In December, former Carlton girls basketball coach Robert Pioro pleaded guilty to four counts of felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct stemming from a sexual relationship with an athlete some 20 years ago. Two weeks ago, another girls... Full story

The Cloquet library opened to the public again on Monday, Feb. 1. Open hours are Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday. The library will be observing the following protocols to ensure the continued safety of the public... Full story

Joseph James Fohrenkam, 18, pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter charges in the shooting death of his friend, 16-year-old Joseph James Peterson, in a virtual hearing held Monday, Feb. 1 in Sixth District Court in Duluth. According to the...

Super One store in Pike Lake Friday, Jan. 29 ended with the suspect fleeing the car after it went off the road near the Saginaw Union Station bar at the intersection of Highways 2 and 194, according to information from the St. Louis County...

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and the Northeast Minnesota Beekeepers Association are hosting a virtual symposium called “Beekeeping and More!” Saturday, Feb. 13, for anyone interested in learning about beekeeping as a hobby or as a com...

Local law enforcement and firefighters are keeping busy as protesters continue to disrupt and potentially delay construction of the Enbridge Line 3 replacement pipeline through the Fond du Lac reservation and Carlton County. Late Monday afternoon,...

By some important accounts, you are reading the “most outstanding weekly newspaper” in Minnesota. And we could not be more proud. As you can read elsewhere in this issue, your Pine Knot News won 33 awards and a trophy at last week’s Minnesota Newsp...

Jana and I were doing the math. It’s a common game to play after the awards ceremony at the annual convention that draws newspaper people in from across the state each January. We win this, enter that, carry the one … we could have a trophy. Som... Full story

Most high school students have been “distance learning” since last March. Last school year we were sent home from school for the rest of the academic year due to rising Covid-19 cases. That being said, we only had about two months left of the sem...

I have sent notes to the Cloquet City Council and park board about the safety concerns at the park and playground on Dunlap Island. There is no fence to protect kids from accidentally falling into the river. We have lost people in the river either...

I cannot believe how the Democrats are scrambling to undo President Trump’s progress. I just heard on the news where President Biden is signing executive orders at a rate much higher than his predecessors. He is totally bypassing Congress. It is l...

Anna Elizabeth Kauma, 86, of Esko passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. A private family service will be held on Saturday. A spring burial will be at Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery in Esko. To leave an online condolence, visit www.ne... Full story