With extensive reviews complete and final authorizations given for children ages 5-11 to receive the Pfizer vaccine as protection against COVID-19, St. Louis County Public Health is encouraging parents and guardians to check their healthcare provider's website for information and instructions on vaccine availability for children, or contact their pediatrician's office with questions. Other vaccine appointments can be found through the state's vaccine connector at mn.gov/covid19/vaccine.

A 36-year-old man from Embarrass has been arrested following a garage fire in Balkan Townshp. The man is accused of fleeing the scene and then later returning and crashing into a fire truck.

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is holding a swearing in ceremony for the first time since before the pandemic, recognizing a total of 19 new deputy sheriffs who've joined the office in 2020 and 2021. 

With the launch of the State of Minnesota's rapid test site for COVID-19 in Hibbing on Mondays and Tuesdays, St. Louis County Public Health is changing its schedule of testing events to provide more days with test options on the Iron Range. 

An explosion and house fire left a woman dead and her husband severely injured. Cause of the explosion remains under investigation.