It can happen anywhere, including city hall. That's what we realized this week when Cloquet's municipal building was ...

It's a delightful time of year when the leaves rustle and homes and businesses gin up the Halloween spirit. There are plenty ...

Two days before the Oct. 11 Minnesota pheasant opener, our frequent photo contributor Will Stenberg found this pair in the ...

More than a dozen leaders of cities around Minnesota called for the Legislature to repeal a state law that prevents cities from enacting their own gun regulations. The coalition of mostly Democratic ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services announced this week that due to the federal government shutdown, there will not be sufficient funds to pay for November SNAP and MFIP ...

News that the Carlton school board finally realized the old high school is unusable comes just a few years too late. I wish that decision had been made before Carlton County voters were asked to pay ...

James Dennis Mickle, 56, was called home to the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 11, after a courageous, year-long battle with gastro-esophageal cancer. He left his loving family and friends much too soon, but ...

Kathleen Entner, 79, went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 4, 2025, at Villa Maria in Hurley, Wisconsin. Kathy married Kenneth Entner in 1971. Life took them to Hibbing, Minnesota where they worked ...

Gail Eileen Peterson, 65, of Mahtowa passed away suddenly on Oct. 7, 2025, from multiple ailments. Gail was raised in Mahtowa and was part of the Class of 1978 at Barnum High School. She attended ...

In taking the historic step of asking state and county government approval for consolidation, Carlton and Wrenshall school board members voted to move ahead on a merger while resetting the target date ...