REGIONAL— While the fate of President Trump’s tariffs are currently stuck in legal limbo for now, it remains to be seen how those assessments will impact retailers here in the North Country. Whether ...

COOK- The Cook Annual Timber Days committee in recent years has chosen grand marshals for Sunday’s parade who have been involved in many different volunteer and philanthropic groups. This year’s ...

REGIONAL- With just weeks left to avoid a state government shutdown, Minnesota lawmakers are still trying to wrap up work on a new two-year budget that was supposed to be done weeks ago. The regular ...

REGIONAL— Scenic Rivers Health Services CEO Keith Harvey expressed incredulity this week in the wake of passage of a U.S. House spending and policy bill that would make dramatic cuts to Medicaid and, ...

CHISHOLM- The North Woods baseball team came roaring out of the gate Tuesday in the 7A sectional tournament, scoring a 7-2 win over Mt. Iron-Buhl and a 5-4 upset of higher-seeded Chisolm to advance … ...

For many plants that reside on the forest floor here in the North Country, that period between the thawing of the ground and the bursting of the leaves of the overstory is focused on reproduction.

LAKE VERMILION-Red Lowen was never concerned that a change in ownership of the annual City Auto Glass walleye tournament to Safelite would mean less of a commitment to funding worthwhile causes across ...

TOWER— After considerable discussion on Monday, the city council here agreed to seek state bonding funds for a sewer upgrades project focused on a portion of N. Third St. where there is considerable ...

REGIONAL- The North Woods boys golf team gave the field a run for its money at Tuesday’s 7A sectional tournament in McGregor, with state-tourney qualifier Gage Aune pacing the team to third in … ...

TOWER- Copper-nickel mining upstream of the Boundary Waters is a controversial issue, and whether this mining will ultimately go forward remains an open question. Impacts on the environment versus the ...

REGIONAL— The St. Louis County Board of Adjustment gave half a slice to a Burntside Lake island-owner who wanted to build a cabin on a site far too small to meet the county’s zoning ordinance for ...

SOUDAN- At their meeting on May 20, the Breitung Town Board approved the permits allowing CTC to begin laying fiber optic cable to bring high-speed broadband internet to parts of the township.