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Anthony Swann has been many things. A chef on a travel train, owner and operator of a jazz infused coffee shop, an art enthusiast, an avid world traveler,…

I used to work digitally a lot... and I just realized that it was lacking like a hand made hand-done quality to what I was looking for. And so the style…

Bemidji Community Theater's production of The Sound of Music opens this Friday and will run both this weekend and next. Maria, Captain VonTrapp, Marta…

Carissa Andrews lives in Crosslake, MN. She's a graphic designer, a freelance writer, raises five kids and is a prolific author. Andrews has published…

This past Friday was the First Friday of the month. Around here that means we take the time to check in with people around the listening area to find out…

“We deserve every kind of wonderfully done human endeavor that anybody else deserves. We are able to go to good movies. We are able to get books at the…

Shannon Lucas-Westrum has been passionate about creating since she was a young child. Crocheting, knitting and jewelry design are just a few of the…

Steve Kohls has worked as a photojournalist for the Brainerd Dispatch for 43 years. This month, his photography will make its way from the pages of the…

…Art school is an exciting process of slowly figuring out what you really want to study... I started out with jewelry and found it fun but there wasn't…

Canoeing has long been part of the culture in northern Minnesota and continues to attract paddlers young and old. With summer just around the corner…

...Emelie didn't think about running for office until someone said to her, "you should run for office. You're very passionate about these issues."...she's…

In celebration of Earth Day and Earth Week, Bemidji State University hosts the 2nd annual Arts of the Earth Festival this Saturday and Sunday. The two day…

Area rock hounds have a trove of treasures to discover at the Cuyuna Rock, Gem, and Mineral Club’s annual agate and mineral show going on this weekend, May 13-14, at the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds in Brainerd.

In a special edition of the Up North Report, Bemidji area reporter Larissa Donovan makes the trip to Onigum for a round dance after visiting with Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schools' American Indian Education Director Janelle Johnson.

An estimated 9 million trees around the Bemidji area were damaged or downed in the June 2025 storm. Bemidji Fire Chief Justin Sherwood said planning for spring fire danger has been ongoing since.

Plus: Tips for supporting food shelves as SNAP benefits run out; and DNR sets Upper Red Lake winter walleye limit at four.

Thalea String Quartet performances kick off 2 p.m. Sunday, July 9, at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa and again at 7:30 p.m. at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji. The program includes Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Lark” quartet, alongside tango music and eclectic contemporary works by Caroline Shaw and Erwin Schulhoff.

Plus: the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will host public hearings on Otter Tail Power Co.'s proposed electric rate increase; and the Brainerd Area League of Women Voters will host a Crow Wing County election official.

Vargas was born in Costa Rica, but has a voice tailor-made for singing Mexican rancheras, boleros and corridos. For many Mexicans, her versions of these songs are definitive. Even at 91, Vargas still possesses a voice that reflects struggle, defiance and ultimately triumph.

Tracy Kampa, children's librarian at the Grand Rapids Area Library recommends new books from Jashar Awan, Megan Maynor, Tiffany D. Jackson and Maryrose Wood. Plus a surprise collaboration between Stephen King and Maurice Sendak.