Area first responders and law enforcement responded to the report of a 2 vehicle personal injury accident near the intersection of Midway Rd and Cloquet Rd N in Midway township last night. 

Each vehicle contained only one occupant. The male driver was treated by EMS on scene and released. The female driver was transported by EMS to an area hospital with non-life threating injures.

Heavy fog in the area is considered to have been a contributing factor. The accident remains under investigation by the St Louis County Sheriffs Office.  

The St Louis County Sheriffs Office was assisted by the Proctor Fire and Police Departments, Hermantown Police, Minnesota State Patrol, St Louis County Rescue Squad and Mayo Clinic Ambulance service.  

On 07-31-2021, at approximately 8:00 PM the Lake Superior Drug & Violent Crime Task Force (LSDVCTF) assisted by the Hibbing Police Department, St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, St. Louis County Emergency Response Team, Itasca County Sheriff's Office, MN State Patrol, MN BCA and Grand Rapids Police Department arrested 5 Hibbing, MN residents in connection with a month long investigation into the distribution of Methamphetamine on the Iron Range.  Three of the individuals were arrested after a traffic stop in Itasca County yielded a large quantity of Methamphetamine and they were lodged in the Itasca County Jail. Two others were arrested at a residence in the city of Hibbing after the execution of a search warrant by the LSDVCTF and St. Louis County Emergency Response Team where a firearm and US Currency was seized.  All 5 individuals involved in the investigation are pending criminal charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. The identities of those involved will be released at a later time pending formal charges in St. Louis County District Court.  The LSDVCTF was also assisted in this investigation by the Southwest Corridor Task Force in Riverside, California. 

On August 1, 2021, at approximately 05:22 AM, The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and St. Louis County Rescue Squad responded to a report of a lost person, somewhere near the Marshall Truck Trail and the Hulligan Lake Forest Rd. The lost party, David Shepard, was attempting to follow cell phone map directions, when his vehicle became stuck on the remote Forest Rd. He then set out on foot and became lost in a wooded and swampy area. His cell phone still had reception and he was able to call 911 for help. The St. Louis County Rescue Squad and St. Louis County drone team deployed assets in the area and were able to successfully locate Shepard. He was cold and wet, but otherwise uninjured. 

On 07-31-2021, at approximately 8:00 PM the Lake Superior Drug & Violent Crime Task Force (LSDVCTF) assisted by the Hibbing Police Department, St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, St. Louis County Emergency Response Team, Itasca County Sheriff's Office, MN State Patrol, MN BCA and Grand Rapids Police Department arrested 5 Hibbing, MN residents in connection with a month long investigation into the distribution of Methamphetamine on the Iron Range.  Three of the individuals were arrested after a traffic stop in Itasca County yielded a large quantity of Methamphetamine and they were lodged in the Itasca County Jail. Two others were arrested at a residence in the city of Hibbing after the execution of a search warrant by the LSDVCTF and St. Louis County Emergency Response Team where a firearm and US Currency was seized.  All 5 individuals involved in the investigation are pending criminal charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. The identities of those involved will be released at a later time pending formal charges in St. Louis County District Court.  The LSDVCTF was also assisted in this investigation by the Southwest Corridor Task Force in Riverside, California.