Plus: Bemidji School Board approves $1M+ in cuts; and the state's Department of Human Services is hosting in-person and virtual workshops on its second draft of proposed child care licensing standards.

Plus: Cohasset receives community energy transition grant; Northern MN has four state speech champs; and Essentia's Detroit Lakes infant remembrance service is Sunday.

The MN Department of Agriculture is aiming to contain the spongy moth near Grand Rapids through quarantine, since federal funds did not come in time for effective treatment.

And: Social entrepreneurship fellowship applications open soon; and tuition hikes likely for MN State colleges.

This week, Reporter Larissa Donovan talks about visiting a local farmer, a history mystery in a sunken Bemidji parking lot, and attempts to address wastewater around Lake Bemidji.

Plus: Rangers will rally to keep the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth on Saturday.

News Director Chelsey Perkins catches up on what's happening in St. Paul with Report for Minnesota student journalists Yvette Higgins, Sam Siedow and Elias Thomas.

Plus: Northern Township Administrator Chris Lahn presented on 50 years of aspirations to wrap sewer services around Lake Bemidji during a BSU Earth Day event.

Plus: U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a possible Senate candidate, appears in Grand Rapids for a town hall event as part of GOP district tour.

Plus: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees named Bemidji State's Nina Johnson as 2025 Service Faculty of the Year; United Way of 1000 Lakes announces finalists for Volunteer of the Year; dozens of Northern Minnesota students will compete at the state Speech meet this weekend; and the Bemidji Rotary Club is partnering with Sanford Health to offer comprehensive blood screenings May 14-16, 2025.