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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.

Plus: Pequot Lakes earns state volleyball title, a Minnesota utility takes on a sustainability project; the DNR will host a webinar on the No Child Left Inside grant program; and United Way of 1000 Lakes begins its annual Home for Good drive.

And: A 54-year-old Colorado woman will spend a year on probation for her felony obstruction charge stemming from a Line 3 protest in 2021; Leech Lake Secretary/Treasurer Leonard Fineday will now serve in a leadership role with the National Congress of American Indians; and the turkeys pardoned by President Joe Biden will live out their lives at the University of Minnesota.

And: new state flag and seal designs are narrowed to finalists; DNR reminds of the dangers of cold water with ice not yet forming; and free Thanksgiving meals abound for Northern Minnesotans.

Plus the state offers grants to support domestic violence survivors experiencing housing instability; Essentia Health begins collecting more patient information with an eye toward equity; and MnDOT will host an open house on a corridor study in Walker.

Plus the death of a longtime former Cass County sheriff, a nationwide alert to cellphones, public open house on Highway 87 reconstruction, candidates recommended to fill vacancy in Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District, and the Bemidji City Council is expected to select a new city manager.

Plus charges in a cocaine trafficking investigation in Crow Wing County, an East Gull Lake man faces tax-related felonies, a nationwide test of emergency alerts happens today, and candidates for a judgeship in the Arrowhead head to Gov. Tim Walz for the final decision on appointment.

Plus domestic violence prevention advocates offer tips on digital safety, low-level flights across central Minnesota will capture geologic images of the Cuyuna Range, and a biomass heating project by the Fond du Lac Band acquires Department of Energy dollars.

And: More than 86,000 Liberty Mutual policyholders will receive $7.7 million after an investigation by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, rural communities struggle to compete for federal climate change funding, the DNR State Forest Nursery is now accepting seedling orders, western Minnesota could see its first snowfall of the season today, and Grand Rapids is implementing a new community alert system.

And: new winter walleye regulations for Upper Red and Mille Lacs; area voices to serve on state boards; United Way of Bemidji Area launches its kids gift program; and the Indian Health Service provides a grant to get more books in the hands of Indigenous youths.

Plus an update on the IMCare-Lakeview Behavioral Health contract cancellation; a new K-9 team in Itasca County; public meetings set this week on Northland Reliability Project; and open houses will take place on a study of the Highway 371 corridor between Nisswa and Baxter.