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The projects are among 15 in Northern Minnesota included in Senate appropriations legislation that now goes to the House of Representatives for a vote.

Healthy people ages 18-35 can go to the Dairy Queen in Grand Rapids on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Cheek swabs will be provided to see if you can be a match to save a life.

University of Minnesota rising senior Dani Fraher was an intern at KAXE in the summer of 2025 through Report for Minnesota and the Minnesota Journalism Center.

Plus: 4 girls were rescued after getting stranded on Lake Superior near Silver Bay; the Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers hosted their 49th annual show Aug. 15-17, 2025; MnDOT will host an open house Aug. 20 ahead of a 2027 project in downtown Crookston; and three Northern Minnesota cities received contamination cleanup grants.

Agricultural heritage was on full display near the Itasca State Park Aug. 15-17, 2025.

The Itasca County Sheriff's Office said the crash was on Prairie Lake Road on Aug. 17, 2025.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office said the girls, whose ages ranged from 8 to 14, were returned safely to their parents after a helicopter rescue.

The closure in McDavitt Township begins Monday, Aug. 25, and is expected to end Aug. 29.

A boulder riffle and new culverts would allow fish passage upstream and allow for sediments to more naturally flow downstream.

The city is exploring its options after a fire destroyed the park's bandshell.