Northwest Minnesota

Site preparation for future development includes demolishing three structures in various stages of decay. The work will make room for a new YMCA and 98-room hotel.

Two systems bringing snow to Northern Minnesota Dec. 8-10, 2025, will bring at least a few inches to nearly everyone, with somewhere in the Arrowhead getting dumped on.

Counties, cities and school districts host these meetings at the end of each year, after proposed property tax statements are sent out with tax estimates based on the proposed levies.

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

Child care providers, local officials and families discussed the high costs of child care and the low wages of child care workers during the Bemidji Affordability Forum on Dec. 3, 2025.

Two staff members were in the lab when the fire ignited. One of them received minor burns and was medically evaluated and released.

Firefighters observed heavy smoke in the hallways of the building. Crews quickly located the source of the fire in a second-floor room and fought the blaze.

Events this week include Fireside Movie Night and Learn to Curl in Grand Rapids, electronics recycling in Deerwood and tuba Christmas concerts in Virginia and Brainerd.

After arbitrators found no breach of contract with Essentia Health ending labor and delivery services at Fosston, the city announced it is seeking to end the provider's role in the hospital.

Loon Country Arts needed a new location as a result of this summer's devastating derecho in Bemidji. It's now located in the Carnegie Library starting Dec. 3, 2025.