Bemidji

A family member confirmed all three victims are in stable condition after they suffered gunshot wounds in Bemidji's Itasca Loop neighborhood on May 7, 2026.

Over 30 Northlanders from more than 20 schools earned "Spotlight on the Arts" awards to have their work featured at the state festival May 9, 2026, at Wayzata High School.

Events this week include plant sales in Bemidji, Hibbing Community Connect and a jazz festival in Brainerd.

Bemidji State University Alumni and Foundation launched the "Replant our Roots" campaign after 200 trees were toppled in the June 2025 windstorm.

Austin Claseman, 31, Bemidji, is a former charter school teacher and board member. He received a three-year sentence for distributing and possessing child sex abuse material.

The gift will upgrade learning technology and create endowments, new student scholarship funds and an innovation fund to support regional partnerships.

Bemidji's blighted rail corridor is slated to be the home of a future YMCA with a final $10 million fundraising push for the new facility.

Events this week include a webinar on mosquito ecology and a Mother's Day brunch at Buck Lake, north of Nashwauk.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival, Kemari, Monroe Crossing, and Merritt.

Women Explore Fire Day in Minnesota offers hands-on opportunities to learn more about volunteer, paid on-call and full-time positions in local fire departments in all regions.