a great time fishing the Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship at Port Aransas, Texas, and winning the event alongside Clark Jordan was an incredible experience. Clark and I finished second at last year’s event, so to take home the trophy this time felt really good. After last year’s finish, with my competitive nature, I wanted redemption. I wanted to come back and get another shot at it, so to do that

Grand Rapids, MN · 14h

Grand Rapids Herald Review

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Itasca basketball teams lock in first wins of 2026-27

GRAND RAPIDS — Minnesota North College-Itasca’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are back on the court this season and both recently picked up their first wins of 2026-27. Men’s coach Tim Wagner said this is his first season coaching in the MCAC and it’s an entirely new coaching staff and roster suiting up for the Vikings this season. They’ll be led by captain Dante Adams, who transferred from North Dakota this season, and Wagner said his first impression is that it’s a quick and talented team. “We’ve got a skilled offensive team that can really score in transition. We can always play five good basketball players that can pass, dribble, and shoot. We’re undersized defensively, but we’ve got good individual defenders with the quickness to keep their man in front.” The Vikings are four games into the season and are now 1-3 after picking up the first win of the year on Monday in Grand Rapids. They had four players score in double figures as they took down Leech Lake Tribal College by 28 points for a 95-67 victory. Khalil Hudgins led Itasca with 17 points on 8 of 10 shooting. Jaden Linsday and Yessef Aikens each scored 15. Linsday

Grand Rapids, MN · 1d

Ely Echo

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Three percent short-term rental cap proposed at Babbitt city council study session

Babbitt may instate a shortterm rental cap at 3% of residential water hookups, or about 20 properties, as discussed at a study session Thursday, Nov. 5. The city currently has a 180-day moratorium in place to prevent the establishment of new short-term rentals while staff draft regulations. The moratorium was sparked after the city received two short-term rental permit applications in a short timespan.

Babbitt, MN · 15h

Main Street Dollars

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UnitedHealthcare and Humana Medicare Advantage members lose M Health Fairview, White River, Fred Hutch and St. Vincent hospitals in four states on Jan. 1

Four hospital systems in four states have told Medicare Advantage members that they will be out of network on Jan. 1, 2027. M Health Fairview in Minnesota, White River Health in Arkansas and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Washington are leaving UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans. St. Vincent Health in Colorado is leaving Humana’s. The timing […]

Minnesota · 2d

northernnewsnow.com

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City by City: Iron River, Cotton, Duluth

IRON RIVER, Wis.- The Community Center is hosting their annual Fall Harvest Vendor Show this weekend. That will kick off at 9a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. The event will host over 30 local vendors all under one roof. Guests can shop from artwork, crafts, gifts and more. There will also be prizes given away throughout the day. The fall harvest vendor show wraps up at 2p.m. that day.

Duluth, MN · 1d