All Episodes

Lake County lifting most fire evacuations; E. coli at Bena Beach

Person dies in St. Louis County jail; Outside groups spend $20M in MN’s Senate primary

Woman dies after crash into lake; Crosslake Post Office moves operations

Tornado touches down near Debs; Fire evacuation zones near BWCAW lifted

How mental health, substance use impact Indigenous incarceration rates

State attempts to recover Camp House Fire costs; Crews deploy sprinklers in Superior National Forest

Boelter sentenced in killing of Hortmans; 2 burned in Bemidji camper fire

Trump freezes Medicaid payments to MN; Ag water quality program under review

ICE detained 7 men last week in Bemidji; Family of man hit by police squad seeks answers

Ball Club celebrates, heals with annual powwow; No charges expected in Flanders Fire

Minnesota underground mine in Tamarack reaches public review for first time

Woman’s body found in ditch near Ball Club; Brainerd area mourns after youth suicides

ICE conducts operation in Bemidji; Red Lake Nation reelects Seki

Bemidji police squad hits pedestrian; Wildfires continue in BWCA

BWCA, Superior Nat’l Forest fires spread; Election offices prep without fed support

Entire BWCA closes Tuesday due to fires; Dangerous heat in the Northland

Drought plagues northern MN despite storms

Beltrami sheriff shares water safety tips; Cleanup continues after DL-area tornado

Hall of fame fishing guide Neustrom dies; Pequot Lakes passes data center moratorium

2nd death at Palisade Head; 5 new wildfires in Superior National Forest

2nd water-related death in Beltrami County; Tornado confirmed in DL

Fatalities in region over Fourth of July; former Rock Ridge dean faces new charges

Plans for Pequot Lakes’ Stars and Stripes Days come together for 250th

MN may face $250M in SNAP costs; Mushroom farm family launches new market

2 injured in St. Louis County crash; Brief tornado confirmed near Cotton

News Director interviews Itasca County Board District 1 candidates

Fatal motorcycle crash near Nisswa; Primary election preview

Another round of storms knocks out power for thousands; White Earth, USFWS sign new agreement

Fatal crash shuts down Hwy 169; Wind destroys Bemidji Water Carnival tent

Minnesotans warned of deceptive health plans; Heat on the way, storms possible

Grand Rapids Area Library receives $30k Donation; Google hosts data center open house

Virginia confronts budget woes; Fosston, Essentia must continue talks

Escapee gets prison time; Crow Wing ICE agreements draw ire, support

Crashes claim Northland lives; Judge quashes subpoenas in immigration probe

North Star Student: Win-E-Mac’s Paige Breitbach is ‘easy to cheer for’

Tracking 2026 women gubernatorial candidates; Authentic rural connections aim of concert tour

Nevis man sentenced for allowing unregistered voters to vote; Rep. Stauber visits Hibbing

Gilbert seeks solutions for crime spike; MN farmers lobby for Farm Bill provisions

Feds charge 15 anti-ICE activists; ICE activity reported in Park Rapids

Motorcycle crash kills Saginaw man; Blackduck votes to disband its PD

MN resumes payments to most Medicaid providers; Online hate still swirls year after MN assassinations

Shooting death reported in Fosston; Man drowns in Aitkin County lake

Plane crashes into Coleraine lake; Enhanced severe weather risk on tap

Up North Lookback 1976: Murder suspect slashes wrists; Breezy Point supper club burns down

Paul Bunyan Playhouse returns for 75th season of summer stock theater

Charges filed in case of shot Itasca deputy; BWCAW campfire ban in effect

Red Lake returns plane to Roseau pilot; MN to disenroll 3K Medicaid providers

Local primary elections take shape; Feds issue guidelines for Medicaid work rules

Birch Bay Fire burns 30-35 acres; Lisa Demuth to run in GOP primary

Burnsville man drowns in Emily; Qualls, Schwarze endorsed by GOP; Klobuchar, Flanagan by DFL

Up North Lookback 1976: Arrest in murder of Bemidji teen; Escaped WV prisoner found in cabin

Grand Rapids aims to open municipal cannabis dispensary by July 2027

Deadline approaches for Bemidji derecho forest recovery help; State, U of M transfer Cloquet Forestry Center to Fond du Lac

