The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is excited to announce that effective 12/01/2023 we installed seven (7) automated license plate reading (ALPR) cameras to solve and reduce crime. 

On January 17, 2024 at approximately 8:20 PM members of the Lake Superior Violent Offenders Task Force and St. Louis Co Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 4931 1/2 1st Ave. in the City of Hibbing.

During the execution of the search warrant, 2 individuals were arrested for various drug charges and child endangerment after 1 pound of methamphetamine was located in a vehicle. Additional searches yielded cocaine, suspected fentanyl pills and marijuana.

The 2 individuals were lodged at the SLC jail in Hibbing and are pending arraignment on 1/19/24.

Jennifer Reyes of Hibbing has been appointed by Governor Tim Walz to serve on the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs. Reyes has worked for St. Louis County for 15 years, serving in a variety of administrative roles including the Public Health Division and the Sheriff's Office. She currently service as the Administrative Specialist for Commissioner Mike Jugovich, and is part of the county's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Team and BIPOC Employee Resource Group.

St. Louis County Public Works continues to study options to reconstruct a portion of 40th Avenue West in Duluth, and will be hosting a meeting to provide an update and get public input on new ideas. The meeting will be Monday, January 29, at 6 p.m., at Denfeld High School in the West Commons area. People are invited to attend in-person, or they can join virtually at https://bit.ly/40thAveMeeting.