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A bonus gift card program from the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce aims to generate $1 million in economic activity as the community continues to rebuild after the June 21 windstorm.

Grand Rapids, Mahnomen/Waubun, Cromwell-Wright Area, Fertile-Beltrami, Moose Lake/Willow River, Barnum, Kittson County Central and Cook County will play in the 2025 tournament.

The devastating storms that impacted Bemidji and surrounding areas prompted the extension of a local emergency. The Beltrami County Board also heard an update on its temporary disposal site near Target.

The storm is forecast to move into Northern Minnesota from the southwest to the northeast, hitting the Brainerd lakes area between 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday morning and lingering through Tuesday.

The Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board issued a six-month moratorium on jails in residential zones, requiring Beltrami County to go back to the site selection drawing board.

After area voters approved a nearly $40 million referendum in 2022, Cass Lake-Bena community members gathered for the new school's open house on May 15, 2025.

“A short walk outdoors to ground us (weather permitting) is followed by writing time. No experience needed, only a wee bit of courage. This guided approach to writing helps you find your own voice and generate new writing.”

Geoffrey Lamar Wilson (LAAMAR) appeared on "Centerstage Minnesota" on June 9, 2023, to talk about his EP "Flowers."

Ben Stubbs has worked with endangered species, studied birds, and is now researching minerology and geology.

Plus: Without a legislative fix, Minnesota districts are facing a funding cliff.

Plus: The Cloquet River bridge in the Superior National Forest is at risk of collapse and closed until repairs are complete; four Minnesota tribes received federal funding to address violent crime and the opioid epidemic; and Minnesota is part of a new multi-state poll drawing feedback from rural voters.

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.

The Brainerd lakes area organization's mission is to end homelessness and lift people out of poverty. Its Creekside Community continues to expand. Donations are being accepted to help furnish new homes.

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.