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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.

Plus an update on the case against a 22-year-old Texas man in the sexual assault of an 11-year-old Bemidji girl; chronic wasting disease found in Grand Rapids; emergency firewood quarantine in eastern Cass County, and Brainerd officials mull the future of an un-fluoridated water tap.

Plus Bemidji approves a contract with its new city manager; St. Louis County waives late fees for property taxes after a problem with online payments; and a challenge to the state's stricter emissions standards will not be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Plus, the state adds 8,000 jobs; Steve Hanke will be seated in the state's Sixth Judicial District in Two Harbors and Grand Marais; Cass County K-9 Ryker continues his road to recovery after an assault last month; and recreational netting of whitefish and cisco will start Oct. 27.

Plus the Minnesota Court of Appeals makes a precedential ruling in an Itasca County case; chronic wasting disease remains rare in Minnesota; the deadline is close for designs for a new state flag and seal; and MnDOT will host an open house on Highway 2 construction plans for 2024.

Plus an update on the Grand Rapids ruby slippers case, the growing field of community health workers seeks scholarship applicants, designs being accepted for the new Minnesota state flag and seal, and an open house is scheduled for the Highway 87 reconstruction planned for 2024-25.

Plus clarification on facts learned as part of an investigation into the sexual assault of a minor in Bemidji, an update on Highway 34 road construction, and the "Library Lady" is honored for her work in the St. Louis County Jail.

Plus Highway 169 opens to traffic, upcoming mental health discussion in Mountain Iron, Christmas tree permits soon available for harvesting your own in the Chippewa National Forest, and the 15th annual suicide awareness walk is this Saturday in Carlton.

Plus a fatal crash with a semi results in the death of a 72-year-old Baudette man, a Crosby-Ironton student finds a baggie of fentanyl and methamphetamine in a classroom, a new state law aims to even the playing field between small groups and large utilities companies, and a federal program looks to improve Alzheimer's care in Minnesota and elsewhere.

Plus the Cass County Sheriff's Office renews its search for missing man Peter Achermann, the U.S. Supreme Court considers appeal of Minnesota climate change lawsuit, and the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office offers a citizens' academy.

Other headlines: Beltrami County Opioid Steering Committee will host two community sessions this month, Minnesota's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office released a new report, a recent survey found two-thirds of nursing home workers struggle to afford basic needs, and $50 million in broadband grants are available through Minnesota DEED.

Plus gale warnings on the North Shore, public health vending machines, a U.S. Forest Service ranger is honored for his partnership on Boundary Waters trails, and the Dining United campaign kicks off in Grand Rapids.

Plus: an administrative law judge recommends a permit denial for the NorthMet copper-nickel mining project; a 13-year-old rural Laporte girl is honored for response to her mother's medical emergency; MnDOT will host a community meeting on the Highway 169 corridor in Hibbing; and Coleraine residents are challenged to a Christmas lights contest.

And: businesses prepare for new paid leave law, public comments being accepted on what state should do with $651 million in federal broadband money, Superior National Forest staff to host open house on prescribed burn project; and the state nursery seeks black spruce cone hunters.