Iron News

Sen.-elect Al Franken is already marching into his new role: He'll participate in six Independence Day parades on Minnesota's Iron Range.

A young couple with hopes of carrying out a Huck Finn-style adventure by floating a houseboat they made down the Mississippi River have run afoul of the law instead, and their vessel has been stranded at a Minneapolis impound lot.

On May 30, Boy Scout Troop 14 accepted a donation of aluminum cans from Jerry Raden, RoseMarie Raden and Bruce Raden of St.

A random sample of current and former Iron Range taconite workers will soon receive letters inviting them to participate in a screening program for a rare lung disease.

New $9 million Holiday Inn Express and Suites Opens in Mountain Iron, Minnesota; The 79-Room Hotel is First Structure to be Built as part of Planned 47-acre Development Jun.

WABASHA -- Arthur A. Bianchi, age 75, of Wabasha, died Friday evening, June 5, 2009, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester.

MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. - Jean Rindfuss simply wanted to cook good meatballs. After all, she says, her husband Donald loves them.

Former Virginia resident Derek Erickson recently put aside his computer skills to take up a weapon and provide security for sailors who survived a clash with Somali pirates.

As the deployment for Task Force 34 comes to an end, many National Guard Soldiers will be looking forward to hanging up their Army Combat Uniform, along with the responsibilities that come with wearing the red, white and blue on their right shoulder.

Chad Daniels, 33, lost his job of four years as an electrical maintenance technician at Minntac on March 13, and he doesn't know when or whether he'll be able to return.

There are more layoffs ahead at Minntac in Mt. Iron. It's largest taconite plant in Minnesota, with a normal workforce of about 1200.

New legislation could help with dozens of infrastructure projects across the Iron Range this construction season.

The intertwining stories, told by the people affected, that comprise the larger picture of an economy and industry under duress: CAUSES Steel demand, production slashed in late '08, early '09 Nancy Gravatt Vice president, communications American Iron and Steel Institute Washington, D.C. A number of things are impacting the steel industry - the ...

TD Mischke on the passing of local radio legend Steve Cannon: "I wanted to be somebody," Steve Cannon once said when talking about coming of age on the Iron Range in Eveleth, Minnesota.

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Submitted by Journal Staff on March 30, 2009 - 11:34am. Borderland Briefs Sloppy joe fundraiser The Falls Hunger Coalition Board of Directors along with assistance from the local United Way Board will host a Sloppy Joe Lunch fundraiser for the food shelf Tuesday at Faith United Church.

Minnesotans Aaron Brown and Jeff Falkingham, writing about places miles apart, will introduce their new books this week.

Fairview Range President and Chief Executive Officer, Larry W. Pfaff announced today his retirement effective December 31, 2009.

Mining layoffs and slowdowns. An imploding economy. A drop in steel demand. The current business climate reminds some on the Iron Range of the tough times in the 1980s, when similar conditions crushed the ...

Employees of yet another Iron Range mine are preparing for an upcoming shutdown.