According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle hit the parked squad car at highway speeds, spinning it roughly 75 feet from the point of impact.

Police say Phillip Bacon threw fireworks at his neighbor’s home, damaged the siding and gas meter, then threatened to burn it down during the bizarre outburst.

Deputies and fire crews from Cook, Orr, Kinney-Great Scott and Greenwood responded just after 9:20 p.m. to a residential fire in the rural township northwest of Lake Vermilion.

The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the cause of death Friday evening, and the BCA identified the five deputies who discharged their firearms during the confrontation. All have been placed on critical incident leave.

Around 9:20 a.m., a 911 caller reported that their neighbor had doused a family member in gasoline and set their home on fire near Heritage Trail and East Pioneer Road.

Life-saving efforts were initiated by jail staff and continued by responding emergency crews, but the person was pronounced dead despite those attempts. The BCA has been called in to lead the investigation.

The driver of the vehicle, a 42-year-old man from Chisholm, stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. Initial information from police indicates there were no signs of impairment involved.

Officers were first called to a residence in the 100 block of 5th Street Northwest just after 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, for reports of a man seen on the front steps and covered in blood.

Officers arrived to find a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. They provided immediate medical aid before the man was transported to a hospital, where he later died. A second man at the scene was also shot at but was not injured.

Deputies with the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office responded just before 3:30 p.m. to the 4800 block of Voss Road in Mountain Iron after a caller reported an ATV crash.

A Duluth man who admitted to sexually abusing a boy over a span of three years and producing explicit recordings of the abuse was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison.

Emergency crews were called around 4:18 p.m. on June 5 after a 911 caller reported that his friend had gone missing while cliff diving into the water at the Genoa Pit near Gilbert.

Gideon Joseph Martin is charged in St. Louis County with first-degree assault for the use of deadly force against a peace officer, along with felony obstruction, fourth-degree assault, and misdemeanor fleeing on foot.

A man was arrested Monday afternoon in Rice Lake after allegedly attacking a St. Louis County deputy. Authorities say the man then fled into a tree, starting an hours-long standoff.

More than 20,000 acres have burned across northeastern Minnesota as three large wildfires continue to threaten homes, prompt evacuations, and strain local firefighting resources.

By mid-afternoon, the fire had reached an estimated 160 acres. By late afternoon, the blaze had grown to roughly 200 acres and had destroyed at least one garage.

According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, employees with the U.S. Forest Service radioed in at 2:17 p.m. after locating the overturned canoe while working in the area.

Prosecutors say 25-year-old Tyler Walter Edwards stabbed the victim more than 30 times in July 2024, then set his body on fire using accelerants including Pine-Sol and alcohol.

The motorcyclist—who was the sole occupant—was ejected upon impact. Bystanders tried to provide lifesaving aid before first responders arrived, but he was ultimately pronounced dead.

St. Louis County emergency crews were dispatched to the 7800 block of Blue Spruce Road in Meadowlands Township just before 7 p.m. for a report that a person had been run over.