Two injured in two-car accident

Two people were taken to the Cloquet hospital Saturday after a teenage driver ran a stop sign on County Road 4 in Silver Brook Township.

According to the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, a 43-year-old male driver and his 42-year-old passenger in a 2020 Kia Sportage were traveling north on County Road 1, approaching County Road 4. A 17-year-old female traveling eastbound in a 2003 Ford Explorer on County Road 4 failed to yield to the northbound traffic and continued through the intersection, and the two vehicles collided. The crash was reported at 2:24 p.m. Saturday, May 2.

The occupants of the...