March 14 – The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal house fire which occurred on February 25 in Morse Township near Ely. According to a news release from the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department, the victim was 77 year old Carol Lindbeck, the owner and lone occupant. The fire was in the 1400 block of Grant McMahan Boulevard. Arriving firefighters tried to locate Lindbeck, but encountered heavy smoke conditions. Her body was later located after the fire was extinguished. Investigators determined that the fire, which started near the fireplace, was accidental. The blaze was fought by crews from Morse-Fall Lake, Ely, and Babbitt.
