Cook MN

Events this week include a car show in Grand Rapids, the Lakes Area Music Festival kickoff in Brainerd, Animal Tracks & Signs in Bagley and the Blackduck Woodcarvers Festival.

The Itasca Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting kickoff meetings July 22-24, 2025, as it begins the management planning process for two watersheds.

Events this week include Karaoke for a Cause in Grand Rapids, Pride Month in the Park in Brainerd, Lake Bemidji State Park pint night and kids' fishing day in Marcell.

Work in the 19-mile project area is expected to be complete in late September 2025.

Events this week include author talks in Brainerd and Bemidji, a breakfast buffet in Nashwauk, Blackberry Jam Fest, a septic health webinar and nature programs in Bemidji.

KAXE covered pushback on the LGBTQ+ community, changes in rural health care delivery, a coal ash spill at Boswell Energy Center, tribal land back efforts, helium mining and more.

Events this week include a puzzle swap, a concert for veterans, a comedian/hypnotist and more.

Jarrett Bundy and Kim Jirik are running for I.S.D. 2142, St. Louis County, School Board District 1.Leigh Backe and Chris Koivisto are running for Board District 4.Jessica Reinhardt and Kristin Zorn and running for Board District 6.

Erin "Ernie Nurmi" Danielson, Harold Johnston and Daniel Manick are running for Cook mayor.Ron Bushbaum, Memory Malone, Ivette Reing, Liza Root and Jesse Scofield are running for Cook City Council.

The center is intended to assist victims of flooding and severe storms June 16-July 4, 2024. The U.S. Small Business Administration also opened a business recovery center in Cook.