Shortly after 10:00 a.m. this morning the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and the St. Louis County Rescue squad located the body of the second missing canoeist Reis Melvin Grams age 40 of Lino Lakes, MN.  Search crews located Grams just west of the Curtain Falls in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.  The deceased was flown by plane to the Ely Sea Plane Base, Ely, MN.  After more than two weeks of searching all missing persons have been located.   

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and St. Louis County Rescue Squad have located the body of Jesse Melvin HAUGEN Age 41 of Cambridge, MN today during search operations near Curtain Falls in the BWCA which have continued for the nearly the past two weeks. Search efforts continue in attempts to locate the second missing Canoeist Reis Melvin GRAMS Age 40 of Lino Lakes, MN. Crews will continue searching into next week with flights in and out unavailable until Monday.

On May 29, 2024, a jury found Deshon Israel Bonnell, 23, guilty of Premeditated Murder in the First Degree and Murder in the First Degree While Committing or Attempting to Commit Kidnapping. Both charges carry a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of release.

On May 18, 2024 at approximately 7:21 PM, the St. Louis Co Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a report of a water emergency on Iron Lake in the BWCA. The caller reported 2 canoes had gone over Curtain Falls during the incident, one party was badly injured and two individuals were missing.

Construction has started to improve Woodland Avenue between Snively Road and Anoka Street in Duluth. The project includes repaving the approximately 1.5 miles of Woodland Avenue and constructing new curbs and gutters, improved safety features, additional pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and stormwater treatment infrastructure.