IRON RANGE

Bill forces Xcel to pay more for wood energy

Legislation that forces Xcel Energy to pay the full cost of wood-fired electricity from Laurentian Energy generators in Virginia and Hibbing is on its way to Gov. Mark Dayton to be signed into law.

By News Tribune staff , May 09, 2013

St. Louis County attorney's view: Abuse adequately addressed at Chisholm facility

Our interest is seeing a health-care facility not only addressing an immediate concern but taking measures to see no one else may be subject to a situation resulting in another finding of neglect. We are satisfied this has been the case with Hillcrest Terrace.

By Mark Rubin , May 08, 2013

Rubin: No charges warranted in alleged neglect at Iron Range assisted-living facility

The Minnesota Department of Health cited Hillcrest Terrace for failing to recognize an elderly resident's health had deteriorated.

By Associated Press report , May 08, 2013

St. Louis County approves $100K P&H tax rebate

P&H MinePro Services, one of the region’s growing mining industry support companies, will get a $100,000 property tax rebate over the next 10 years for its new Iron Range service center under action Tuesday by the St. Louis County Board.

By John Myers , May 08, 2013

Eh? Real Marge Simpson was from Iron Range

The mother of “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening died April 22 in Oregon, and her obituary in the Oregonian became a popular read on the Internet this week because of the familiar names that appear in it.

By News Tribune staff , May 08, 2013

Dayton signs new mine inspector law

The new legislation will change the way St. Louis County oversees safety inspections of taconite iron ore mines.

By John Myers , May 07, 2013

St. Louis County approves P&H MinePro tax rebate

The $100,000 deal is part of a $23 million JoyGlobal expansion in Virginia.

By John Myers , May 07, 2013

Bygones for Tuesday, May 7, 2013

News Tribune, May 7, 1973

A Blue Cross study released yesterday shows the average daily cost for a patient’s stay in a Duluth hospital last year was $88.52. That’s below the statewide index, which increased to $101.65, marking the first time it has gone over $100 a day.

May 07, 2013

Johnson Controls secret-data case goes to Minnesota Supreme Court

UPDATE: The company hired to oversee a major reconstruction project for the St. Louis County Schools will argue today before the Minnesota Supreme Court that certain data involved in the project is not subject to the state's open records law.

By Elizabeth Dunbar , May 06, 2013

Grass fires reported in the Northland

Firefighters extinguish a fire in a field off of Swan Lake Road near Alborn on Sunday afternoon. Several other grass fires were reported on the Iron Range on Sunday evening, including fires near Hibbing and in Fayal Township.

By News Tribune staff , May 06, 2013

Local view: Rural Minnesota needs reliable wireless service

Mobile apps are a thriving industry, but we need a strong wireless broadband system to support our efforts.

By Jake Dahl , May 05, 2013

Hibbing man sentenced for Canosia Road burglary

A Hibbing man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for the first-degree burglary in January of a Thomson Township house where the homeowner confronted him and held him until police came.

By Wendy Johnson , May 03, 2013

Sierra Club poll shows support for new energy sources

A poll conducted for the Sierra Club shows that most Minnesota Power customers surveyed support a “fundamental change” in the generation of electricity, away from coal and toward solar and wind power and energy efficiency.

By John Myers , May 02, 2013

Faces & Names: 'Janitor Jim' is a hero, too

Heroes can turn up anywhere, even at your local elementary school.

May 02, 2013

Former Essentia nurse jailed after being kicked out of offender program

Jill Karkoska is in the St. Louis County Jail after appearing Wednesday in State District Court for allegedly violating the terms of her probation from a drug sales conviction.

By Mark Stodghill , May 01, 2013