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

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 ...

RESIDENTS are on edge after multiple gray wolf sightings left them fearing for their safety. Locals of a Minnesota city saw the shocking wolves prowling around school grounds near young children.

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 ...

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. — Mining near the Boundary Waters has been a painful debate for a while. Now in Washington, there is another chapter. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) raised a red flag on a section in ...

This photo provided by the Ely, Minn., Police Department shows a Kevlar canoe on top of a squad car, Nov. 16, 2023, in Ely, Minn. The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely ...

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 ...