Plus: Sanford Health and North Memorial Health sign 10-year agreement with state AG for a merger; and the Beargrease sled dog race returns to “out-and-back” format for 2027 event.
Endazhi-Nitaawiging, a charter school on the Red Lake Nation, partnered with the Trust for Public Land for a new natural playground as part of a revamped schoolyard.
Plus: A paved trail wrapping Gull Lake is one small section away from completion; and Leech Lake celebrates a new family-oriented homeless shelter in Bena.
Plus: Lindell files recount lawsuit against secretary of state’s office; United Taconite received emission testing fine; Detroit Lakes sticker policy in limbo following split vote
Plus: High fish kills were reported this summer after prolonged heat and drought; and an iron reclamation project is underway at an abandoned Calumet mine.
A new state aid covers part of the operating levy for school districts that have lots of cabins. Some districts say they’ll offset the levy if voters approve it, meaning more money for the school, while taxes stay the same or go down.
Plus: Bemidji is closer to being the next home of a YMCA after a ceremonial groundbreaking; and local governments receive assistance to replace emerald ash borer-damaged trees.
Plus: Changes to ‘roadless rule’ could open areas of Superior National Forest to logging; and researchers consider climate change’s impacts on pathogen spread.
And: DFLer Trina Swanson to face Republican Rep. Stauber; a multigenerational election duo in Wadena; a Bagley pollworker’s thoughts on election security; and who to vote for in 2046.
Plus: More than 200 million early ballots for the primary have been received by local election officials; and the DNR reminds harvesters about the state’s green rice law.
Plus: Detroit Lakes’ School Board voted to remove rainbows from school property; and the Hubbard County Food Shelf is fundraising $2 million for a new building.
