The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office will hold a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday, January 29, at 3 p.m. at the Public Safety Building, 2030 Arlington Avenue, Duluth. Six new deputies and 14 correctional officers will take an oath to serve and be sworn in. An additional support staff, four deputies, and jail sergeant will be recognized for recent promotions and 22 new civilian staff, and a K-9 will be recognized.

On January 20, 2025 at approximately 5:26 AM, area emergency services responded to the report of smoke, inside of a guest residence, located in the 3300 block of the Wolf Lake Road in Morse Township which is located West of Ely. 

Questions about quality of life in St. Louis County, what people think of the job the County is doing at providing a wide set of critical services, and how much priority people think the County should place on certain services – St. Louis County is seeking public input on these issues and others in a survey that is being mailed out this week.