On Saturday, August 2nd at approximately 0745 hours, St. Louis County Deputies received a report of a check welfare for a male passed out in the driver's seat of a vehicle parked near the railroad tracks on Johnson Rd east of Hwy 53 in the City of Cook.  The male woke up and sped off while Cook Ambulance arrived on scene.  911 Dispatch received further reports of the vehicle driving recklessly afterwards. 

Today, July 29, 2025, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO) is releasing video from the body-worn cameras (BWCs) and squad video that captured the officer-involved shooting that took place in Normanna Township on July 15, 2025.

At approximately 11:10am on 07/28/2025, The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of Highway 53 and Swan Lake Road for a vehicle crash with injuries involving a MN State Patrol vehicle and another motorist. 

Today in St. Louis County District Court in Duluth, the Honorable Leslie Beiers sentenced Darrius Lamar Plummer, 35, to 225 Months in prison for the Second-Degree Murder without intent while committing a Felony, announced St. Louis County Attorney Kim Maki.  The court first denied Mr. Plummer’s Durational and Dispositional Departure Motions to receive a less serious sentence and instead pronounced the guideline sentence, calling Mr. Plummers actions “senseless.”