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And: Arrowhead Regional Development Commission hosts a Coastal and Climate Resilience Fellow; and girls soccer and tennis state tourneys start Tuesday.

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.

In this episode, co-hosts Heidi Holtan and Charlie Mitchell discuss Barred Owls, yellow trees, and listen to reports from John Latimer and Rockford Middle School.

Plus: Gov. Tim Walz has now signed four cannabis compacts with tribal nations, the latest being the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; and the girls' state tennis tournament wrapped up with a few Northland consolation champions.

Plus: Ten Northern Minnesota communities selected for DEED grants; and MN boasts 64,000 clean energy jobs despite an uncertain future.

Plus: 13 school districts in Northern Minnesota are going to voters for financial support on Nov. 4, 2025; and scores of Northland athletes will compete at the state cross country tournament this weekend.

Seventy more stops, expanded hours and more vehicles in the fleet makes the free AV service available to more communities, including those on Leech Lake Reservation.

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

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

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.

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

Plus: Donations are being accepted for area coat drives; MnDOT plans resurfacing in Cohasset; and the DNR seedling sale begins.

Plus: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced it has $11 million to expand its innovative irrigation program; MnDOT staff will host an open house in Cloquet ahead of a planned 2028 project Thursday, Oct. 2; and Kootasca Community Action is gathering gently used costumes for Grand Rapids and I-Falls trick-or-treaters.

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.

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.

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.

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