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Contributed/Meal Train for the Rife Family Adult Foster CareKimberly Soon Jim Rife, 39, died, and her 13-year-old daughter suffered life-threatening injuries. Rife ran an adult foster care and coordinated a program to help hungry students. -
Contributed/Nicole Neri / Minnesota ReformerEven during the most intense immigration enforcement in Minnesota, however, immigration authorities were arresting nearly triple the number of immigrants in Texas. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEA motion to close and consolidate the Bemidji school, dispersing students to other area elementaries serving kindergarten through third grade, failed to pass on a 3-3 vote. -
Contributed/City of HermantownThe city and Google jointly agreed to an updated alternative urban areawide review study with a smaller geographic footprint than last fall’s study. -
Contributed/Becker County Sheriff's OfficeThe Becker County Sheriff's Office received a call March 30, 2026, from a man who went to check on his brother because he hadn't shown up at work. -
Plus: Minnesotans gathered in the thousands for "No Kings" rallies across the state; Aitkin Public Schools will soon have a new superintendent; Burning restrictions for areas of the state went into effect Monday; and 2 Northland teams placed at the state boys basketball tournament. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEThe district estimates closing the school, which serves second and third grade, will save it at least $516,000 as it works to address a $2 million budget shortfall. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEThe approvals mark the resolution of months of back-and-forth that nearly resulted in a strike. The union's focus was on time off and wording changes, rather than wage increases. -
Contributed/Karina Kafka / Report for MinnesotaThe rally highlighted the importance of budgetary decisions this session that would affect providers and disabled people in their ability to get the care they need. -
Contributed/Karina Kafka / Report for MinnesotaThirteen states, including Minnesota, cover weight loss medications for obesity treatments through Medicaid, according to Kaiser's 2025 Medicaid budget survey.
