Author: Rusty Mehlberg

UPDATE: Campfire Explosion Killed 1, Injured 7 Others In French Township

UPDATE: The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the 8 people injured due to a campfire explosion near Side Lake Friday evening. 53-year-old Marvin Theisen of Hibbing died due to his injures. A 14-year-old female from Saginaw was air flown to Minneapolis for treatment of burn wounds. The six others injured due to burns or smoke inhalation…

Fatal 5-Vehicle Accident on Highway 2 Near Floodwood

ARROWHEAD TOWNSHIP, Minn. – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal five-vehicle accident in southwest St. Louis County. The accident was reported around 2:55 p.m. on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 14, 2024, on on Highway 2 near Nelson Road in Arrowhead Township, southwest of Floodwood. The only details made public as of Wednesday evening is that four vehicles…