Itasca County News

Witnesses say two Grand Rapids men who drowned in Itasca County rescued a boy struggling in Pokegama Lake before the men went under.

Itasca County authorities believe two men drowned in a lake near Grand Rapids. They've recovered one body, but weather is hindering the search for the other.

Authorities in Itasca County are searching for a man who disappeared while swimming last weekend.

The Woodland Bank in Cohasset was robbed at gunpoint just before noon Tuesday. Our partners at the Grand Rapids Herald Review report authorities have a lone man who escaped with an unspecified amount of cash.

St. Paul police are investigating an incident in which a 15-year-old boy was stabbed Monday in the city's North End.

Police in Itasca County are searching for a man who robbed a bank Tuesday afternoon.

On the Iron Range a school bus driver charged in a fatal accident entered a not guilty plea Tuesday in Itasca County Court.

A Golden Valley man was killed Monday afternoon in northern Minnesota in a one-car crash that authorities say happened because the driver fell asleep.

A married couple from Grand Rapids, Minn., who once ran an Internet porn business can retain custody of two young children they wish to adopt, despite objections from the children's birth mother.

Darrek Jerome Porter, 18, of Deer River, pleaded guilty Monday in Itasca County District Court to one count of felony second-degree murder and three counts of felony second-degree assault, according to a press release from the Itasca County Attorney Office.

A jury in northern Minnesota has awarded more than $16 million to the families of two Grand Rapids men who died in a plane crash near Hill City in 2003.

The driver of the bus that struck and killed a 6-year-old boy in Calumet in April has been charged with misdemeanor careless driving in the accident.

A 46-year-old man faces felony charges for allegedly stealing copper from Xcel Energy's Maple Grove warehouse for three years.

A ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court means big changes ahead for DWI cases.

Four Minnesota physicians were disciplined by the Board of Medical Practice this month for unprofessional or unethical conduct, including a doctor who serves as the Itasca County coroner.

Darrek Jerome Porter, 18, of Deer River, made his first appearance in Itasca County District Court on Tuesday.

Seventeen Itasca area restaurants showcased their specialties for a sold out crowd of nearly 300 at the Timberlake Lodge in Grand Rapids on Tuesday.

I have not been reticent in taking an occasional jibe at the political pronouncements of our Governor.E He is good fodder for a negative column just about every day he is back in Minnesota.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Tuesday said that he'd like the option of ordering up to 48 days of unpaid furlough for state workers over two years and wants all government employees -- state and local -- to submit to a pay freeze over that time.

Two teenagers from Grand Rapids admitted taking part in the robbery of an Itasca County inn in which a clerk was injured.