Itasca County News

Grand Rapids, MN - That idea is not sitting well with Iron Range law makers, as they now move to do what it takes to keep the expansion of the Minnesota company on the range.

From the 'why people older than the average life expectancy maybe shouldn't be allowed to drive' department: A 82-year-old Britton, South Dakota man was driving in dense fog Friday night near his home when he got lost.

Trisha McMonagle, Crow Wing-Cass and Aitkin-Itasca County USDA Farm Service Agency executive director, recently issued a news release reminding foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

DULUTH, MN - In a unanimous decision, the Douglas County board approved an agreement tonight designed to bring more jobs in Superior.

At the end of November, the Itasca County Sheriff's office responded to a home in Bigfork, of possible animal neglect.

Drunk-driving patrols in Stearns and Sherburne counties will be beefed-up through September under a new initiative ordered by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

RSVP members Gordon and Pat Ettestad started volunteering for Meals On Wheels in 2009.A The local MOW program is operated out of the Koochiching County Senior Center at 307 Fourth St.

DULUTH, Minn. - Iron Range officials are upset with threats by Magnetation Inc. to build a $300 million iron ore processing plant in another state to get around Minnesota's tough mercury pollution rules.

MINNEAPOLIS - A 50-year-old Deer River woman is accused from stealing $100,000 from the city's Department of Motor Vehicle services where she worked, according to charges filed Tuesday by the Itasca County Attorney's Office.

PAUL, Minn. - The 13 Minnesota counties with the highest combined totals of alcohol-related traffic deaths and serious injuries will see increased drunken driving patrols.

The 13 Minnesota counties with the highest combined totals of alcohol-related traffic deaths and serious injuries will see increased drunken driving patrols.

Duluth, MN ---It's slippery out there and authorities are warning if you're heading out you should use extreme caution.

Scott and Carver are among 13 state counties that will receive extra impaired-driving enforcement because they have the highest number of alcohol-related traffic deaths and injuries, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety.

The Superior Telegram reports on the angling for the 150-employee plant , which would boost Ohio-based Magnetation's iron-reclamation operations.

Posted at 10:47 AM on January 18, 2012 by Tom Robertson Filed under: Around MN , Arrowhead , Environment , Northwest Minnesota , Utilities A sign at a rest stop near St.

DNA testing has confirmed that skeletal remains found last fall are those of a missing Squaw Lake man.

DEER RIVER, Minn. - Authorities say skeletal remains found in Itasca County are those of a 53-year-old man missing since September.

A yet-to-be-claimed lottery prize of $2.61 million belongs to a person who bought the winning Hot Lotto ticket Saturday in Itasca County, in north-central Minnesota, according to the Minnesota State Lottery.

Someone in Itasca County in north-central Minnesota bought a Hot Lotto ticket Saturday that is worth $2.61 million, according to the Minnesota State Lottery.

The ticket matched the five numbers drawn, along with the Hot Ball and the holder now just needs to claim their $2.61 million dollar prize.