Up North Report

Plus: Drought persists despite record rain; and U.S. Small Business Administration expands drought disaster loan eligibility to businesses in more Northern Minnesota counties.

Plus: State disaster assistance is available to counties near BWCAW fires; and the IRRR is piloting a program to rehabilitate tax-forfeited properties.

Plus: 4 Northland teams are headed to the state volleyball tournament.

Marine veteran Merwin Perkins, who served in the Korean War battle in the Chosin Reservoir, is among those memorialized with a mannequin and display at the Camp Ripley museum.

Plus: Northland high school athletes compete in soccer and cross-country state tourneys.

District 7A Rep. Spencer Igo of Wabana Township is headed back to St. Paul for his fourth term, where he will face a new Democrat trifecta in Minnesota.

Plus: Cities like Hibbing and Brainerd experienced record-breaking weather this week.

Plus: Gov.-elect Klobuchar and Sen.-elect Flanagan hold first press conferences, outlining goals for new roles.

Plus: Walz to open administration's final deer season in Grand Rapids.

Plus: Sheriff Bryan Welk reelected in Cass County; Itasca County commissioner districts flip in rematches; and constitutional amendment passes, but local school funding measures fail.

Plus: Northland high school athletes compete in soccer and cross-country state tourneys.

To make Election Day hassle-free for voters across the state, election officials work behind the scenes to bring the big day to life.

Plus: Longtime election workers highlight need for more volunteers; and Rock Ridge is back-to-back state tennis champs.

Plus: DNR takes public comments on the scram mining project and historic building demolition at the former Hill Annex Mine State Park.

Plus: Federal loans available for businesses affected by Boundary Waters summer wildfires.

Plus: Hwy 210/Washington Street reopens in Brainerd.

Plus: Zebra mussels found in Waubon area lake; New scholarships announced for clean energy jobs; and four Northland soccer teams will compete at state.

Baylor Short is part of a research project studying how forward-facing sonar could be putting Leech Lake’s muskies at risk.

Plus: Greenway community fund grows; and October is "Leave the Leaves" month.

Plus: Red Lake Nation boy wrongly listed as dead by feds; Rock Ridge, Pequot, Thief River Falls to compete in girls state tennis tournament.

Plus: Rural pathway studies show regional education retains young people in Northern MN.

Plus: Longtime North Country priest designated a "Servant of God."

Plus: Cass County sheriff candidates issue video statements addressing a January 2026 complaint; and Minnesota's public defenders are struggling under heavy caseloads.

The Census Bureau is proposing making significant changes to the 2030 census. Minnesotans for the American Community Survey is raising awareness of the potential impacts.