East Grand Forks

Minnesotans will vote on the permanent school fund amendment, and Northern Minnesotans will decide on local school and township questions in the 2026 midterm election.

Curtis Knutson and Leonard Vonasek are running for Polk County Commissioner District 2. Michael (Mike) Wedin and Dennis R. Boucher are running for Polk County Commissioner District 4.

Mino-bimaadiziwin is Ojibwe for "living a good life." Jennifer Compeau and Jason Gourneau shared how they moved from addiction to stability by leaning on culture.

Seven rural Northern Minnesota teams and nearly 90 student-athletes in total will compete Tuesday-Wednesday, June 9-10, 2026, on courses in and around the Twin Cities.

Area athletes to watch at the 2026 meet include Aitkin junior Ashley Asmus, Ely sophomore Violet Udovich and West Marshall seniors Emily Marquis and Markelle Pederson.

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.

The qualifiers span 27 Northern Minnesota teams and all 13 categories. Over 30 are repeat qualifiers, including five medalists and one reigning champion.

Firefighters observed heavy smoke in the hallways of the building. Crews quickly located the source of the fire in a second-floor room and fought the blaze.

East Grand Forks' Ruby Leach and Thief River Falls' Piper Greene and Braylee Wienen are 2025 consolation champions.

Fifteen individual athletes from Northern Minnesota competed in the girls tennis singles and doubles state tournament Thursday and Friday in the Twin Cities.