Mark Persons' father, Charles, put WELY(AM) in Ely, Minn., on the air in 1954. Mark explains its checkered past and its ...

ELY, Minn. - A body was recovered following a cabin fire Monday morning east of here on Greenstone Lake. The Lake County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at 5:02 a.m. Monday from a 49-year-old man ...

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 ...

The rural city in northern Minnesota – located just outside the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness – has become a regular hangout for several gray wolves that have ...

ELY, Minn. - The 49-year-old man who died in a cabin fire in Lake County east of Ely on Monday morning has been identified as Brant Harris of Ely. The cabin, accessible only by water, was on ...

Residents of Eagles Nest Township, a small community southwest of Ely, Minn., have spent more than a decade preparing for wildfires. Here’s a look at their efforts. Ely is a small town with a big ...

ELY, Minn. — When you think of Ely, you might think of a log cabin, cozy night by the fire or beautiful hike in the woods. That's why Afar Magazine named Ely as Minnesota's most charming small town.

ELY, Minn — A woman and two dogs died in a house fire in Ely this week. According to the Ely Fire Department, crews were called to the house on North 5th Avenue East Tuesday around 11 p.m. When ...

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., ...

Jacksonville City Council members Kevin Carrico and Rory Diamond proposed immigration bills on Tuesday that sparked backlash from local activist groups, with some calling it a "full-on assault" on ...

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 ...

Michael Coyle is out as CEO of Ely (Minn.)-Bloomenson Community Hospital, the Ely Echo reports. Mr. Coyle and the hospital board finalized a “formal separation” on March 4. In a statement cited by the ...