On August 23rd, 2023, at 2205 hours, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to the 7400 Block of Crane Lake Road due to a reported ATV crash with injuries.  The ATV had been located in the ditch by a local resident, with the driver of the ATV pinned underneath the machine. The injured driver was subsequently transported to the Cook Hospital by Orr Ambulance due to injuries received from the crash.

No one was injured in the fire, which destroyed a home in Makinen. One person has been arrested.

Rice Lake Road in Duluth will remain closed to through traffic for an extra week between Central Entrance and Arrowhead Road. The road is now set to reopen August 26. The closure is necessary for the replacement of a culvert on Chester Creek. Working around existing utilities has taken longer than expected. The extended closure will also enable the contractor to make further progress with intersection work to better accommodate the increased traffic that will come when area schools reopen.

St. Louis County Public Works the U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration's "National Build a Better Mousetrap - SMART Transformation Award” for a new camera and data gathering system. The system enables Public Works supervisors to monitor  road conditions remotely from a computer or smart phone and make better decisions faster about the response needed. The award celebrates innovative solutions to transportation problems in local and tribal government regions.

St. Louis County partners with Minnesota North College - Hibbing to offer skilled apprenticeship program for heavy equipment mechanics

As early as this fall, students in the Diesel Mechanics/Heavy Equipment program at Minnesota North College - Hibbing will have an opportunity to apply for a skilled apprenticeship position with St. Louis County Public Works. This new apprenticeship program will provide valuable real-life experience for students while also helping develop an internal pool of future Heavy Equipment Mechanics for the County.