An area of Lake Vermilion near Tower, Minn., shows water and weak ice along a pressure ridge that formed on the lake. Two snowmobiles submerged in the water near here on Dec. 28, 2025. When it comes ...

Six snowmobilers fell through the ice on a northern Minnesota lake Sunday evening, and five of them had to be hospitalized, authorities said. Four adults and two children fell into Lake Vermilion in ...