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Plus: Carlton, Wrenshall school districts to consolidate; Walz appoints new judge to 6th Judicial District; Amazon facility opens in Baxter; and Community and Indigenous Fair planned.

Public officials in Hermantown and St. Louis County have recently been scrutinized for signing non-disclosure agreements for the development of a data center.

Plus: Petition pauses Hermantown data center decision-making; Grand Rapids girls soccer season ends; Northern MN teams see success at girls tennis state tournament.

Plus: Bipartisan legislation for a land transfer in the Chippewa National Forest cleared a key Senate committee; and the Esko girls' soccer team will advance to the state semi-finals on Oct. 29, 2025.

And: Essentia Health-Fosston regains Level 4 trauma center designation; and University of Minnesota Crookston expects to break enrollment record.

And: Zebra mussels confirmed in Boy Lake; Crow Wing County accepting electronic waste Thursday; and Lake and Cook county residents can apply for Taconite Harbor redevelopment advisory committee.

Plus: More than 100 people crowded into the Beltrami County Board Room Tuesday to voice concern about proposed cuts to local libraries and the county museum.

Plus: Resilience was the unspoken theme of the 2025 State of the Range, hosted by the MN Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation.

And: A Hill City soldier returns home 75 years after being killed in Korea; and the Department of Natural Resources confirms zebra mussels in Bass Lake near Cohasset.

The Ladyslipper Scenic Byway committee has worked for over 10 years to create a bicycle and pedestrian bridge near the Mississippi River. Human remains found nearby in 2020 have put the project on an indefinite hiatus, with $100,000 more needed to cover the cost of the tribe's archaeological work.

Plus: Early voting in 16 school districts and one township in rural Northern Minnesota began Friday, Sept. 19; MnDOT says to expect one-week detours around Baudette and Red Lake for some late-season construction starting Monday, Sept. 22; Two state grants will support northern Minnesota efforts for dementia awareness; and the city of Grand Rapids is conducting a community-wide survey on a number of city issues.

Plus: Essentia Health is touting an independent economic impact study of its operations around Brainerd and the Iron Range.

Plus: West Fraser receives a Job Creation Fund grant from DEED; and the DNR predicts a vibrant fall color season.

And: Walz announces vaccine access executive order; zebra mussels found in three more MN lakes; and MnDOT plans Hwy. 169 safety open house in Coleraine.

Plus: Walz appointed a Roseau County attorney to be the next Ninth District judge; a new study from the U of M School of Public Health found that access to obstetric care across the country has declined, hitting rural communities the hardest; the Superior National Forest will begin prescribed burns this week; and Paul Bunyan Communications says progress is on track for its broadband expansion projects in St. Louis and Itasca counties.

The American Bear Association-owned sanctuary near Orr started with one man feeding black bears to co-exist. The nonprofit continues the practice to educate visitors.

And: Highway 7 near Iron will be closed for about five days starting Monday; and the U of M seeks nominations from NW MN for Growing Local Leadership course.

Mark Baez is an associate professor of clinical psychology at Bemidji State. A member of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan tribe and of Pawnee and Mohawk descent, he is about to begin a pilot study for a new suicide screening tool uniquely developed to identify risk and protective factors for Indigenous people.

Plus: Blackduck City Council passes an amended ordinance to pave way for cannabis business; and Lakewood Health System will host an open house for its new cancer center.

Plus: Attorney General Keith Ellison hosts a forum in Bemidji; and webinars address forest management in wake of the June severe storm in the Beltrami County area.