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Plus: Brainerd Public Schools names an interim superintendent; and KAXE's Larissa Donovan will host a listening session June 20 at the Bemidji Public Library.

Plus: Volunteers clean up tornado damage on Upper Whitefish Lake's Big Island in Crow Wing County; Hill Annex Mine State Park is permanently closed for mining to resume.

Cities in Minnesota can impose moratoriums on cannabis businesses coming to town through Jan. 1, 2025, and continue to discuss the "where" and "when" through its ordinance process.

Plus: New financial assistance program available to flood-impacted residents; Bemidji State University launches internship program with Polaris manufacturing facility; and the Olympics of unicycling is underway in Bemidji.

Plus: Test drilling at a manganese deposit near Emily suggests the highest grade manganese on the continent; and a Minnesota Housing Partnership study confirms many renters pay more for housing than they can afford.

Holly Rose, Arrowhead chapter president, shares how she found out about the trail, what volunteers do and why she — and others — love the North Country Trail.

Plus: The science behind coal ash wastewater a week after the Boswell spill; small business funding headed to Red Lake Nation; and United Way of 1000 Lakes' Stuff the Bus campaign is underway.

Plus: Reminders for WE Fest attendees, flaming puck hockey on unicycles in Bemidji, Grand Rapids to host annual swap meet, and American Pickers are coming to town.

Plus: Family farmers push for regulations on factory farms; two Northern Minnesotans join the Minnesota Forest Resources Council; and a new mental health and substance abuse clinic will open in Fosston.

Plus: officials warn of storm damage cleanup scams; and domestic violence orgs applaud Supreme Court ruling on gun ownership.

Plus: Developer seeks tax assistance to rebuild blighted low-income housing in Bemidji; and Red Lake Inc. participates in the first-ever trade mission focused solely on Indigenous products.

Plus: Itasca County selects its next county attorney; and Bemidji adds a milk donation site for premature and medically fragile infants.

Plus: Lawmakers float special session for storm damage relief; free nitrate testing offered in Garrison; MN telecom companies don't like regulations in new federal broadband program; and environmental groups say some energy sources would defeat the purpose of the state's 100% carbon-free electricity goal.

Plus: Spongy moth treatments begin Thursday in St. Louis County; rental application fees can add up for people in need of housing; and the DNR recognizes new big fish records.

Plus: What to do with your mail or absentee ballot; advocates tout efforts to prevent deforestation in Minnesota; and the Judy Garland Museum wants to buy back the ruby slippers.

Plus: Gas stations in Moose Lake and Proctor will receive funding for fast-charging electric vehicle stations; a business in Tower has an opportunity following the bear canister requirements in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; and experts say employers can do a lot to keep workers cool and hydrated during Minnesota's first stretch of hot days this summer.

Plus: Petition to remove Rep. Josh Heintzeman from the ballot fails; public to weigh in on home energy rebates; DNR proposes sale of school trust lands in the BWCAW; and a new park will open soon in Crow Wing County.

And: A Grand Rapids berry farmer is adding solar power to his revenue stream and a Brainerd-based pilot will be honored for her actions during a canoeist rescue in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Plus: MnDOT is repainting turn arrows, crosswalks on Hwy 169 in Grand Rapids; Bemidji will host its first-ever rental housing summit; MN will begin challenging a federal broadband map; and a new law aims to encourage education among older drivers.

Plus: As Fosston and Essentia Health's contract may soon end, the city hires the former Fosston hospital admin for transition under new leadership; and Amazon will build a distribution center in Baxter.