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And: a federal jury found a 34-year-old White Earth man guilty of producing child pornography on the Red Lake Reservation; a 66-year-old man was seriously injured after being struck by a falling tree near Chisholm; Grand Rapids City Council selects Rick Blake as an appointed council member to fill the rest of now-Mayor Connelly's term; and voting law changes last session could help Minnesota's elder voters this November.

Bridget Westrum’s Growing our Future supplies kids with the essentials to get gardening. Kit distribution is happening this spring in the Bemidji area and kids are welcome to sign up and get growing.

Plus: St. Louis County debuts wildfire planning website; new Minnesota health insurance data has mixed results; and changes are coming to the Minnesota Indian Area Agency on Aging.

Bemidji Area Reporter Larissa Donovan shares her brief investigation into Babe's signature blue shade while wearing multiple hats as a Bemidji Jaycee, local journalist and amateur historian.

Grand Rapids area reporter Megan Buffington visits with climatologist Melissa Woodhelm to discuss the impacts of the "remarkable winter" felt here in Northern Minnesota in a special edition of the Up North Report.

New book recommendations from Grand Rapids Area Library children's librarian Tracy Kampa include stories from Sarah Kurpiel, Gordan Korman, Jewell Parker Rhodes and more.

Fire danger is very high in much of the state and extreme in some areas, with the National Weather Service signaling a Red Flag Warning in 39 Minnesota counties on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.

Events culminated in the governor launching from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cross Lake Recreation Area, along with all four Minnesota Legislature leaders from both parties.

Social equity licenses are intended to prioritize business applications from people who have been harmed by marijuana prohibition in the past, as well as veterans and people living in high-poverty areas.

Bemidji Area Reporter Larissa Donovan shares her surprising find about Babe's blue shade while wearing multiple hats as a Bemidji Jaycee, local journalist and amateur historian.

Area Voices on Storyhill Fest

Area Voices on Storyhill Fest

Area Voices with Katie Carter

Plus: area incumbents face primary challenges; local agencies will be reimbursed next winter for ice rescues; and hunters and anglers say private-lands conservation investments are at stake in the new Farm Bill.

And: Minnesota's representation in the U.S. Senate announced federal funding for Bemidji area projects, Tuesday is Township Day, and a group is seeking to end unfair labor practices like wage theft.

Plus: "Blue Dog" DFLers vote to change paid sick leave law, and the Lakes Area Music Festival is among the organizations that will not receive promised grant funds from the National Endowment of the Arts.

After the major storm in Bemidji on June 21, 2025, organizations like United Way of Bemidji Area have stepped up to help. Executive Director Denae Alamano talked about the effort.

Tuleah Palmer was named 2023 Distinguished Minnesotan by Bemidji State University. In 2020, she became president and CEO of the Blandin Foundation, founded in 1941 to aid and promote Grand Rapids and the surrounding area.

Emergency personnel in Carlton County responded Monday night, Sept. 4, and found it quickly growing and threatening nearby structures. The fire is estimated to be 40 to 70 acres in size and covers a marshland area.

Air quality levels are expected to be in the orange air quality index, or AQI, category, a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. In the orange area, sensitive groups should avoid prolonged time outdoors.