- Riggs was first elected to sheriff in November 2022, having served since January 2023. - - The Attorney General’s Office and the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office set up a portal for people to submit photos, videos and other evidence they think may help... See more
- - Hibbing School District Superintendent Rick Aldrich resigned Jan. 7, 2025, due to a health condition. The district is also set to lose its business manager Jan. 15. - The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will no longer have access to the case materials... See more
MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz was highly critical of President Donald Trump and Minnesota Republicans during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 6, as he took questions about his decision to exit the 2026 race for a third term in office. Walz told reporters his... See more
- Former Mesabi East and Northeast Range teacher Ryan Ross Denzer-Johnson, 44, received the maximum sentence Jan. 5, 2026, after pleading guilty to assaulting an adolescent relative. - The state funding will help create or preserve housing in Hibbing, Mah... See more
- Our No. 1 and No. 2 stories of year follow the wide-ranging local impacts of sometimes swift and surprising decisions in Washington, D.C., and a severe natural disaster changes the landscape in the Bemidji area. - Our No. 3 and No. 4 stories of year exa... See more