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Northern Minnesotans in the process of switching to their winter wardrobes can donate clean, gently used coats to give them new life through coat drives.

The Council heard a proposal to bring in the industry and 150 jobs after the Shade Store closed manufacturing operations in 2025. But the cannabis ordinance would need changes.

Two Harbors elected a new city councilor, voters approved ballot measures in the Fisher and Nett Lake school districts and International Falls residents shot down a bonding measure.

Minnesotans are voting for Itasca County Board, Two Harbors City Council, Rock Ridge School Board and referendums in the Pequot Lakes, Pine River-Backus and Nevis school districts.

The Miracle-Ear Foundation is partnering with Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Tribal Public Health to offer free hearing screenings and hearing aids for up to 100 people.

The Drakes will represent Northern Minnesota along with Brainerd, Esko, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River and Moose Lake/Willow River at the 2025 state softball tournament.

Charles Justus, 43, is accused of entering a trailer and stabbing a man he believed was having an affair with his wife, Danielle Westphal, 51. Both face numerous felonies.

The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 in favor of demolishing the current jail after construction on the new facility on the south side of Bemidji is complete.

Leech Lake Band members and their descendants are eligible to receive individual assistance from FEMA following the June 21, 2025, windstorm that swept through the western portion of the reservation.

Mayors from Minnesota to Louisiana converged in Bemidji last week for the annual meeting of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative to announce a new project aimed at preventing plastic pollution.

The industry is frustrated with the federal body because of these requirements and the amount of time it’s taken to set up a program.

Jesse L. Kemp and David Lucas are running for Kettle River mayor. Monique Annette Doward, Patricia Lund, Marcia Sarvela and Laura Simi are running for Kettle River City Council.

In a new motion, the federal government is asking for the former state senator to remain jailed, calling him a flight risk and a danger to the community.

The lawsuit states Robert Slaybaugh was placed in a cell with a sheet and a bunk previously ID'd as a suicide hazard, despite an “overwhelming combination of risk factors.”

AFSCME Local 454 unanimously approved a strike Tuesday night. The union said the Virginia City Council wants to cut members' benefits to achieve a balanced budget.

$3 Million Dollars Over the Next 3 Years To Build Regional Skills, Resources and Capacity

The budget crunch in Thief River Falls underscores the challenges facing districts throughout greater Minnesota: They need increasingly skeptical, aging residents to vote for higher taxes in an era of rising attacks on public schooling in the national media.

Jim Joy and Thaddeus Laugisch are running to represent District 4B, which includes most of Clay County and part of Becker County, including Detroit Lakes.

The Lady Slipper Scenic Byway committee worked to secure funding for a pedestrian bridge near Bemidji, but more money is needed to explore a possible ancient burial site.

Charles Bainter, Karisa Johnson, Lisa Kvas and Ann Marie Lubovich are running for I.S.D. 712, Mountain Iron-Buhl, School Board.