During Tuesday's Committee of the Whole meeting, St. Louis County Commissioners gave preliminary approval to a contract with engineering firm Sambatek, LLC to develop a plan to eliminate both railroad crossings.

On March 9, 2026, at approximately 1207 hours, a St. Louis County Sheriff's Office patrol unit in the Saginaw area observed a vehicle wanted by the Hibbing Police Department regarding a violent assault that was reported the previous night.  A traffic stop with the vehicle was initiated which ultimately turned into a pursuit eastbound on Hwy 2 from the area of Saginaw before ending in Proctor.

On March 5, 2026 at approximately 10:08 PM, first responders and law-enforcement were dispatched to the report of a single vehicle snowmobile accident on the Arrowhead Trail located approximately 25 miles north of Orr, MN. 

On March 3, 2026 at 1512 hours, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, responded to a report of a male trapped underneath a tracked snow groomer in the driveway in the 6800 block of Carlson Road in Grand Lake Township.