Today, the Honorable Theresa M. Neo sentenced Dale John Howard, 25, to 240 months in prison for Second Degree Murder while committing Domestic Assault by Strangulation, St. Louis County Attorney Kim Maki said. During a plea hearing on September 17, 2024, Mr. Howard acknowledged that he caused the death of his girlfriend, Allisa Vollan, in the early morning hours of March 22, 2024.

On October 12th, 2024, at 6:11 pm, a hiker in the Bear Head State Park area called 911, looking for assistance in getting out of the woods.  Due to the poor cell coverage in the area, responding Deputies were unable to make contact with the hiker.  The St. Louis County Rescue Squad was called out to assist with a search of the area. 

Construction of the new bridge on West Skyline Parkway leading to the Spirit Mountain recreation area is complete and the bridge reopened today, more than a month ahead of schedule.

On Friday October 11th, at approximately 1126 A.M. area first responders and fire departments were dispatched to the report of a 60 yr old male victim suffering from burns over most of his body, laying at the end of a driveway, in the 7100 block of Antoinette Rd. in rural Eveleth, MN (unorganized township 56R-17). 

On October 6^th at approximately 1103 hours, the St Louis County Rescue Squad and deputies were dispatched to the report of a capsized canoe on Big Shell Lake located in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area – BWCA.