Man’s body recovered at Palisade Head; Brainerd graduation will include drum ceremony

Trek North hosts 3rd annual powwow; DNR electronic licensing system launch set for June 9

Near record-breaking heat expected in Northland; Kitchigami Regional Library System fires 2 managers

Bankruptcy on rise for MN farmers; Crow Wing County warns of scams after Flanders Fire

Up North Lookback 1976: Man pulls gun on firefighter; Drought causes $600M in farm losses

New research project aims to map, record Minnesota’s dozen tick species

Senate reverses mining ban near BWCAW; Iron Range manufacturer to close

S-M passes referendum, Aitkin’s fails; St. Louis County finds workaround to use PLAs

Smith urges colleagues to protect BWCA in Senate floor speech; Rock Ridge sticks to 5 day week

Hibbing woman dies after self-inflicted fire; St. Louis County authorities seek missing man near Greaney

North Star Students: N-K’s Maddy, Abby Koivisto are ‘shining examples’

Reforest Bemidji sees ‘overwhelming response’; Red Lake Nation College gets $7M grant

Hibbing School Board approves $1.5 million in staff cuts; Beltrami County seeks legislative fix to disaster aid

Carlton County sheriff to retire; Bill aims to protect wild rice from boaters

Brainerd overnight shelter to remain open this summer; MN Chief Justice to retire

Aitkin School Board accepts principal resignation; Rural EMS crews push for state aid

Specialized mental health treatment court kicks off in Itasca County

Partners call Grand Rapids research office closure a major loss; Sen. Klobuchar visits Bemidji

Remer grass fire burns 40 acres; USFS Grand Rapids research office to close

Becker County IDs boy and his father in murder-suicide; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe bands host primary elections

2 shot to death in rural Becker County; Sebeka mourns woman killed in crash

2 killed in head-on crash on Highway 71 in Park Rapids; Train derailment near Warroad prompts evacuation

Study provides greater detail on Northern Minnesota’s housing needs

Cass Lake sawmill destroyed in fire; Hibbing Public Schools hosts hearing on closing Greenhaven

Deerwood mayor dies unexpectedly at age 74; Park Rapids woman pleads guilty as accomplice in stabbing

MN sues over access to evidence in shootings by federal agents

Nevis man pleads guilty to election crime; Incumbent state Sen. Paul Utke fails to gain party endorsement

Red Lake woman killed in rollover crash near TRF; Bemidji man ID’d as victim in Mississippi River crash

Task forces on lowering health care costs take flight; MN contends with slower population growth

Missing International Falls man confirmed dead; Hibbing union, school district make deal, avoid strike

Hibbing school support staff to strike; MN North names new president

Bemidji Area Schools hosts J.W. Smith closure Q&A; Northern MN lawmakers introduce liquor bills

Fire prompts evacuations of 3 Lutsen townhomes; Nearly 90 acres returned to Grand Portage Band

1 dead following Breezy Point fire; Flight cancellations cause improptu road trip for DL students

Bemidji Fire braces for spring wildfire season, months after major storm

Judge declines to dismiss charges in Beltrami County jail death; Stauber introduced Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act

Rural housing fixes included in US Senate bill; Cannabis plans in LaPrairie nixed

MN accepts settlement with Lyft over disability discrimination; State lawmakers contend with federal Medicaid changes

MDH study shows uninsured rate on the rise; state Senate considers bill giving inherent rights to wild rice

Man dies in snowmobile crash north of Orr; 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide in I-Falls

North Star Student: 1 season left in S-M’s Ronnie Noska’s ‘amazing’ tennis career

Bemidji Day returns to the MN Capitol; Beltrami County seeks input on hazard plan

At the Capitol: Fraud bills, slowing speeders, student cellphones, gun control

Bomb threat closes Park Rapids restaurant; Hibbing moves ahead with school closure

Meet the 2026 Report for Minnesota interns covering the state Capitol

Residents displaced after Staples apartment fire; Driver crashes into Lakewood ER doors

Bemidji program leaders, parents grapple with potential closure of J.W.

