The St. Louis County Board unanimously approved expanding its Tom Rukavina Mineral Royalties Scholarship Program to now offer scholarships to St. Louis County residents pursuing training in the building and construction trades. The vote came during a board meeting held in Hermantown that included speakers representing the Duluth and Iron Range Building and Construction Trades Councils.

On January 31, 2025, a jury found Michael Allan Carbo, Jr., 56, guilty of two counts of Murder in the First Degree While Committing First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct. Both charges carry a mandatory life sentence with the possibility of parole after 17 years.  Mr. Carbo was indicted by Grand Jury on April 13, 2022, for the 1986 murder of Nancy Daugherty in her Chisholm home.

On January 21st, 2025, at about 1830 hours, law enforcement officers were called to a report of a 19-year-old female with a gunshot wound at Aspirus St. Lukes hospital in Duluth. Through investigation, it was learned the female, and a 17-year-old male had driven out to the area of the 6200 block of the Berquist Rd in Duluth Township to meet with another individual, later identified as 19-year-old EVAN WARREN EDBLOM. During the encounter, EDBLOM produced a .22 caliber handgun and fired numerous rounds into the vehicle driven by the two victims. The female sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to her foot. After the shooting, they drove to Aspirus St. Lukes hospital, where the female victim was ultimately treated and released. The parties were known to each other and the incident is believed to be drug related.