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The City Government Academy brings us to the Grand Rapids Area Library — a place so much more than the books within.
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Plus: Crow Wing County selects a new administrator; BI-CAP receives $1.4 million grant for workforce development; and a Brainerd teacher receives a statewide award for agriculture in the classroom.
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Grace House of Itasca County is the county's only homeless shelter and has been open since 2006.
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Plus: Potato producer sues White Earth Nation over water regulations, and Highway 169 detour extends to Aitkin on Monday.
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Two residents asked the city to cancel the event's reservation at the City Council meeting May 13, 2024, but the city says doing so would be discrimination.
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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.