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Plus: How precincts within Senate District 6 voted in the special election; and area robotics teams head to the MN state competition.

Freshwater jellyfish are invading MN lakes! Professor Beatrix Beisner discusses their arrival to the area, hidden life cycle, and how to prevent their spread.

Grand Rapids Area Library children's librarian Tracy Kampa reviews and recommends new children's books for "What We're Reading."

The area of enhanced risk for severe weather includes the cities of Brainerd, Walker and Grand Rapids to the west up through the Arrowhead and into northwestern Wisconsin.

The invasive insect was confirmed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture in southern Aitkin County, Virginia and northern Pine County. All three areas are quarantined.

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center reported the fire is burning in mixed maple hardwoods and fall leaf litter, primarily in a ridge area of the park.

The event series offers education and connection for small business owners and entrepreneurs in the Brainerd lakes area, featuring rotating hosts and discussion topics.

Authorities ask that the public not undertake independent searches for Cory Degeest, 61, in the area on July 28, 2025, to ensure safety and prevent interference.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture enacted an emergency quarantine for southeastern Itasca County, limiting firewood and ash tree material movement out of the area.

Cass and Hubbard counties had a choice: allow the Walker ambulance to be absorbed into neighboring districts or create a special taxing district for the service area.

Central Elementary was vacated in 2021 during Bemidji Area Schools' budget reduction efforts, with the district declaring the school as surplus property in August.

Bemidji Area Reporter Larissa Donovan reflects on her work covering stories in northwestern Minnesota and beyond in her ninth year as a journalist.

The Brainerd lakes area city celebrates the Fourth of July before a quick turnaround to prep for its signature event: Bean Hole Days.

A report by the nonprofit Headwaters Economics found that less than 20% of FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grants went to rural areas.

Sparhawk, of the band Low, will open Grand Rapids Riverfest on Sept. 6, 2025. He talked about making deeply personal music with TbT, longtime friends and fellow Minnesotans.

Plus: H5N1 testing requirements placed on Minnesota dairy cows; and the sale of fluorescent light bulbs will soon be banned in the state.

The Red Lake DNR invited classrooms from Red Lake, Ponemah, Blackduck and Kelliher for the annual Water Festival at Concordia Language Villages on Oct. 10.

Plus: the Minnesota Legislature fails to get its job done before the session's end; Minnesota Power hosts open houses on proposed transmission line; and May is Maternal Mental Health Month.

Celebrate International Women's Mountain Bike Day with the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Crew on May 2, 2026, at Miner's Mountain Rally Center in Ironton.

The organization leads initiatives like household goods drives, the Wheels to Work reliable transportation program and a volunteer portal to connect do-gooders with nonprofits in need.