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Here's where you can find lights, community events, parades and more events in Northern Minnesota to keep you entertained throughout the holiday season.

Mitchell is hoping that a mix of just enough contrition and explanation for her erratic behavior will spur empathy from jurors, who may have experience with family upheaval.

The verdict will almost certainly change the makeup of the state Senate, where Democrats currently hold a 34-33 majority.

Nine Northern Minnesota teams advanced in total, plus another 40+ individuals from 26 Northland schools. The state golf tournament begins Tuesday.

The Detroit Lakes boys and girls teams won the Class 2A state golf tournaments. The Walker-Hackensack Akeley boys won the 1A title, and Pequot Lakes' Genevieve Birkeland is the girls 2A champ.

The locally organized race returns for its 30th year on Sept. 6, 2025, billing itself as a celebration of the famous runner turned fishing guide in his home state.

Nicole Mitchell has pleaded not guilty to first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools, after police say she broke into her stepmother’s home on April 22, 2024.

Police failed to seize several pieces of evidence from Mitchell and mishandled a crowbar that’s the source of one of the felony charges.

Makenzie Henk, an elk biologist with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, discusses the reintroduction initiative and the steps underway to prepare.

The session will be an opportunity for people to comment on the University of Minnesota's plans to return the land to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Elk used to roam across most of Minnesota, and a tribal-led, multi-year proposal poses to restore omashkooz, or elk, to the 1854 Treaty Territory.

Grants from the state to support inclusivity as people age were awarded to 11 projects benefiting Northern Minnesota, including programming for older adults.

Nearly $48,000 was awarded to Farm Commons, which helps farmers enroll in the USDA's Micro Farm Crop Insurance program.

For millennia, the Great Lakes Anishinaabe used traditional fire practices to manage the forests of Northeastern Minnesota. Today, science is capturing the frequency and severity of those fires to understand how communities might recreate their relationship with the land.

The longstanding event in Detroit Lakes is open to the public. The service is hosted in remembrance of babies lost through miscarriage or stillbirth and dedicated to the families.

Emily Bartnes, Kerry Claypool-Lambert, Gary L. Coson, Nerissa Hendrickson, Julie Smith-Yliniemi, John Steffl, Michael Walther, Susan Walther and Nancy Zehnacker are running for I.S.D. 22, Detroit Lakes, School Board. Jon Freeman and Sanford "Sandy" Nelson are running for a two-year seat on the Board.

Wastewater and drinking water projects in Aitkin, Detroit Lakes, Eveleth, Crosby and Tower will protect public health and improve water quality.

Mitchell was arrested in April 2024 in Detroit Lakes after police allege they found her in her stepmother’s basement around 4:45 a.m. She claims she was attempting to retrieve some of her late father’s possessions.

The Lakers won the 2025 Class A gymnastics title, and four student-athletes brought home an additional nine medals in individual competition.

The Detroit Lakes gymnastics team and Bemidji's Aubrey DeWitt will represent the Northland at the 2025 MSHSL state gymnastics meet this weekend.