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The meeting was an early step in the environmental review process required by state law for any proposed mines in Minnesota.

The walk on July 25, 2026, spanned 13 miles from Big Sandy Lake in McGregor to Tamarack, with women taking turns carrying a bucket of water.

The event was the 11th Gii-Ishkonigewag Pow Wow put on annually by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

A neighbor on Gun Lake called 911 after hearing calls for help and seeing a person struggling. Other neighbors joined rescue efforts and brough Randy Benson to shore.

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.

The Republicans and DFLers hosted precinct caucus meetings across the region on Feb. 3, 2026.

Two Northland athletes medaled at the 2025 state cross-country meet, and six others finished in the top 20.

Twelve Northern Minnesota teams will race in the Twin Cities on Nov. 1, 2025, plus 37 individual qualifiers from across the Northland.

If you've never tried an exotic dish made from beaver, bear, elk, moose or gray squirrel, you may want to put the Tamarack Sportsmen's Club Wild Game Dinner on your calendar for next year.

The Aitkin County Sheriff's Office stated the plane went down a half-mile from the McGregor Airport due to an apparent power failure on Oct. 5, 2025.