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Plus: Denise Slipy announces 2026 Senate District 6 run; Sen. Klobuchar gives speech on floor in support of public media; and Astera Health celebrates the opening of a cancer center in Wadena. -
Contributed/Minnesota Pollution Control AgencyHeavy ground-level smoke from wildfires in central Canada moved into Minnesota behind a line of thunderstorms on Friday, July 11, 2025, prompting an air quality alert. -
Contributed/National Weather Service DuluthRadar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. -
Contributed/MinnPost via Fairview Range Medical CenterFor rural hospitals already operating on tiny margins, looming Medicaid cuts will dial up the financial pressures, said Jean MacDonell, president and CEO of Fairview Range hospital in Hibbing. -
Contributed/Senate Media ServicesMitchell was arrested in April 2024 in Detroit Lakes after police allege they found her in her stepmother’s basement around 4:45 a.m. She claims she was attempting to retrieve some of her late father’s possessions. -
And: Essentia Health advanced practice providers go on strike; and the YMCA and Early EDge to partner on child care in Grand Rapids.
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Lorie Shaull/KAXEOver 400 nurse practitioners and physician assistants across 69 facilities from across Northern Minnesota began an open-ended unfair labor practice strike July 10, 2025. -
Those traveling on Highway 37 may see delays of up to 10 minutes while beams are moved from trucks and put in place. -
Contributed/Lake County Sheriff's OfficeGene Adam Doherty was last seen leaving his mother's home near Silver Bay on July 1, 2025. Officials said he may be suffering from a mental health crisis. -
Megan Buffington/KAXESecond Harvest hosted a meeting to discuss its recent operational changes. Before that, another group gathered informally to talk about how to feed the community.
