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We've partnered with ICTV to interview local candidates for the 2026 election. District 1 is in northwestern Itasca County, and three candidates are headed to a primary.

And: 14 anti-ICE protesters plead not guilty in federal court; Water levels on Lake Ore-Be-Gone threaten Gilbert tourism; and 3M's old Camp Wonewok is under new management.

Plus: The state's soon-to-be new city of Northern will elect a mayor and Council in November; and aerial spongy moth treatments will take place in a couple of weeks in NE MN.

Plus: Tourism-based businesses brace for slower summer amid high gas prices and consumer costs; Little Fork River watershed plan open for comment; and fireworks galore in the Northland.

Plus: Minnesota sees likely the worst wildfire smoke in history; and how to take care of your pets and other animals in poor air quality.

And: The Boundary Waters could partially reopen soon, as tens of thousands of acres burn and local economies take a hit.

Plus: Candidate filing period closes July 28; and wildfire smoke is expected to impact air quality in the state through the fall.

Plus: Indigenous-led walk carries water 13 miles for Mississippi watershed amid mine discussion

Plus: Federal judge stops MN law banning prediction markets; Municipal cannabis dispensary moves forward in GR; and the filing period closed Tuesday for many elected positions

Plus: Mine proposal formerly known as Polymet sees changes to plan; and Grand Rapids City Council approves a TIF district for a new 99-unit apartment building.

And: U of M's Natural Resources Research Institute launches new simulator to test innovations in iron refining.

Plus: Detroit Lakes' School Board voted to remove rainbows from school property; and the Hubbard County Food Shelf is fundraising $2 million for a new building.

This is an audio version of the second part of KAXE's "Overrepresented, undercounted" series that explores the disproportionate rates of Indigenous incarceration in our region.

Plus: DNR chooses annual fish stamp contest winners

Plus: Minnesotans have until July 22, 2026, to submit comment on the MPCA's Impaired Waters List.

Plus: MN DNR took comments on Tamarack Mining Project; and proposed lodging denied by Nashwauk City Council

Plus: Leech lake fisheries seeks public input, youths tackle aquatic invasive species issue

Co-hosts Heidi Holtan and Charlie Mitchell discover goblin ferns (also known as goblin moonworts), gaze at snapping turtles, and discuss what it means to be a naturalist.Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe!

Plus: Itasca County Board results; Bemidji contemplating data center moratorium

And: DFLer Trina Swanson to face Republican Rep. Stauber; a multigenerational election duo in Wadena; a Bagley pollworker's thoughts on election security; and who to vote for in 2046.