On May 18th, 2025, at 8:27pm, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported ATV crash, with injured riders.  The crash occurred on the ATV trail, southeast of Elephant Lake.  Elephant Lake is located approximately 10 miles northeast of Orr, MN.  

The two-mile segment of Midway Road between Highway 194 in Hermantown and North Pike Lake Road in Canosia Township has a variety of safety concerns including a high density of access points and additional intersections with frontage roads, an aging traffic signal, lack of accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists along a road that is heavily traveled by large vehicles, and other issues.

Ballots have been counted and residents of Unorganized Township 63-17 have voted to incorporate into St. Louis County's newest township. Unorganized Township 63-17 is located in northern St. Louis County between Beatty and Greenwood Townships

The Munger Shaw Road fire had minimal growth today and remains at approximately 1600 acres.