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This year's Miss Minnesota, Emma Vrieze, hails from the Park Rapids area. She will compete in the Miss America pageant with a platform of "Swim with Safety: Water Knowledge."

Events this week include a car show in Grand Rapids, the Lakes Area Music Festival kickoff in Brainerd, Animal Tracks & Signs in Bagley and the Blackduck Woodcarvers Festival.

A lifelong and accomplished poet, Donna Salli's first novel A Notion of Pelicans hit bookstores in September. In this segment of Area Voices we learn…

Contemporary Ojibwe Artist Jim Denomie uses his art as a means of social and cultural commentary. In this segment of Area Voices, he discusses his craft,…

New book recommendations from Grand Rapids Area Library children's librarian Tracy Kampa include stories from Lois Lowry, Anne Ursu, and more.

Students from Voyageurs Expeditionary High School in Bemidji recently vistited the KBXE studios. After touring Northern Community Radio's vinyl and cd…

Northern Minnesotans know how to thrive in winter. Ice fishing, snowmobiling, ice skating, snow-shoeing, cross country skiing, curling and sitting in…

Artist Jessie Marianiello talks about her path as an artist and the roads she's traveled that have taken her to the lands of wild horses and on to Africa.…

Headwaters School of Music and the Arts hosts its annual Fiddle Camp this week in Bemidji. Kids ranging from 7-16 years old learned dozens of fiddling…

“Who doesn’t love trains? Really. This is why we are celebrating their history, their impact on the community... That’s what this weekend is all about.” –…

Nevada Littlewolf is the first Anishinaabe woman to serve on the Virginia, MN city council and an influential leader in in many respects. We spoke with…

Marlena Myles is one of few Dakota women creating digital art. Her work highlights indigenous culture with aesthetic appeal and educational opportunities.…

All of our staff here are very passionate about our animals and we want what's best for them. We want them to have happiness at the end of this. -…

“I found an old newspaper article that said this guy, Michael Dean of Virginia, MN, sang all day into the wax cylinder recording machine and he had a…

…I think that’s one of the fun things about this whole endeavor that I’ve been on. Different people. Different materials. Different designs. It’s just…

Marilyn Lee is a woman of many talents. She's a photographer, she's a quilter and embroidery artist who conducts online workshops, she's a collector of…

This totally scrambled my brain. How could "giizhig" mean both sky, day and cedar tree? And so I began to inquire. There was something here that I wasn't…

The DNR still welcomes and encourages people to walk and bike through the area, which is part of the Pine to Prairie Birding Trail and home to roughly 150 bird species.

An estimated 27% of all rural children would benefit from the proposed expansion, compared to 22% in metropolitan areas, according to Center on Budget and Policy Priorities data.

Some areas of Minnesota are seeing lower job vacancy rates, but the latest numbers indicate rural regions have their work cut out for them in attracting workers.