Construction has started to improve Woodland Avenue between Snively Road and Anoka Street in Duluth. The project includes repaving the approximately 1.5 miles of Woodland Avenue and constructing new curbs and gutters, improved safety features, additional pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and stormwater treatment infrastructure.

On May 18, 2024 at approximately 7:21 PM, the St. Louis Co Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a report of a water emergency on Iron Lake in the BWCA. The caller reported 2 canoes had gone over Curtain Falls during the incident, one party was badly injured and two individuals were missing.

On May 9th, 2024 at approximately 6:50 P.M.  a structure fire was reported in the 6200 Block of Camp Road in Biwabik Township near Lake Esquagama.  The fire was reported to have started from a camp fire which spread to a nearby shed.  The fire continued on to the neighboring property where a cabin was destroyed and a second cabin was partially damaged. 

On May 8, 2024, Roger Allen Beldo, 54, pleaded guilty to two counts of Intentional Second-Degree Murder for intentionally causing the death of Clifford and Christine Johnson at their Babbitt, Minnesota residence on October 28, 2023. Following the murders, Beldo traveled to Duluth, Minnesota, where he ultimately placed multiple emergency calls requesting help because he had done some “really bad things” and wanted to go to jail. Beldo was arrested and ultimately confessed to murdering both victims. Prior to the murders, Beldo had lived with the Johnsons at their residence.