Phone scammers have been busy in the Northland this week. St. Louis County 911 received more than 100 reports Monday alone from people who'd received a scam phone message. The phony messages have come in various forms such as claiming the person owes taxes to the IRS or has outstanding warrants.

It's not a heavily traveled road, but for the residents on Wood Road and Winnifred Road northwest of Cook, it's their only access in and out of their homes. And with increasing frequency, Wood Road has been blocked by stopped trains.

A Saginaw man has been arrested for DUI after hitting a St. Louis County Sheriff's vehicle. The deputy took numerous steps to avoid a collision, and the investigation suggests the suspect may have intentionally struck the deputy.

On September 9th, 2018 at approximately 2:20 PM, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office assisted by the Chisholm Police Department along with the Chisholm Ambulance Service responded to the Chisholm ATV trail near the Shannon lake Road in Balkan Township approximately 10 miles North of Chisholm for an ATV vs Dirt Bike crash. 

At approximately, 6:25 PM this evening the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a structure fire at 6283 Old Miller Trunk Highway in Grand Lake Township.