Northwest Minnesota

The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the 400 block of Wood Avenue on the report of a possible garage fire.

Events this week also include the opening of Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd, performances of "Cabaret" in Park Rapids and the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival.

The Mask and Rose Theater in Puposky presents a Historical Fashion Show fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2026.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Between Howls, The Bitter Spills, Six Mile Grove, and Project: Constellation.

Mino-bimaadiziwin is Ojibwe for "living a good life." Jennifer Compeau and Jason Gourneau shared how they moved from addiction to stability by leaning on culture.

Michael Brown has undergone two surgeries and is recovering at Sanford Health Hospital in Fargo after a Bemidji Police Department squad struck him July 15, 2026.

Forty-six lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands were added, including Big Stony Lake near Park Rapids, Emily Lake in Crow Wing County and Birch Lake in Hackensack.

Financial assistance and tax breaks are available to tornado-impacted residents as the community works toward rebuilding after an EF-2 twister.

The American Veterinary Medical Association is reminding people to be mindful of the impacts of wildfire smoke on animals, too, amid hazardous air quality in Northern Minnesota.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency meteorologist Ryan Lueck explains how the PCA measures air quality and puts the record-breaking smoke event into context.