Ely, Minnesota, is offering free canoes to new police recruits in exchange for three years of service. The unique incentive was introduced as Ely, like many other communities across the U.S., ...

Heavy rains on Wednesday, cause flooding in portions of St. Louis County. According to many social media posts, some roadways in Ely, Minnesota are impassable. Crews are out assessing the situation.

ELY, Minn. (WCCO/AP) --A forest fire advanced within a few hundred yards of the popular tourist town of Ely on Thursday, prompting officials to evacuate a corner of the northeastern Minnesota ...

As you’re heading up to your Boundary Waters trips, why not stop to learn about the land around you? In Ely, Minnesota the Dorothy Molter museum is open for another season of history buffs and fellow ...

Jonathan Thunder talks with the film crew on the set of “Ish Meets a Mermaid” on Sunday, July 27, 2025, in Duluth. The film is featured at the Ely Film Festival, taking place March 11–15 at the ...

Terri and Todd are going on vacation to Ely, Minn., and you get to come along! Terri and Todd are going on vacation to Ely, MN, and you get to come along! They go backwoods camping near the Boundary ...

Rowan and Cedar weighed only about a pound apiece at birth. Now, at about 3 months of age — which is toddlerhood for wolf pups — they weigh in at more than 30 pounds each. Rowan and Cedar, two wolf ...

That Ely does not have a floating sauna tells you all you need to know about the difference between that northeast Minnesota town and the state’s other, and tonier, Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...