The CN Railroad will be completing work on a railroad crossing on Highway 7 near the city of Iron Junction, southwest of Eveleth beginning on Monday, September 15. Highway 7 will be closed to thru traffic for the duration of the week. The crossing is located between Old Mesabe Road and Ramshaw Road North.

On September 7th, 2025, at 1:15pm, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office Dispatch received notice of a distress signal from the Boundry Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, via a Garmin safety device.  The GPS coordinates placed the spot of the distress west of Contest Lake, in the area of Stuart River portage.  This area is northwest of Ely.  Garmin informed the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office they had updated information and that the injured party had a possible broken leg. 

The St. Louis County Economic and Community Development Department distributed $1.8 million in federal grant money to communities and non-profit organizations in St. Louis County in the last year. These Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds helped pay for: 

• Chisholm's Memorial Park project, which increased accessibility through playground equipment and pour-and-play slabs.
• Housing projects, including supporting One Roof Community Housing with the rehabilitation of two homes in southern St. Louis County, and North St. Louis County Habitat for Humanity for the rehabilitation of a property in Chisholm and another in Hibbing.
• Infrastructure projects in Hibbing, Aurora, Ely, and Tower.
• Twelve non-profit programs offering supportive services for low-income residents and those experiencing homelessness.

On September 3^rd, 2025, at approximately 6:50 PM the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, Rice Lake Fire Department, and St. Louis County Rescue Squad responded to a single vehicle accident near the 4900 block of Rice Lake Road, Rice Lake, MN.