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Plus, Rock Ridge School Board delays renewing its $190 per pupil levy; and an Ely-area resort dropped its plans for a controversial expansion near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Megan Fitzpatrick and Charlotte Roy have started a petition at change.org with a goal to demonstrate a need for after-hours emergency care for pets in the Bemidji area. Veterinary clinics are facing staff shortages, especially in rural areas.

Boese was a longtime contributor to KAXE. He’s the author of eight books dealing with local history in Itasca County, including "John C. Greenway and the Opening of the Western Mesabi" and "Papermakers: the Blandin Paper Company and Grand Rapids, Minnesota."

Lauren J.A. Bear’s debut is “a vivid and moving reimagining of the myth of Medusa and the sisters who loved her.”

Several regional residents will participate in board covering foster care, climate change, autonomous vehicles and rural government policy.

Recent court decisions have given the Trump administration room to carry out its controversial actions, but legal experts point to ICE consistently ignoring release orders, drawing admonishment from judges.

Work in the 19-mile project area is expected to be complete in late September 2025.

The powerful line of thunderstorms is also prompting flood warnings in areas of northeastern Minnesota.

Mary Casanova is an award-winning author of over 40 books, many set where she lives, on the border of Minnesota and Canada. From her Dog Watch chapter books, to young adult novels like Ice Out and picture books like Utterly Otter Day, she’s been charming readers of all ages for decades.

KAXE/KBXE Reporter Larissa Donovan highlights some of her picks for stories she covered in and around her hometown of Bemidji, including the Beltrami County Jail Project, PFAS contamination at Bemidji's well fields, the still-developing Bemidji Post Office story and the grand opening of Red Lake's Obimindwaa building for intergenerational wellness.

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.

The weekly noon concert series begins on Tuesday, June 4, with Adessa and the Beat at Bethany Lutheran Church in Deer River.

The agriculture department also noted confirmations in Kanabec County for the first time and more of the insect found in Isanti County. There are now 47 counties with emerald ash borers.

The sessions in Silver Bay, Virginia and Duluth will gather input on the future direction for programming and investment at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.

The special joint taxing authority formed to fund the ambulance service for Walker and surrounding communities also approved a $528,500 levy for 2026.

The East Brainerd Mall will house the affiliate offices and the store, the organization reported in a news release.

There is still plenty of time to take in Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo's work in a troll journey around Detroit Lakes and nearby Frazee.

The clinic will be located at the site of the former Camping World in Baxter. It will provide space where Essentia will supplement existing services with new offerings.

The Red Lake Department of Natural Resources invited students from Blackduck, Kelliher, Ponemah and Red Lake for the Water Festival at Concordia Language Villages on Oct. 10, 2024.

Also covered is hearing checks headed into the new school year and area road construction.