Representatives from St. Louis County, Range Transitional Housing, IRRRB, the City of Virginia and others will join together for a groundbreaking for a new shelter that will serve families experiencing homelessness in northern St. Louis County.

 

The groundbreaking for the Range Transitional Housing Family Emergency Housing Project will take place:

Tuesday, August 8

11 a.m.

220 5th Street North, Virginia

Rice Lake Road in Duluth will be closed to through traffic between Central Entrance and Arrowhead Road beginning Monday, August 7. The closure is necessary for the replacement of a culvert on Chester Creek. The closure and detour is expected to last through August 20. Detour signs will be posted directing people to use Arrowhead Road, Arlington Avenue and Central Entrance for the duration of the project.

At around 9:00 AM this morning Deputies were dispatched to a one vehicle rollover on Hwy 21 N just North of Babbitt in unorganized township 61R13.  22 years old Morgan Alexa Heckman was traveling North on Hwy 21 N when she swerved to avoid an animal and her car left the roadway striking a side road embankment.  Her car then rolled and struck a tree. She was transported via Babbitt Ambulance to the Ely Hospital where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and was later discharged from the hospital.

On Sunday July 30th, 2023 at approximately 02:55 hrs., St. Louis County 911 dispatchers were notified via an automated 911 call stating that an IPhone user had been in a severe crash at the intersection of Vermillion Dr. and 2nd St. SE with in the City of Cook. It appears that the vehicle had been traveling South at a high rate of speed, lost control after going over the railroad crossing, left the roadway, and struck the crossing arm control on the South side of the road / train track crossing. The vehicle ultimately came to rest on its roof in the East ditch of 2nd St. SE. Both parties were transported to the Cook Hospital by ambulance with what is believed to be minor injuries, however the 18 yr old driver from the Nett Lake area is being investigated for criminal vehicular operation and driving while under the influence.

On July 29, 2023 at approximately 7:19PM, emergency personnel were dispatched to an Apple crash detection report.  The location was on the Pequaywan Lake Rd, north of Duluth. As units were responding, a motorist called and reported he had come upon a male lying in the ditch from an apparent motorcycle crash. The driver and sole occupant of the motorcycle was a 33 year old Hermantown resident.  He was transported to St. Lukes Hospital with life threatening injuries. Alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor.