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.
Monday, May 20, 2024/Number of views (0)
On May 10, 2024 at approximately 5 PM, canoeists in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area – BWCA called 911 to report that they had located a capsized canoe and partly submerged, deceased human body on Lake Agnes, located approximately 25 miles north of Ely.
Monday, May 13, 2024/Number of views (0)
On May 9th, 2024 at approximately 6:50 P.M. a structure fire was reported in the 6200 Block of Camp Road in Biwabik Township near Lake Esquagama. The fire was reported to have started from a camp fire which spread to a nearby shed. The fire continued on to the neighboring property where a cabin was destroyed and a second cabin was partially damaged.
Friday, May 10, 2024/Number of views (0)
On May 8, 2024, Roger Allen Beldo, 54, pleaded guilty to two counts of Intentional Second-Degree Murder for intentionally causing the death of Clifford and Christine Johnson at their Babbitt, Minnesota residence on October 28, 2023. Following the murders, Beldo traveled to Duluth, Minnesota, where he ultimately placed multiple emergency calls requesting help because he had done some “really bad things” and wanted to go to jail. Beldo was arrested and ultimately confessed to murdering both victims. Prior to the murders, Beldo had lived with the Johnsons at their residence.
Thursday, May 9, 2024/Number of views (0)
On 05/06/2024, shortly after 10:00pm, emergency responders were dispatched to a side-by-side off-road vehicle crash near the intersection of N. Pike Lake Road and Helm Road in Canosia Township. Initial information indicated that there were four riders on the same machine, and all had sustained injuries as the result of the crash.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024/Number of views (0)