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This week in Northern Minnesota there's an electric vehicle demonstration in Bemidji, Native American dance performance in Brainerd and an open house with pizza in Pine River.

Events this week include an open mic and artist reception in Bemidji, a foraging class in Gonvick and Hwy. 53 and Hwy. 371 construction meetings in Virginia and Hackensack.

She’s also the only candidate in the race to have donations from lobbyists. At least seven have donated a total of over $7,000 to Keri Heintzeman.

Plus: Minnesota Attorney General joins settlement with Valvoline over unfair labor practices; candidates seeking municipal or school board office in Northern Minnesota begin to file; Aug. 6 is National Night Out with dozens of communities participating; and registration is now open for United Way of 1,000 Lakes' Itascamazing Race in Grand Rapids.

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Our No. 9 and No. 10 stories of year include an unusual strike over whether a wide range of Essentia Health providers can form a union and the controversial sale of an MN utility company.

Our No. 1 and No. 2 stories of year follow the wide-ranging local impacts of sometimes swift and surprising decisions in Washington, D.C., and a severe natural disaster changes the landscape in the Bemidji area.

Plus a wildfire burns near Barnum, FEMA awards climate resilience funding to project in Redby and road closures are scheduled today and tomorrow on state highways.

Plus: A bill that would benefit school districts with a high percentage of cabin properties with state subsidies moves forward through the legislative budget process.

Events this week include an indoor market in Pine River, a classic movie in Bigfork and a lutefisk supper in Lake George.

In total, Northlanders earned 47 medals in Class 1A at the 2025 state track and field meet.

Plus: Minnesota Department of Education releases MCA test scores; Brainerd begins treating ash trees for emerald ash borer; a detour on Hwy 169 ramps in Virginia will be Sept. 3-6; MnDOT will host a public meeting on the Hwy 169 corridor through Hibbing; and Aitkin County CARE is seeking volunteer drivers for a new sobriety court transportation service.

In association with the Grand Rapids Players, Uncommon Loons is a small, experimental theater company in Grand Rapids with a focus on original productions in unorthodox spaces.

Our No. 3 and No. 4 stories of year examine the state's wild rice sulfate standard as U.S. Steel seeks a variance from the MPCA, and the arrest and subsequent resignation of former state Sen. Justin Eichorn.

Plus: The Minnesota DNR set a five-fish bag limit for Upper Red Lake walleye this summer; and a state watchdog says bipartisan fraud control efforts at the Minnesota Capitol appear promising.

Plus: The Minnesota PCA will host an informational meeting on permitting and variance requests from US Steel's Keetac Mine in Virginia on Sept. 3; and Wadena drivers can expect major traffic changes as Highway 10 opens and work starts on Highway 71.

Top albums played at KAXE/KBXE in 2021

Some top researchers now say that climate change has led to stronger hurricanes. Now, there's a push to expand the wind scale to include a Category 6 for winds as powerful as those seen last year.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued a wave of record requests to eight federal agencies, including any communications by Rudy Giuliani and Ivanka Trump.

From Austin, Texas, the band Spoon has released ten albums including a string of five straight top 10 records: "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" (2007), "Transference" (2010), "They Want My Soul" (2014), "Hot Thoughts" (2017), and "Lucifer on the Sofa" (2022).Grand Rapids Riverfest is Spoon’s only Minnesota date in 2024.