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Events culminated in the governor launching from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cross Lake Recreation Area, along with all four Minnesota Legislature leaders from both parties.

Residents can receive up to 70 free tree seedlings to reforest their properties starting May 2026, following a windstorm in June 2025 that felled an estimated 9 million trees in the area.

The North Shore saw snowfall totals closer to 8-12 inches. Another system this weekend could drop similar amounts on the areas that were missed March 12-13, 2026.

Researchers are asking Minnesotans to count roadkill during Wildlife Casualty Count Week of Action, May 22-29, 2026, to help inform problem areas so that protections can be added.

Social equity licenses are intended to prioritize business applications from people who have been harmed by marijuana prohibition in the past, as well as veterans and people living in high-poverty areas.

Bemidji Area Reporter Larissa Donovan shares her surprising find about Babe's blue shade while wearing multiple hats as a Bemidji Jaycee, local journalist and amateur historian.

Plus: area incumbents face primary challenges; local agencies will be reimbursed next winter for ice rescues; and hunters and anglers say private-lands conservation investments are at stake in the new Farm Bill.

And: Minnesota's representation in the U.S. Senate announced federal funding for Bemidji area projects, Tuesday is Township Day, and a group is seeking to end unfair labor practices like wage theft.

Plus: "Blue Dog" DFLers vote to change paid sick leave law, and the Lakes Area Music Festival is among the organizations that will not receive promised grant funds from the National Endowment of the Arts.

After the major storm in Bemidji on June 21, 2025, organizations like United Way of Bemidji Area have stepped up to help. Executive Director Denae Alamano talked about the effort.

Bridges of Hope serves the Brainerd area through a warming shelter, Operation Sandwich and more. "Hope on the Slopes" sliding event is 6 p.m. Feb. 12, 2026, at Mount Ski Gull.

Tuleah Palmer was named 2023 Distinguished Minnesotan by Bemidji State University. In 2020, she became president and CEO of the Blandin Foundation, founded in 1941 to aid and promote Grand Rapids and the surrounding area.

Emergency personnel in Carlton County responded Monday night, Sept. 4, and found it quickly growing and threatening nearby structures. The fire is estimated to be 40 to 70 acres in size and covers a marshland area.

Air quality levels are expected to be in the orange air quality index, or AQI, category, a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. In the orange area, sensitive groups should avoid prolonged time outdoors.

And: Hubbard County and the city of Akeley disagree on non-emergency calls; and Leech Lake Community Tribal College announces a new president.

And: Brainerd senior Ty Nelson wins a second triple jump title, and Red Lake County will play for a baseball title Saturday.

Plus the death of a longtime former Cass County sheriff, a nationwide alert to cellphones, public open house on Highway 87 reconstruction, candidates recommended to fill vacancy in Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District, and the Bemidji City Council is expected to select a new city manager.

The Rail River Folk School in Bemidji is home to nonprofit organizations and a multitude of community events. Owner Jess Saucedo seeks to use the facility in innovative ways with reverence to the past and the cultural nuances of the Bemidji area.

The Watermark Art Center in Bemidji offers a wide range of options this month. Exhibits that celebrate women, cultures, and area youth, community events that celebrate the spoken word, and opportunities for makers to meet, share and be inspired.

And: Elevated copper levels in Brainerd's water supply prompts warnings, new mineral exploration plans submitted for St. Louis County locations, and IRRR grants support tourism and recreation in area cities.