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The Minnesota Moms Fishing Challenge is also in its third year for opening fishing weekend, May 10-11, 2025. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEUtilities are gradually shifting away from coal, but the Trump administration still sees it as viable. Minnesota is part of new findings that throw cold water on the reinvestment push. -
Lorie Shaull/Special to KAXEThe union hosted 10 town halls across the state, with three in Northern Minnesota. They noted seven themes in the new report. -
Contributed/Northwest Technical CollegeBemidji Fire Chief Justin Sherwood is the first recipient of the new Northwest Technical College IMPACT Award and will speak at NTC's commencement on Friday, May 9, 2025. -
Plus: the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for six counties in far northwest Minnesota; Greenway Schools join other districts in region making staff cuts; a coalition is working to end forced labor in the state's prisons; and thousands of students are expected to participate in Bike to School Day on May 7, 2025. -
Contributed/Smokey the Bear | National Forest ServiceFire danger remains very high to high in most of northern Minnesota, with a Red Flag Warning issued for six counties on May 5, 2025. -
Contributed/Minnesota News Connection | Adobe StockReform advocates say people in America's prisons are often forced to work, and if they refuse or say they can't handle the working conditions, they can be punished. -
The utility is planning a 3-mile, 115-kV transmission line and a new substation to add needed redundancy and links to the grid. A landowner-specific meeting is planned for May 7, 2025. -
People like William, George and Jeffery don't know where they'll live over the summer in the wake of a camping ban and the City Council's rejection of a plan to keep the shelter open year-round.
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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.
