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Four Republican legislators recapped last year's session and previewed the coming months at the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce's Lunch with Legislators on Jan. 8, 2026.

When our neighbors are in need of food, organizations and volunteers across Northern Minnesota step up. Food shelves, community meals and soup kitchens aim to the fill the gaps.

The funds will support site development for the city's Blackwater Banks project on the former Cohasset Lumber Mill site.

Budget cuts are forcing the library to be open just Monday through Wednesday. But a new fundraising effort aims to offset the cuts in the future.

A candidate forum introduced residents to six of the seven Virginians vying for three city council seats.

North winds ranging 15-25 mph with gusts as high as 35 mph combined with relative humidity as low as 20% means any fires that ignite may spread rapidly and become difficult to control.

The Beyond the Yellow Ribbon-Hibbing/Chisholm committee partnered with the Hibbing Disabled American Veterans Chapter 3 to host their third Veteran Resource Fair in Chisholm, 1-6 p.m. Thursday, May 18.

Safety factors, weather conditions, air quality, personnel availability and environmental regulations are continually monitored before the burn to determine feasibility of moving forward with the prescribed burn, during and after the burn.

Volunteer photographer Lorie Shaull captured the awe-inspiring sandhill crane migration at Crex Meadows in Wisconsin. A DNR educator shared more about the ancient birds.

The proposed lease cancellation for a Bemidji Indian Health Service office is not expected to impact health care services, the Leech Lake Band said in a statement.

The restoration goals of the project aim to undo some of the water diversion decisions made a century ago in Minnesota that led to degradation of wetlands and peatlands.

North Memorial's three-year contract with Itasca County starts Jan. 1, 2026, but the nonprofit wanted to take over the municipal-run Nashwauk ambulance sooner.

The sound was loud enough to rattle windows, shake houses and set car alarms off — but its source is unclear, despite a 50-mile range of reports.

The IRRR will use the funding to expand the current MARTI pilot — a free on-demand automated micro-transit service in Grand Rapids — to make transit services more reliant, convenient and accessible in rural communities, including for wheelchair users.

The Grand Rapids City Council approved the sale of city land and tax increment financing, or TIF, for the project, led by an Alexandria-based business.

The county's Environmental Services department is urging residents to hold off on transporting any fire-damaged debris while they work with the MPCA for a temporary site.

The city formalized an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at its meeting Aug. 11, 2025. Mitigation activity is expected to continue through the month.

Minnesota's wild rice harvesting season opens Aug. 15. The DNR says some stands are behind schedule in normal development this year, while others suffered because of storms and flooding.

There will be food, games, prizes for game winners, DJ music and fun for all ages, organizers stated in a news release. The celebration is open to the public.

After the bystander rescue, the men returned to a staffed lodge on Joas Beach Road Northeast, where they were warmed with blankets and heaters.