4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (257+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (500+ words) ELY — U.S. Forest Service research and development facilities in Grand Rapids and Ely are slated for closure. The Tuesday announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, of which the Forest Service is a part, offered few details on what these…...

5+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (394+ words) GRAND RAPIDS — Florist Madeline Cook was excited when she found a post on Facebook earlier this year asking for Minnesota florists to apply for a flower design event — hosted by Fleur de Villes — at the Galleria in Eden Prairie, Minnesota....

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (925+ words) Positive Energy Outdoors Adventure Club: 2:10 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays through June. Club attendees will experience unique outdoor field trips and have indoor options on rainy/super cold days. There is a van pickup at Lowell. Call or message 218-428-5990, or…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (210+ words) Cherry and Grand Rapids both exited the state boys basketball tournament without a victory after losses in consolation semifinals at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul. In Class A, Cherry dropped a 79-63 decision to Liberty Classical Academy on Friday. The…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (496+ words) MINNEAPOLIS — It wasn’t that Grand Rapids couldn’t get the looks it wanted against DeLaSalle in the Class AAA state quarterfinals Wednesday at Williams Arena. Especially in the early going, the Thunderhawks had wide-open looks from the perimeter, but those shots…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (272+ words) Both remaining Northland teams face, on paper at least, an uphill battle at the upcoming MSHSL state boys basketball tournament. Grand Rapids (Class AAA) and Cherry (Class A) learned their assignments for the tournament which begins on Tuesday for Class AAAA,…...

6+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (719+ words) DULUTH — With time starting to wind down, Grand Rapids junior Ethan Morgan made a steal at half-court and turned it into a layup against Hibbing in the Section 7AAA final Friday at Duluth East. The steal came in the middle of…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (642+ words) Grand Rapids unleashed a four-goal flood in the third period for a come-from-behind 6-3 boys hockey victory over Duluth East on Friday night at Yanmar Arena in Grand Rapids. East trailed 2-1 after a period but pulled in front after controlling play…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (593+ words) DULUTH — Minnesota Power is planning to build a new transmission line between the Grand Rapids and Duluth areas. The 62-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission line would stretch from the Iron Range Substation near Grand Rapids to a complex of substations in and…...