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Dialed In is dedicated to informed civic dialogue on the political and social issues that matter to Northern Minnesota. Our debut episode focused on the 2024 election.

A new scorecard is out that grades U.S. House members, including Minnesota's delegation, for their votes on national park support and funding.

The Office of Cannabis Management is still reviewing applications to determine who will be entered into the lottery.

President Joe Biden, in his first presidential visit to a tribal nation on Oct. 25, 2024, issued an apology on behalf of the United States for the federal Indian boarding school policy.

After arbitrators ruled 2-1 that Essentia Health did not breach the affiliation agreement by ending labor and delivery at the Fosston hospital, leaders remain committed to restoring local control.

Outside groups backed by labor unions and wealthy individuals are spending big to defend DFL control of state government, according to data from the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.

If the strike goes on, emergency services, surgical care, outpatient clinic care and long-term care would continue. But some hospital inpatient services would be suspended.

A project in the Cook-based LaCroix Ranger District and one in the Ely-based Kawishiwi Ranger District will restore forest health and reduce wildfire risk.

The Big Lake-Seven Beaver Research Natural Area contains part of the area's largest peatland and most unfragmented mature upland forest in Minnesota.

Emerald ash borer is now confirmed in Jackson County and a new portion of Lake County, with 53 of Minnesota's 87 counties having known infestations.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says an air permit for MagIron's new scram mining operation will help control dust. But some Coleraine residents aren't so sure.

With berries scarce in the forest, opportunistic bears will seek alternative food sources like garbage and bird feeders.

The Superior National Forest is hosting an open house, the Environmental Congress will start in Brainerd and upcoming town halls will cover Itasca County's energy transition.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said cleanup is ongoing after the coal ash wastewater spill, including soil and water testing.

Attorneys general in a dozen states — including North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa — filed the lawsuit challenging the EPA rule requiring states to consider the rights of tribal members for water management decisions on ceded lands.

A high-pressure system with light winds is contributing to the fine particles lingering over the region, registering as moderate on the Air Quality Index.

The Minorca Mine leaked wastewater, construction runoff and tailings materials across nearly a half-acre at the open-pit taconite mining facility.

Early test results show elevated sulfate levels in water, threatening Blackwater Lake's abundant wild rice. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency continues to oversee mitigation.

Contaminant tests are planned for Thursday. Major concerns have yet to emerge, but the Leech Lake emergency management director expressed concern about wild rice harvest impacts.

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith visited with farmers in Blackduck about the soggy start to the planting season. Congress still has far to go on the already-delayed 2022 Farm Bill.