North Shore Scenic Drive, also known as County State Aid Highway 61, will close for emergency repairs beginning Tuesday, October 11. Erosion on the lake side of the highway is causing the slope to fail.

The St. Louis County Auditor's Office has launched a new payment option that allows citizens to pay their property taxes online with no fee. The county is contracting with Paymentus for this new service, which can be accessed through the county's website: stlouiscountymn.gov.

On September 28th, 2022, at approximately 9:02 PM,  St. Louis County Deputies responded to a business property located in the 4800 block of Hwy. 21 (Embarrass township) for a possible burglary in progress call. 

Torisa Sulvoris Wallace, 39, of Eveleth was convicted of 3^rd Degree Murder by the 6^th District Court in Virginia, MN on Monday. Wallace was sentenced to 134 months (11 years) in prison, which will be administered by the Minnesota Dept. of Corrections.

The St. Louis County Board has voted to prohibit new cervid farms in the county in an effort to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The unanimous vote updates the county’s zoning ordinance to allow existing cervid farms to continue to operate, though prohibits expansion of those existing farms.