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Plus: The Red Lake Nation issued a statement seeking to clarify the justifications for impounding a Roseau man's vintage aircraft following an emergency landing within the reservation on Oct. 15, 2025.

Plus: 13 school districts in Northern Minnesota are going to voters for financial support on Nov. 4, 2025; and scores of Northland athletes will compete at the state cross country tournament this weekend.

The move keeps Ellison in lockstep with Gov. Tim Walz, who is also running for a third term. Ellison’s two prior statewide races were relatively close.

Delane Klemetsen and Chelsey Melander are running for I.S.D. 362, Littlefork-Big Falls, School Board.

In March, Trump directed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek information about suspected election crimes. The DOJ has since shared voter information it collected with the Department of Homeland Security.

Sixteen school districts and one township in the Northland will have special elections on Nov. 4, 2025. Early voting begins Sept. 19.

District I Rep. Perry Drift resigned Aug. 12, 2025, following a DWI arrest and months of turmoil following an altercation. This is the band's second special election this year.

Two Harbors elected a new city councilor, voters approved ballot measures in the Fisher and Nett Lake school districts and International Falls residents shot down a bonding measure.

The Tuesday, Aug. 12, election is the citizens’ latest attempt to have more say in the city’s budget.

Carlos A. Hernandez will serve out the remainder of former Chair Cathy Chavers' term. Chavers stepped down in January 2025 to focus on her mental health.