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

Plus: Central Lakes College seeks community input; and 73 Northern MN wrestlers plus four teams are headed to the state tournament.

HWY35 is planning a cannabis park at a former lumber mill site in Grand Rapids. Locally-owned M.N. Technology plans to build a cultivation facility in Cohasset's industrial park.

Plus: Downtown Bemidji's Paul Bunyan Playhouse announces it is pausing its 2025 summer season amid structural and financial issues; and state tournaments for girls hockey and gymnastics wrapped this weekend with several Northland athletes placing.

Plus: the 8th annual Fat Bike Rally returns to Lake Bemidji State Park on March 1, 2025; the Northwest Minnesota Foundation is offering grant dollars to eligible applicants with proposals that foster more welcoming communities; and Second Harvest Northland is kicking off the public phase of its $20 million "Nourish the Northland" capital campaign.

Plus: Red Lake will remember victims of the state's deadliest school shooting 20 years later; and the Grand Rapids fire chief saved a woman from a house fire.

This week, News Director Chelsey Perkins talks about the latest updates on the arrest of state Sen. Justin Eichorn and discusses her story on Cass and Itasca counties' cooperation with ICE.

Plus: Attorney General Keith Ellison announced new discussions about the future of academic medicine in the state between Essentia Health, Fairview Health and the University of Minnesota; and the Bemidji High School mock trial team will be honored in a Thursday ceremony with Beltrami County judges.

And: Emerald Ash Borer confirmed in three new locations; and solar power gives Ely resort new life.

Plus: The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has a proposal to restore elk to northeastern Minnesota.

The assistant dance coach was filmed performing a racist rap and has since resigned her position. But at a community meeting, parents said issues of systemic racism run deeper.

Plus: Mountain Iron-Buhl approves a four-day school week and this weekend's Brainerd Jaycees' Ice Fishing Extravaganza is a little closer to shore this year.

Plus: A Laporte coffee shop is recognized for its community impact; voting is open for Name a Snowplow finalists; and Brainerd will host Hockey Day MN 2027.

And: A bear visits Main Avenue in Thief River Falls; Highway 169 J-turn construction starts Monday; Hermantown corridor study set for Monday; and registration soon for tech career pathway programs in Itasca County.

This week, Amy and Heidi's adventures in the kitchen feature cooking with lye, pickling lime, Hawaiian taro and some other semi-hazardous ingredients.

Plus: A McKinley City Council member is facing three felonies after allegedly disrupting power service to three Iron Range cities; St. Louis County assessors are setting up an alternate process for Fairbanks Township residents to appeal their 2025 valuations due to wildfire evacuations; Amazon is building a distribution facility in Grand Rapids; and drifting Canadian wildfire smoke is prompting air quality alerts in the Northland this weekend.

With Northern Township planning to assess residents living along Lake Bemidji for a new wastewater treatment plant, the city of Bemidji is petitioning to annex and connect the same residents, who say questions about real costs for either project are unanswered.

And: Hermantown officials won't share details on a massive proposed development; Minnesota North College launches five new programs; and the Superior National Forest seeks comment on agreement renewal.

Plus: the Minnesota Legislature fails to get its job done before the session's end; Minnesota Power hosts open houses on proposed transmission line; and May is Maternal Mental Health Month.

This week, Amy and Heidi meditate on the theme of "More Time Than Money" — a show about making do with resourcefulness and creativity. They'll talk about incredible recipes that take time and skill, but not necessarily a lot of money. This week's community recipe to cook along with us is Bran Crispbread: kaxe.org/community-recipe-bran-crispbread-ham-radio-amy-thielen. Give it a try and send us your reactions and photos at comments@kaxe.org!