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Plus, a recent change to state law may help eliminate barriers to higher education for people in the justice system, and Minnesota North-Mesabi Range College in Virginia is planning an indoor Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. -
Contributed/Minnesota House of RepresentativesHousing Finance and Policy Committee members Reps. Spencer Igo and Alicia "Liish" Kozlowski are driving bipartisan efforts to address the state’s housing challenges. -
Contributed/MnDOTZero visibility conditions are present on several highways in northwestern Minnesota. -
Contributed/LinkedInThe community is invited to the celebration, which will include keynote speaker, Keith Turner, Dean of Student Success, Equity, and Inclusion at Minnesota North College. -
Contributed/Bemidji High School Facebook pageThe Bemidji High School student is the only rural Northern Minnesota student to advance to state competition in debate this year, and she's also headed to a national event. -
Contributed/Jennifer Bevis via Daily YonderJennifer Bevis is the senior rural advocacy manager at the Blandin Foundation and sat down for the Q&A session with The Daily Yonder, a nonprofit rural news organization. -
Plus: St. Louis County surveying residents on service delivery, including new questions on environmental sustainability and housing.
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Contributed/Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesThe spruce budworm has impacted more than 2,000 square miles since 2021, mostly in St. Louis, Lake and Cook counties, although a small population in Itasca County persists. -
Contributed/St. Louis CountyResults of the survey will be shared by early summer and will be taken into consideration by staff and commissioners as they work on the 2026 budget and long-range plans. -
Contributed/Minnesota Department of TransportationThe state's department of transportation says public feedback from its survey will help it plan future projects.
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.
