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The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative will be held in Bemidji this week, a new study on bipartisanship in the Minnesota Legislature, and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is using pandemic-related hunger relief funds for a bison ranch.

The transition comes as management company ASM Global predicts an operating loss of $723,000 for 2023. Also, the Grand Rapids City Council discussed replenishing the Economic Development Authority's capital projects fund after a heightened activity in 2023.

And: Grand Rapids City Council to consider annual loans to replenish its Economic Development Authority's capital projects fund after increased development activity in 2023; and Minnesota's universal free lunch program for students is garnering interest from the research community.

And: Nuch's in the Corner in Grand Rapids was recently penalized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for underground petroleum storage tank violations.

Plus: Minnesota's new "green bank," a Virginia event will honor Martin Luther King Jr., and Ely High School prepares for a flashy "Frozen" production.

Plus an update on the Bemidji school threat and a several swatting incidents reported across the state; Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to serve as chair of party committee; and a project is focused on the intersection of climate change and aging.

And: arrests made in multi-day kidnapping, assault in Eveleth; fire destroys main shop building at Backus timber company; Rep. Matt Grossell announces retirement; and legislators seek to address issues with ambulance services in the state.

And: the driver seen speeding past a Willow River school bus while students crossed the road is facing criminal charges, Beltrami County plans to appeal a Minnesota Department of Corrections order, and one of the nation's largest medical associations finds that voting is good for health outcomes.

Plus a salmonella warning for Minnesota consumers and a new program encourages college students to know and understand their blood pressure.

And: a pilot project explores instruments to measure cannabis intoxication; a settlement sees inmates released during the pandemic relieved from returning to prison; Sanford Health in Bemidji plans changes; U of M program seeks sustainability ideas; and a pine marten lives to see another day after receiving CPR from a trapper.

And: Cloquet police ID the victims and alleged gunman in Monday's shooting incident; Brainerd school official reject another attempt at a book ban; and expected cold is the latest challenge to winter events in the region.

Plus: Regulators move to close loophole in state's cannabis law; rural healthcare legislation is stalled in Congress; United Way of 1000 Lakes seeks nominees for annual award; and future Crow Wing County K-9 Reya draws quite the social media crowd.

And: Ely offers current and future police officers their own canoes; pristine lake ice conditions draw skating, iceboating enthusiasts; and Santa Claus is coming to Split Rock Lighthouse.

And: Staffers from Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith's office held a roundtable discussion on issues at the Bemidji Post Office Tuesday, and the State Emblems Redesign Commission unanimously selected a new state seal depicting a loon and other Minnesota staples.

Plus: A new lake litter law goes into effect; an appeal forces a second look at a challenge Brainerd school library book; and rural electrical cooperatives compete for dollars to support the green energy transition.

And: wildlife officials emphasize winter severity impacting deer hunter success in northeastern Minnesota as the wolf debate heats up; fire safety officials emphasize caution during the holiday season; and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is seeking applicants for their Cannabis Regulation Commission by Dec. 15.

Plus a third suspect is in custody in Eveleth kidnapping and a large helium deposit could be located near Babbitt.

And: Attorneys argue in Zoom hearing for Lakeview-IMCare contract dispute; and the Brainerd School Board votes to keep a challenged book in the high school library on appeal.

Plus new laws are in effect in the state, commercial turtle harvesting now illegal, the Brainerd Public Library faces a budget shortfall and the Great American Think-Off question is released.

Plus a major wage theft lawsuit is filed in Minnesota, a pedestrian bridge on the North Country Trail will be replaced, and the state is hiring people to help farmers and rural small businesses adapt to clean energy technology.