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The St. Louis County landfill in Virginia will use heat generated by garbage to heat a future wastewater treatment plant that will treat contaminants like PFAS.

The MN bill would introduce a tiered system, with a new gross misdemeanor category for physical assaults against first responders without requiring to show bodily harm.

The Itasca County-based organization will name its Volunteer of the Year at a Community Impact celebration on May 22, 2025.

The Beltrami County Board heard from the Kitchigami Regional Library System and Beltrami County Historical Society after voting to reduce funding for the institutions in 2026.

Minnesota's Office of the Legislative Auditor has identified “continued and pervasive concerns” with grant-making practices at the Behavioral Health Administration.

The Bemidji Public Library is cutting its staff and reducing its hours following significant reductions in funding from Beltrami County.

A bill introduced by Rep. Josh Heintzeman would require the DNR to grant an easement that would allow June Lake LLC to access its landlocked parcels to build rental cabins.

Zebra mussel poop seems to be fueling rising mercury levels in walleye and perch.

Recently awarded a $2.7M state grant, Leech Lake Financial Services' Wealth Creation Model aims to provide affordable housing and spur local workforce development.

In tandem with the Rural Health Transformation Fund, Republicans in Congress passed sweeping Medicaid cuts set to kick in this year.

On Feb. 24, 2026, Gov. Tim Walz announced a 15-point package that includes a ban on assault-style weapons, high-capacity magazines and additional school safety measures.

People filled the chairs, stood in the doorway and sat on the floor in Grand Rapids City Council chambers, and commissioners said it might have been the most well-attended Human Rights Commission meeting ever.

A century-old headstone was also replaced in Maple Hill Cemetery to properly recognize Cpl. Norman Kenneth Bawks, a WWI soldier killed in action days before the war ended in 1918.

A myriad of challenges has many rural ambulance services bleeding money, and providers say emergency aid from the state is not enough and doesn't address the larger issues.

The YMCA will sublease one of its classrooms in the Itasca Resource Center in Grand Rapids, and Early EDge will use the space to teach and care for 3-year-olds.

Dr. Matthew Hallanger, an emergency medicine physician at Sanford Health-Bemidji, discusses what he's seeing and how to prevent illness from spreading.

The union hosted 10 town halls across the state, with three in Northern Minnesota. They noted seven themes in the new report.

Destructive storms with wind gusts over 100 miles per hour knocked out power for tens of thousands of northwestern Minnesotans in and around Bemidji on Saturday, June 21.

School board accepts 4 early buyouts with $10,000 incentive, but rejects the same agreement with principals.

Events culminated in the governor launching from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cross Lake Recreation Area, along with all four Minnesota Legislature leaders from both parties.