Schoolcraft renamed the lake Itasca by combining the Latin words veritas (truth) and caput (head). Questions about the Mississippi’s source, however, lingered for fifty years.

"Heartbreak" and calls for accountability were shared during the public comment portion of the Schoolcraft Village Council meeting Monday.

The park is one of the oldest in the Minnesota State Park System. Most people go to see the Headwaters of the Mississippi, but there are so many more things to do at Itasca State Park.

Haymarket Center has put its name atop the former Holiday Inn in Itasca amid a legal fight over whether the nonprofit group can use the hotel building as an addiction treatment and recovery ...

The Village of Itasca canceled its Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration, known as the largest in the state. Find out more.

The Itasca Sheriff's Office reports that an elderly man and an elderly woman were killed in a two-vehicle crash on July 4 in rural Itasca County.

SCHOOLCRAFT, MI –– With just six varsity players healthy, Schoolcraft boys basketball was forced into another uphill battle in do-or-die mode. But the Eagles –– much like they have all ...

UPDATE (June 10, 2025) — Itasca authorities say the missing 63-year-old woman was found safe. What follows is a modified version of the original story. Authorities in northern Minnesota are ...

This year's Independence Day celebration in Schoolcraft looked very different after the village announced the parade was canceled this year.

Itasca hotel offers rappelling experience, ‘This is totally different’ Launched in partnership with Meet Chicago Northwest and Over The Edge, Altitude Zone allows participants to rappel down ...

The Superintendent of Schools at Itasca ISD in Hill County was arrested during an undercover sting targeting sex predators looking for underage victims.