Northwest Minnesota

The Kelliher/Northome Mustangs' only loss this season was in December 2025 to Mountain Iron-Buhl, 100-90, and the Rangers' only loss was in February to Rock Ridge, 79-67.

Warroad and Moorhead won the 2026 boys hockey titles, marking the first back-to-back all Northland champions in the two-class era.

Prosecutors now allege John Tobias, 58 of rural Park Rapids, also left a threatening voicemail for state Rep. Krista Knudsen of Lake Shore.

The DNR is proposing two sets of changes in Itasca State Park to expand overnight camping and winter recreation, as well as protect Lake Itasca's shoreline.

The Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce's annual trip to St. Paul on March 5, 2026, included many first-time visitors who advocated on local issues.

Beltrami County Emergency Management is seeking public input as it works to update its hazard mitigation plan for events like floods, drought and severe windstorms.

Events this week include an open house for Superior National Forest in Aurora and the start of a new season of Bemidji Adventures in Lifelong Learning.

KAXE kicks off its 50th birthday year with locally produced beers from Klockow Brewing in Grand Rapids, Bemidji Brewing in Bemidji and Jack Pine Brewery in Baxter.

In a March 5, 2026, update, owner Molly Luther wrote that authorities determined the phone call came from outside the community and there was no ongoing threat.

The Nemeth Art Center in Park Rapids was named as one of the recipients of the spring 2025 grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.