Ely

The small north woods community of Ely, population 3,460, received some national exposure Monday as NBC’s Today show aired a segment focusing on unique aspects of the city on the...

ELY, Minn. -- Thunderstorms that crossed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Tuesday night and Wednesday produced lighting that sparked several new forest fires, but officials said it didn’t...

ELY, Minn. — Firefighters attacked a wildfire burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by air while ground crews built containment lines northwest of Ely. The fire is burning...

Crews this afternoon are battling a fast-moving forest fire just outside Ely that apparently started when a vehicle drove over a downed power line. Eyewitnesses in Ely said flames could...

ELY, Minn. (AP) -- The forest fire that has burned more than 147 square miles in northeastern Minnesota has given a not entirely welcome boost to the economy in the...

ELY -- Hope the Internet-famous black bear cub has been spotted alive and apparently well by Ely bear researcher Sue Mansfield. Mansfield captured a photo of Hope today not far...

ST. PAUL -- K.K. Forss dumped a trash-bag full of medicine bottles onto the floor, showing Minnesota lawmakers how he survived a serious spinal condition. They let the Ely photographer...