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Plus: Carlton County will open its new $76 million Justice Center next week; Community Action Programs look back on 60 years of fighting poverty; and Dress for Success Twin Cities will make stops in Ball Club and Deer River next week.

Plus: As another school year approaches, parents are reminded to start setting routines to prepare kids for long school days; and Red Lake Nation College is seeing consistent enrollment increases while other higher ed institutions see enrollment on the decline.

Beltrami County Emergency Management Director Chris Muller is part of a committee looking at public-private partnerships to close what's known as the radar gap. Due to the earth's curvature, radar stations 100+ miles away can often pick up what's happening at higher altitudes, but not the storms that fly below the radar.

Plus: Minnesota primary election day is Tuesday, Aug. 13. Find a list of candidates on the ballot at kaxe.org, and help guide our election coverage.

Plus: Former BSU basketball player sentenced to probation for criminal sexual conduct; appeals court rules the South Koochiching School District followed the law when it closed a school last year; Virginia City Council candidates are invited to a forum; and public hearings for a proposed carbon pipeline are scheduled this month.

And: the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a precedential ruling this week granting coaches and district officials immunity after a case against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley; and hundreds gathered in Mahnomen Tuesday to celebrate the swearing-in ceremony of elected tribal leaders.

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.

Plus: St. Louis County officials estimate floods damaged about $12 million in private property as they seek to secure disaster relief funds; Minnesota's late candidate filing period for most school boards, some cities and many townships is now open through Aug. 13; and Essentia Health is seeking public input on its Community Health Needs assessments.

The statewide and Congressional races were mostly predictable, while some legislative, county and city races saw close or surprising results.

Executive Director of the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools Paul Peltier shares challenges facing the Iron Range and possible solutions to those issues.

And: The Grand Rapids School District doesn't know who painted a pickleball court on its tennis courts; the Superior National Forest hosts an open house for proposed land purchases; the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board Environmental Congress will start in Brainerd; and Itasca Economic Development Corporation announces six local energy transition meetings.

Plus: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency flagged Minnesota Power for previous spills at the Boswell Energy Center in Cohasset; the University of Minnesota Extension is looking for Northwestern Minnesotans for its leadership education program; and those wondering how climate change will impact Minnesota in future decades can have that information at their fingertips.

Plus: Residents note previous dust problem at a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency air permit meeting in Coleraine; Beltrami County declares a local emergency for July 31 storms; and the Bemidji City Council Ward 5 primary will be recounted.

Plus: State announces minimum wage adjustments in 2025; Inflation Reduction Act creating jobs as promised; MnDOT launches four-way stop demonstration project in Chisholm; and Hwy 169 detour will be extended after Labor Day.

Hoffman, president of Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College, discusses a commitment to diversity and enrollment growth after enrollment declines since 2019 blamed for numerous budget cuts.

Plus: Lane closures expected in Hwy 371 corridor; Stauber-Schultz race grows closer; rainfall encouraged leaf disease in Minnesota trees; and a Bemidji event connected landlords and tenants.

Tuesday, Sept. 3 is the first day of school in Grand Rapids. After budget cut restructuring, East and West Rapids elementaries are now grade-level schools, rather than both being K-5. It's a big change for teachers — and parents and students.

Plus: 1 dies, 7 other suffer burns in campfire explosion near Side Lake; data supports improvements in crash rates on Hwy 169 after reconstruction; and the traveling We Are Water exhibit stops at Leech Lake Tribal College.

Plus: Centuries-old human remains found on the shore of Leech Lake; Mesabi Metallics to triple its number of employees; and a Minnesota food shelf coordinator doesn't see increased demand going down anytime soon.

And: State Sen. Mary Kunesh shares her thoughts on why bills proposing the transfer of land to the White Earth and Red Lake nations faced stark opposition; and rural areas within the state are assessing recent high-profile law changes and program funding with Gov. Tim Walz on the national political spotlight.