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Plus, Rock Ridge School Board delays renewing its $190 per pupil levy; and an Ely-area resort dropped its plans for a controversial expansion near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. -
Contributed/MN Department of Natural ResourcesThe Ramstad Trail bridge reconnects Baptism River watershed trout habitat and improves resilience to drought and flooding worsened by climate change. -
And: White Earth plans a new solar project; and the Name a Snowplow contest is back for its fifth year.
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Ekaterina Bolovtsova via PexelsA man and a woman from Hines are each facing 10 felony counts after an investigation into animal welfare found deplorable conditions for four-legged companion animals. -
Contributed/Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesBear researchers with the Department of Natural Resources and University of Minnesota Duluth hope to fit more bears with radio collars this winter. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEOne year after a surprise inspection found thousands of pieces of delayed mail at the Bemidji Post Office, officials say they are prepared for the 2024 holiday season. -
Contributed/Grand Rapids Police DepartmentThe stolen and recovered ruby slippers' from "The Wizard of Oz" final price shattered expectations. The Judy Garland Museum missed its bid but remains part of their story. -
Plus: the quest to bring the Ruby Slippers back to Grand Rapids ended at an Auction last weekend, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids and Greenway will continue to merge in one facility through 2025.
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Contributed/Sora Shimazaki via PexelsNinth Judicial District Judge Eric Schieferdecker admonished Bidal Duran Jr. in a memo, where he accused Duran of lying and referred to his conduct as "insidious." -
Contributed/Essentia HealthThe Duluth campus, which focuses on rural and Native health care, will expand to a full-term program amid plans for a new campus in the medical district near downtown.
Chelsey Perkins became the News Director in early 2023 and was tasked with building a new local newsroom at the station. She is based in Brainerd and leads a team of two reporters covering communities across Northern Minnesota from the KAXE studio in Grand Rapids and the KBXE studio in Bemidji.
