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Plus, striking workers at Essentia Health Deer River say they will meet Essentia at the negotiating table next week as the strike reaches its 40th day, and Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead announced she would step down from her position on Feb. 3. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEThe union also announced an informational picket is scheduled outside of Essentia Health-St. Mary's hospital in Duluth on Jan. 15, 2025. -
Contributed/Sora Shimazaki via PexelsDaniel Eason, 37, and Joseph Eason, 42, were sentenced earlier this month for the August 2023 beating death of their younger brother Jared Eason. -
Plus: Chippewa National Forest seeks comment on planned timber harvest, prescribed fire and planting; and the MN legislative stalemate has potential to worsen voter trust.
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Eli Sagor/contributedThe forest plans to thin red pine plantations, conduct prescribed burns and plant native seeds in the project area within the Leech Lake Reservation. -
Lorie Shaull/Special to KAXEThe money will be used to improve parts of State Highway 1 and Walking Shield Road, plus extending the latter. -
The Cass Lake nonprofit aims to address the gap between the cost of building a home and its appraised value, drawing private builders to the area to address the housing shortage.
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Plus: Improvements in electric vehicles ease concerns over reduced range from cold weather; and the Brainerd Curling Club hosts the state Senior Men's Bonspiel.
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The drop is despite the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reporting record high bear encounters elsewhere in the state. -
The bonspiel is free and open to the public. Games are 4-11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, and 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. Semifinals and finals games start at 1 p.m. Sunday.
