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Plus flood damage in St. Louis County, a death in the Crow Wing County Jail, area legislators seek input on proposed cannabis cultivation facility in Cohasset, and what to expect for road construction this week.

Plus Itasca County defends its actions in canceling a contract with Grand Rapids-based Lakeview Behavioral Health for IMCare patients, a planned ATV trail gets a funding boost, and October events celebrate old-growth forests in Northern Minnesota.

Plus a new ATV trail system is in the works in northern Itasca County, a Northern Minnesota tribe gains access to national crime databases, two old-growth forests in the region join a national network, and younger workers are needed to meet climate goals.

Plus murder charges in an Aitkin County drug overdose, a train hits a logging truck in St. Louis County, and the autoworkers strike is reverberating in Minnesota.

Plus the search for an overdue hunter in St. Louis County, IRRR redevelopment funds distributed in three Range cities, the state searches for more ombudsman volunteers in long-term care facilities, and Minnesota ranks in the top half of states for train collisions.

Plus the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee visits Grand Rapids, the Northeast Itasca County Rescue Squad is on its way to a new building, Lifesaver Awards honor heroic acts, and an effort to intermingle solar power production and growing food.

And: A Twin Metals subsidiary gets the go-ahead on mineral exploration near Babbitt; the community is rallying around the family of hometown hockey player Adam Johnson; Beltrami County won't appeal redistricting redo; and the state approves disaster relief for area counties damaged by spring flooding.

Plus Tom Emmer's roller coaster day on the Hill; research into rising pediatric trauma cases; KOOTASCA Community Action to celebrate its new early childhood hub; and recreational use of off-highway vehicles will soon face restrictions.

And: American Hockey player and Hibbing Native Adam Johnson dies in "freak accident" while playing in England, a moose is believed the cause of a three-vehicle crash near Eveleth, the Brainerd School Board is creating a new policy for challenging school library materials, climate change experts say cities in Minnesota aren't immune to fall warming trends, and construction on Highway 34 in Akeley is expected to wrap up this week.

Plus: Minnesota adds 7,000 jobs; advocates push legislators to go farther with child care funding; the EagleCam will be back soon; and John Latimer gets a special shout-out.

And: Conservation groups raise concerns about industrial farm incentives; rural health care professionals honored; Alaskan community justice worker model may help Northern Minnesotans; and a Hibbing man took the top prize in an international maple syrup competition.

Plus: Beltrami County Historical Society is fundraising to move and restore a train caboose and labor leaders discuss declining enrollment in unions despite increases in unionization.

And: what began as a traffic stop turned into a baby's hurried arrival in a parking lot near Lake Winnibigoshish, the United Way of Bemidji Area is encouraging businesses and groups to participate in 'A Week of Caring,' and St. Louis County is seeking volunteer applicants for its Health and Human Services Advisory Committee.

Plus animal neglect charges in case of viral St. Louis County pit bull; a cannabis raid at a White Earth Nation tobacco shop challenges state's new law; a Cloquet business gets a boost to expand from the state; and a Grand Marais teacher earns recognition from her peers.

Plus: the mystery deepens surrounding a flash and loud explosion near Bemidji; the Brainerd School District receives another library book challenge; and a lake and stream near the Boundary Waters are now considered impaired waters by the state due to sulfate contamination.

And: a propane explosion sends a woman and child to the hospital; zebra mussels are confirmed in three Itasca County lakes; Cass County expected to switch its jail housing contract from Crow Wing to Itasca; and a program supporting Fond du Lac Reservation area farmers gets a funding boost.

And: Bemidji City Council discusses their 2022 redistricting process in wake of neighboring local government redistricting lawsuit, the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed an assault conviction and ordered a new trial for a Cass Lake man, and the Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids and Greenway is holding a town hall discussion on a possible transition to a fee-for-service model.

KAXE's John Latimer has spent the last four decades delivering phenology reports on the airwaves, drawn from meticulous records he keeps on the plants and animals around him.