Finnish Family Weekend returns in Jan. at Concordia Language Villages

Plus: Drivers on Highway 371 in Hackensack can expect daily lane closures beginning May 5; Hibbing Public Utilities will host a landowner-specific information meeting May 7 on its planned new overhead transmission line; and a shooting contest of Easter bunny Peeps draws new and old friends to the Northland Sports Park each year in Bemidji.

The Peep Shoot is an annual fundraiser for the Bemidji Area Shooters Association and Northland Sports Park. KAXE's Larissa Donovan participated and shares her experience.

The project, beginning May 5, 2025, is expected to be completed in mid-October.

While the federal government reversed the termination of hundreds of student visas, Bemidji State leaders demonstrate commitment to foreign-born students and faculty.

The Native American-led program of the Northland Foundation also funded projects around educational and cultural programming. The grants aim to build community.

And: Bemidji State commits to global scholar community amid student visa rhetoric.

Services for the cooperative's all-fiber optic network expansion are expected to be available by winter.

The appeals court ordered a reversal, agreeing that evidence shown to a jury and submitted by Beltrami County prosecutors was inadmissible.

News Director Chelsey Perkins catches up on what's happening in St. Paul with Report for Minnesota student journalists Yvette Higgins, Sam Siedow and Elias Thomas.

In spring, eggs have been collected at Cut Foot Sioux walleye spawning site in Deer River, MN, since the 1920s. Fertilized eggs are transported throughout the state.