Search results for

And: Hubbard County residents seek abatements after property valuation program overvalues properties; a Bemidji City Council meeting was cut short after unknown online attendants began shouting profanity and slurs; the University of Minnesota will hold a listening session about the future of the Cloquet Forestry Center next week; and recent research into chronic wasting disease shows the barrier for spillover into the human population is less solid than once thought.

And: a federal jury found a 34-year-old White Earth man guilty of producing child pornography on the Red Lake Reservation; a 66-year-old man was seriously injured after being struck by a falling tree near Chisholm; Grand Rapids City Council selects Rick Blake as an appointed council member to fill the rest of now-Mayor Connelly's term; and voting law changes last session could help Minnesota's elder voters this November.

Plus: Pequot Lakes receives grant funds for robotics team, STEM education; local electric coops offer education on energy efficiency incentives; and Minnesotans are reminded of the child tax credit as the end of tax filing season nears.

Bemidji area reporter Larissa Donovan discusses her recent article about the removal of pride flags from Bemidji Area Schools on the KAXE Morning Show on Thursday, March 28.

And: Ely leads the pack of Iron Range towns for new business startups, the Superior National Forest is seeking input as it plans to update the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness management plan; and as Minnesota's carbon-free standard for 2040 nears, clean energy voices say legislation is needed to speed up the permitting process.

Plus: Candidates recommended for Ninth Judicial District vacancies; and Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. delivers the Leech Lake State of the Band address.

Plus: A bill aims to provide one-time funding to struggling ambulance services, and Beltrami County seeks Legislative support for mental health and diversion programs for jail inmates.

Plus: Bemidji educators reach tentative contract agreement; wage theft policy updates look to prevent cases falling through the cracks; and Minnesota Chippewa Tribe local elections will take place Tuesday.

Brainerd Dispatch Sports Editor Jeremy Millsop reflects on how to stem the tide of negativity and bad fan behavior after Crosby-Ironton's student section made the news for the wrong reasons.

Rise and Repair organizer and Leech Lake band member Leanna Goose discusses the coalition's agenda, including supporting landback initiatives and a resolution supporting the rights of wild rice.

And: many Northern Minnesotans voice their support and opposition to the proposed transfer of state-managed forest lands to the White Earth Nation during a state senate committee meeting on Thursday, March 7.

Plus: The Minnesota Attorney General's Office will take over prosecution of Crosslake woman accused of child torture; Legislature considers strengthening penalties for straw purchases of firearms; and Essentia Health unveils new tool that reads prescription labels.

Plus a fatal crash near MinnTac involves a vehicle carrying hazardous materials, rainfall improves the state's drought conditions, and Arrowhead Transit leaders lobby for changes to tax law impacting volunteer drivers.

Plus an assistant Aitkin County attorney is reprimanded by the North Dakota Supreme Court following sexual harassment complaint, Bemidji City Council makes its top pick for city manager, and the Highway 34 construction project in Akeley moves to the next phase.

Plus: authorities ID Blackduck man killed in Hwy 72 crash; the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board approves grants for several housing projects; and Soudan Underground Mine will reopen for public tours.

Plus: Supreme Court selection process begins; updates on the Ice Fishing Extravaganza; and the Milford Mine disaster is remembered 100 years later.

Plus: Largest round of child care economic development grants opens; BWCA permits now available; and a group seeks to empower Minnesotans to engage in energy policy.

And: changes at NativeCare on Red Lake Nation; record temps bring more ice warnings; and a new report card ranks Minnesota's assisted living facilities.

Plus: Low-cost insulin now available to Minnesotans because of lawsuit settlement; DFL Party is asking for the Legal Marijuana Now Party to be decertified; and recent research raises questions on whether CWD could jump to humans.

Plus: Bill to expand child care tax credit would help rural families, and local grants support job training efforts in area nonprofits.