St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a 51 year old male,  Kenneth Scott Peterson DOB 5/23/1972, who was reported to be missing from his residence in Meadowlands on Friday July 7th. .  He was last seen leaving his home walking southbound on Hwy 7 on Thursday July 6th around noon.  He is described as being 5'11, average build, sandy brown hair and scruffy facial hair.  Peterson was last wearing a black sweater, blue jeans and an unknown color baseball cap, he also typically wears eyeglasses.  

Anyone having any information on his whereabouts please contact the St. Louis County Dispatch at 218-742-9825. 

A motorcycle with two passengers collided with a vehicle near the 7400 block of Rice Lake Road at approximately 1800 hours. The driver of the motorcycle, Michael Allen Scott was pronounced dead at the scene. His female passenger was transported an area hospital with critical injuries.

St. Louis County has received nearly $100,000 to work with community partners to develop the Mesabi Behavioral Health Network (MBHN). The grant is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Heath Resources and Services Administration. The MBHN is a collaborative group of community members and providers whose mission is to improve the behavioral health and wellbeing of individuals and families in the northern half of St. Louis County.

On July 4, 2023 at 10:35 PM, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and local fire departments responded to a report of a structure fire in the 3600 block of Highway 33 in Brevator Township. It was reported by a passerby that a shed and camper were on fire. The owners were contacted, who were not home, and responded to the scene. There was no loss of life and there were no injuries as no one was home at the time of the fire. 

On July 4, 2023, at 7:24 PM, local first responders were called for a car in the lake in the 6900 block of Bear Island Road in Fredenberg Township. Upon responders' arrival it was determined that the vehicle was unoccupied. Through investigation it was determined that a 17-year-old male driver, sole occupant, had lost control on the wet pavement, due to recent rain. The juvenile male swerved to miss a tree which resulted in the vehicle going into the lake. He was able to exit the vehicle on his own power. There were no injuries and there were no signs of impairment.