Government & Politics

A motion to close and consolidate the Bemidji school, dispersing students to other area elementaries serving kindergarten through third grade, failed to pass on a 3-3 vote.

The city and Google jointly agreed to an updated alternative urban areawide review study with a smaller geographic footprint than last fall’s study.

The rally highlighted the importance of budgetary decisions this session that would affect providers and disabled people in their ability to get the care they need.

Thirteen states, including Minnesota, cover weight loss medications for obesity treatments through Medicaid, according to Kaiser's 2025 Medicaid budget survey.

Organizers of the event estimated that as many as 200,000 people gathered, making it the largest protest in Minnesota history.

A flaw in last year’s language allowed organic reduction facilities to hold a non-enbalmed body for only 24 hours, which makes it hard for them to offer the reduction service.

The bill would establish an advisory board to study the impacts of autonomous vehicles, create a state permitting process and require a human operator while policy is still developing.

Businesses with fewer than 50 employees that operate a physical location, including licensed home businesses and small farms, would be eligible for aid.

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

St. Louis County has received three rounds of funding from the class-action opioid settlement and is seeking program ideas that assist people in the criminal justice system.