Free collection events will be held at WLSSD on October 25; and at the St. Louis County Sheriff's Offices in Virginia, Hibbing and Ely on October 26. 

 

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is an opportunity for people to safely dispose of unused or expired medications. This helps prevent accidental poisoning, reduces the possibility of medication misuse, and prevents water pollution and other environmental threats.

A father and son had been grouse hunting in a remote area when they realized they were lost. Sheriff's Deputies, Rescue Squad and other law enforcement successfully located the men using GPS coordinates from the men's cell phones.

A collision between an ATV and a deer in Alango Township resulted in the ATV driver beting thrown from his vehicle. The man, whose identity has not been released, was air lifted to a Duluth hospital due to possible internal injuries.

On 10/17/2024, Inmate Laron Lyndell Brown was being seen at the Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing, Minnesota, after reporting to jail staff that he was having chest pains.  Brown was in custody for felony domestic assault by strangulation charge and was being held on $100,000.00 bail.  Brown was being guarded by a St. Louis County Deputy throughout the medical screening.