Lake of the Woods County

The designation applies in Beltrami, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods and St. Louis counties.

Red Lake and four other Northern Minnesota counties are classified as legal deserts, with fewer than one practicing attorney per 1,000 residents.

Lake of the Woods County sheriff's deputies responded to the park July 31, 2026, on report of an abandoned vehicle. The registered owner's body was found three hours later.

Duran, a Republican from Bemidji, was first elected to the Minnesota Legislature in 2024.

The agency states the new process will more closely align with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol measures for entering the U.S. in remote areas.

The man reported being surrounded by 400 feet of open water while standing on thin ice with a portable fish house.

The executive director of the Nameless Coalition for the Homeless and former Beltrami County commissioner posted a video on social media, saying he will seek the seat.

Five Northern Minnesota soil and water conservation districts were awarded funds to help prevent and clean up garbage and other waste left on the ice.

On Oct. 18, 2025, 69-year-old Brian Herridge of Minnesota and 69-year-old Lorie Bryngelson of Colorado went into the water when the boat capsized.

Aitkin, Badger, Clearbrook-Gonvick, Cook County, Crosby-Ironton, Deer River, Hibbing, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, Wadena-Deer Creek, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, Warroad & Win-E-Mac are the districts with special elections.