On August 31, just before 8 p.m., emergency responders were dispatched to the area of Munger Shaw Road and West Bowman Lake Road in Grand Lake Township for the report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a deer. 

The rider of the motorcycle had been wearing a helmet and was transported by Mayo Clinic Ambulance to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

On August 31, at approximately 6 p.m., emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of Lester River Road and Acquire Lane in Lakewood Township for a three-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle.  After investigation, it was determined the driver of a passenger car rear-ended a motorcycle, causing the motorcycle to then strike a third vehicle.

Shortly before 8 a.m. on Aug. 26, deputies and emergency personnel responded to the area of Martin Rd and Stavanger Rd. in Rice Lake for a three-vehicle accident. One vehicle was rear ended, which forced them into the oncoming lane and they then incurred a head-on crash with a third vehicle. One driver was taken by Mayo ambulance to the hospital with what appears to be non-life threatening injuries.

On August 25th, 2026, at 7:54am, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, along with numerous volunteer fire departments, responded to the 11000 Block of Nett Lake Road, in Leiding Township due to a reported cabin on fire. 

The St. Louis County Economic and Community Development Department distributed $1.5 million in federal grant money to communities and non-profit organizations in St. Louis County in the last year.