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Plus: an exploding electric vehicle charging station severely burns a 22-year-old man; Park Rapids School Board considers a Ten Commandments donation; and prison gerrymandering is outlawed in Minnesota.

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

Dr. Kawsar Talaat is an associate professor of global disease epidemiology and control at Johns Hopkins University, an infectious disease doctor and a vaccine scientist.

The Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force is implementing automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs, in its jurisdictional boundaries. Civil liberties groups join those concerned with the lack of public knowledge and oversight into how this data is used.

Plus: The Minnesota PCA will host an informational meeting on permitting and variance requests from US Steel's Keetac Mine in Virginia on Sept. 3; and Wadena drivers can expect major traffic changes as Highway 10 opens and work starts on Highway 71.

Plus: All 11 of the sovereign tribal nations of Minnesota will have flags flown in their honor at the state capitol beginning Friday; and St. Louis County Public Health and its partners will bring the first-ever "Community Connect" event to Ely on Sept. 9.

And: Walz says he will call a special session for gun control; North Memorial takes over Nashwauk ambulance; and Brainerd overnight shelter reopens for season.

Plus: A Beltrami County deputy and a fleeing man were injured in a pursuit; filings are open for the Bois Forte Tribal Council special election; and Walk-In Access to some private lands opens Sept. 1.

Plus: Minneapolis mass shooting spurs talk of advanced, compassionate interventions; and a judge rejects a guilty plea in a Nashwauk voter fraud case.

Plus: Emergency exercises are planned to ensure readiness in Bemidji and Pine River; 30th annual Dick Beardsley running events set; and First Call for Help is the focus of an upcoming community conversation in Grand Rapids.

Plus: Crow Wing County offers tips for National Preparedness Month; and schools work to balance IEPs.

Plus: MnDOT is considering a three-lane roadway in Grand Rapids for the Highway 2/169 corridor and installing roundabouts at several signalized intersections, with a public hearing set for Sept. 10, 2025.

The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board heard the second part of an informational series on data centers and the considerations needed to safeguard the state's water resources.

In this episode, co-hosts Heidi Holtan and Charlie Mitchell discuss woodpecker grunts, gifts for nature nerds, and first aid for injured owls.

Plus: New bridge opens over High Falls in Tettegouche State Park; grants aim to prevent garbage and waste on the ice from polluting Minnesota's water bodies, and the Beltrami County Historical Society seeks committee members for new exhibit.

Plus: A Minneapolis-based attorney announced his bid for the Republican nomination in the 2026 Governor's race; and the Minnesota DNR says winter is the best time to prune oaks to prevent oak wilt.

And: Itasca, Beltrami county residents voice budget thoughts at Truth in Taxation meetings.

And: Kids Count on Us Bemidji to host an affordability forum; MnDOT Hwy. 73 corridor meeting planned for Chisholm; Essentia Health-Fosston tree walk fundraiser is Sunday; and mental health care is scarce for rural BIPOC Minnesotans.

The North Central Research and Outreach Center helped test our state fruit for winter hardiness, a step in its eventual release as the University of Minnesota's first apple variety.

In this episode, co-hosts Heidi Holtan and Charlie Mitchell discuss the digestive habits of Northern Shrikes, naturalists' dodgy freezer contents, and the Northern Lights. We listen to recordings from Little Falls Middle School, John Latimer, Charlie's mom (Barb), and Clinton Dexter-Neinhaus.