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And: MN Pollution Control Agency taking comment on Itasca County's Smith Creek proposal; and Staples-Motley to start butchery program.

Plus: The Minnesota Attorney General is suing TikTok for violating consumer protection laws; and the International Falls city council is seeking public input on how to rebuild Smokey Bear Park after a fire destroyed its bandshell in 2024.

Plus: 4 girls were rescued after getting stranded on Lake Superior near Silver Bay; the Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers hosted their 49th annual show Aug. 15-17, 2025; MnDOT will host an open house Aug. 20 ahead of a 2027 project in downtown Crookston; and three Northern Minnesota cities received contamination cleanup grants.

The closure in McDavitt Township begins Monday, Aug. 25, and is expected to end Aug. 29.

Foxhaven in La Prairie will offer maintenance-free living for those 55+ as soon as November. Mill + Miss near West Rapids Elementary will start renting in spring 2027.

And: 15-year-old girl raped by a stranger in International Falls, charges say; Crow Wing County appoints first new attorney in decades and first female in role.

The Aug. 20, 2025, open house will detail the planned reconstruction project slated for 2027.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation estimated the westbound detour between Washington Avenue Southeast and Division Street will last four days.

Plus: Cass County Sheriff's Office IDs drowning victim, Diamond Point Park in Bemidji reopens; and DNR plans aerial herbicide spraying in Northern MN.

And: Federal auditors note "competing priorities" between logging and wildlife in the Department of Natural Resources.