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Plus: grocery store union rejects contract offer; homelessness count set for Wednesday; and the emerald ash borer quarantine area expands in Cass County.

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

Plus: Whooping cough cases reach 10-year high in Minnesota; and bear researchers are asking outdoorsy folks to report dens in the Brainerd, Duluth areas.

A lifelong Crane Laker shows off the area and reflects on the community's history with Voyageurs National Park just before the Crane Lake Visitor Center opens.

Plus: Hundreds to be laid off after grocery store chain sale in Brainerd lakes area; and Itasca County delays an agreement on Grand Rapids library.

Lately toured the city and surrounding area over the weekend of June 3-4, 2023, as part of a collaboration with tourism marketing organization Visit Grand Rapids.

Republican Keri Heintzeman and DFLer Denise Slipy are running to represent the Brainerd lakes area, southeastern Cass County, and Grand Rapids and southwestern Itasca County.

The Leech Lake Emergency Operations Center continues to coordinate response efforts following the June 21, 2025, severe storm that impacted the Cass Lake area.

It will be one of the only rural family medicine training programs in MN, training two physicians each year and aimed at encouraging doctors to practice in rural areas.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issues quarantines for all areas known to have emerald ash borers to reduce the risk of further spreading the tree-killing insect.

The purpose is to identify existing issues and develop solutions that can help improve safety for people who walk, bike or roll in this area of the White Earth Reservation.

Toxic algae threaten protected lakes in the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota. Sediment may have the answer.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced as of Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, motorists may now move through the area between Hassman and the Mississippi River Bridge.

Minnesota’s harsh elements have peeled paint, left areas to rust and the lettering is fading on the bobber, which became a symbol of the city in the 1980s.

Students and staff have noticed the removal of safe space and rainbow pride messages at Bemidji Area Schools under a "viewpoint-neutral stance" implemented by the district.

David Greenberger reviews The Unaccompanied Voice, a collection of songs by two dozen performers singing a cappella.

Plus: Brainerd lakes area law enforcement asks boaters to slow down and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and Chippewa National Forest agree on land to transfer.

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.

Plus there's still time to participate in a Bemidji area kids' gifts program and a new guide helps people find American-made products this holiday season.

Plus: a bill to expand the taconite assistance area garners strong reaction, and the federal government moves to track how much energy cryptocurrency mining operations use.