Osage woman ID’d as victim in Feb. 18 fire; Roseau pilot awaiting day in Red Lake court

Jury finds Red Lake mom guilty of murder, arson; 4 killed, 1 injured in crash near Grand Casino Mille Lacs

Fleet Farm to change gun policies under settlement; Nisswa again looking for new administrator

Public speaks on possible Bemidji school closure; PUC won’t reopen MN Power sale

Itasca County fatal hit-and-run case to go to trial in 2026; New roadmap says MN’s fraud issue spans 50 years

New program in Arrowhead helps adults explore new career paths

Bemidji school board accepts purchase offer for Central Elementary; Fraud control back in focus at MN Capitol

Woman dies in Osage house fire; Brainerd man to serve life sentence for murder

Federal judge issues order ahead of Eichorn’s jury trial; Igo introduces bill to extend unemployment for miners

MinnPost reporter Matthew Blake previews the MN Legislature

One found dead in Beltrami County house fire; Lawmakers start 2026 session remembering Rep. Hortman

Sheriff defends ICE using duplicate license plates in Brainerd area enforcement

Longville community mourns death of local official; Hibbing, union work out labor dispute

Border Czar Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge; Deer River votes down 4-day school week

MN’s constitutional stress test; Baxter’s Hwy 371 overpass moves forward

66-year-old man missing from International Falls; Polk County K-9 euthanized

Questions surround 4-day school weeks, despite growing popularity

Lumber giants finalize merger as Bemidji mill lawsuits continue; Hibbing city workers’ union files intent to strike

County attorneys nix sheriff-ICE proposal; MN lacks authority in White Earth cannabis case

Snowmobiler dies in crash north of Orr; 700 immigration agents leaving MN

Man dies in St. Louis County’s custody; In new fraud efforts, state to train 160+ staffers for site checks

2 killed in Hermantown housing complex explosion; Rural Cass Lake couple killed after train strikes vehicle

Brainerd HS students walk out in support of ‘ICE Out’ strike; St. Louis County seeks man ‘mistakenly released’ from Itasca Jail

2 arrested by ICE at Brainerd restaurant appear in court; Walz bans weapons from Capitol

Klobuchar launches campaign for governor; Federal attorneys urge court to deny MN’s order pausing ICE surge

Brainerd community hosts vigil outside El Potro; Red Lake descendant faces federal charge after ICE arrest

Cass County ICE agreement is ‘null and void’; Republican Madel drops out of governor race

ICE arrests 4 in downtown Brainerd; Judge hears arguments to consider pause on Operation Metro Surge

Hibbing pursuing lead line identification at faster rate than most of MN

Thousands gather in Minneapolis for ‘ICE Out’ Day; 2 NW MN sheriffs announce retirement plans

Klobuchar files paperwork for governor run; House passes reversal of mining ban

Dangerous cold impacting Northern MN; Former sportscaster Tafoya launches Senate campaign

St. Louis County IDs man found dead in structure fire; Trump admin subpoenas MN officials

MDH report shows most maternal mortality is preventable; Aitkin County man free after 26 years behind bars

DNR’s Drill Core Library drives discoveries by preserving the past

Boswell solar project gains approval; Northern MN school districts to merge

Tensions flare after another ICE shooting in Minneapolis; Enbridge, DNR reach agreement on Line 3 breach enforcement

Aitkin to take another stab at school referendum; Itasca legislators preview session at GR event

Top fraud prosecutors quit MN U.S. Attorney’s office; State lawmaker announces filing to impeach Gov. Walz

Northern Minnesotans turn out for anti-ICE demonstrations; State and local leaders react to heightened ICE presence

Your property tax statement explained, Part 3: Refunds and learning more

More layoffs planned at HibTac; Trump admin says mining ban near BWCA was ‘illegal’

BCA barred from investigating ICE shooting; Hibbing schools losing superintendent, business manager

Walz urges calm after ICE killing; Auditor flags concerns in Behavioral Health Administration

Walz slams Trump, MN GOPers in news conference; Zupancich launches state senate campaign

Walz ends reelection campaign; GOP state Rep. Bennett ends governor race

Bemidji Area Reporter Larissa Donovan reflects on 2025