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An 8-1 U.S. Supreme Court decision is likely to put a conversion therapy ban in Minnesota in jeopardy, and bills are aiming to keep it in place without restricting speech.

Two bills aim to expand housing-related infrastructure, including sewers and water lines, and support workforce housing through grants to cities and tribal nations.

Officers from the Hibbing Police Department responded to a report of a woman threatening to set herself on fire.

MnDOT is planning major road construction in Bemidji, Brainerd, Proctor, Ely, Warroad and Wadena, plus other projects across the Northland for summer 2026.

The bill seeks to integrate wild rice waters into the ag department's pesticide management plan, developing better practices to monitor pesticide distribution, use and disposal.

Ammonia is the key to nitrogen fertilizer, and almost all ammonia in Minnesota, nearly 1 million tons per year, is imported from Gulf Coast states and internationally.

The county and MnDOT will exchange federal funds in a "highly unusual" move, so the county can keep using labor agreements. But three projects will have to be delayed a year.

Klobuchar's haul is over six times larger than that of GOP candidates Rep. Lisa Demuth and Kendall Qualls.

The district will break ground on elementary school and career and technical education additions after a nine-month design phase.

Voters rejected the school district's plans to replace Rippleside Elementary on April 14, 2026, by a wider margin than they did in November 2025.

Minnesota Twist Drill in Chisholm and Triumph Twist Drill in Hibbing manufacture tools including drill bits and cutting tools for industrial, commercial and home use.

Bemidji police quickly located the person April 15, 2026, and used crisis intervention and found no physical threat. The student was taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

Residents were allowed to return roughly seven hours later, and businesses reopened Wednesday night and Thursday, April 16, 2026.

The Senate's 50-49 vote on April 16, 2026, reverses a 20-year mining ban in the Superior National Forest in the Rainy River watershed, within which the BWCAW is located.

Clayton Leroy Nukala Jr., 40, was found April 15, 2026. St. Louis County authorities had put out a missing person alert for Nukala three days earlier.

Despite their busy schedules, twins Abby and Maddy Koivisto put their all into everything they do. Their dedication and consistency earned them the titles of North Star Student.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features the Miletici Big 3, Deerstreet Duo, Sarah Morris and Haley E Rydell, and Forge North.

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office states Clayton Leroy Nukala Jr. was last seen walking toward the woods in a white bathrobe on April 12, 2026.

A bill introduced by Rep. Josh Heintzeman would require the DNR to grant an easement that would allow June Lake LLC to access its landlocked parcels to build rental cabins.

A Red Flag Warning means fires can spread quickly and grow out of control under the predicted weather conditions, including strong winds with high gusts on April 20, 2026.