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Plus: authorities report fatal incidents in Northland; grocery workers strike a deal with management; and starry stonewort is confirmed in a Crow Wing County lake.
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Five child care providers shut down Monday to advocate at the Minnesota Legislature for more respect and funding for the industry.
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Niganawenimaanaanig — a program designed to recruit and retain Indigenous students into nursing tracks at Bemidji State University — saw nine students graduate this year, a record class since the program's inception in 2017.
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Niganawenimaanaanig was piloted at Bemidji State 7 years ago, with financial, academic, social and cultural support to recruit and retain Indigenous nursing students.
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Plus: National Forest officials issue food storage orders to prevent bear encounters in the BWCA, Grace House in Itasca County is expanding its homeless shelter, Ely's police recruitment incentive of free canoes appears to be working, and Beltrami & Cass County's Bi-CAP was recently awarded a $1.2 million grant.
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U.S. Sen. Tina Smith joined the KAXE Morning Show with Heidi Holtan and Jennifer Barr, responding to the inspection audit of the Bemidji Post Office. Plus, Bemidji Area Reporter Larissa Donovan joins her colleagues for further dives into her stories, such as the Bemidji Post Office, Mahnomen Health Center and more.
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The season for Northern pike, walleye, sauger, and inland trout opens Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Minnesota.
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United Way of Northeastern Minnesota has a Day of Action in Keewatin on June 14 and United Way of 1000 Lakes will be in Marble on June 21 for its Day of Action. Volunteers and community projects are needed for both events.
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The legislation authored by state Sen. Justin Eichorn made it into the Minnesota Legislature's Legacy finance bill.
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Plus: Brainerd School Board rejects both superintendent finalists; Stauber, Schultz headed to rematch; and Minnesota prepares for fishing opener.