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., ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- We've all suffered through this April, none more so than area high school athletes waiting just to play a game. But up in Ely, Minnesota, they're used to conditions like this, and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Some Ely residents aren’t too thrilled about their newest neighbors. The rural city in northern Minnesota — located just outside the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters ...

ELY, Minn. — This week, photojournalist Carly Danek took the Minnesota 360 camera dog sledding at Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge in Ely, Minnesota. Guiding her on her journey was polar explorer Paul ...

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 ...

Vacations are about jumping out of what’s normal and into an adventure that makes us feel new again — and that’s what brings people back to Ely, Minnesota, year after year. This outdoor recreation ...

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 ...

ListenThe Future of WELY in Ely, Minn. CATHY WURZER: I'll admit. I love-- love small town radio stations. Back in the day, they truly reflected the areas they served. They had local news and high ...

Ely will be the largest nonmetro Minnesota Department of Revenue site after adding 28 positions to its operations later this year. On Thursday evening, the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation ...

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 ...