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Bemidji

Walz tours Bemidji storm damage, praises ‘neighbors helping neighbors’

He fears insurance will fall short, as utility crews and arborists swarm Beltrami County to help clean up.
June 25, 2025

Bemidji

Tornadoes touch down a day after northwest Minnesota hit with hurricane-force winds

“Mother Nature did remind us what it can do,” said a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
June 24, 2025

Bemidji

Tolkkinen: Bemidji will go on, but dang we’ll miss all those trees

The city and Beltrami County have declared a state of emergency while they recover from hurricane-force winds.
AuthoredKaren Tolkkinen
June 24, 2025

Culture

Yuen: What a Minnesota Vikings legend taught me about becoming a cabin owner

Alan Page was initially hesitant about cabin culture, but now he’s a convert. Here’s his advice.
AuthoredLaura Yuen
June 23, 2025
Many of the cabins at Burntside Lodge, a family-owned resort in Ely, Minn., hug Burntside Lake. [by Kerri Westenberg]

Bemidji

Cleanup and restoration efforts underway in Bemidji

Outage maps on Sunday showed thousands of home still without electricity in Beltrami County.
June 22, 2025

Greater Minnesota

State of emergency declared in Beltrami County after a powerful storm leaves thousands without power

Packing winds over 100 mph, the storm toppled transformers, trees and street lights in Bemidji. No injuries were reported, but some residents have been displaced.
June 21, 2025

Greater Minnesota

What the first day of summer looked like across Minnesota

Minnesota Star Tribune reporters took in the sunshine and a bit of nature on the longest day of the year.
June 20, 2025

Greater Minnesota

Storm survey crews confirm two tornadoes hit Lakes Country

A storm on Monday rolled across north central Minnesota. Crews on Tuesday confirmed the paths of two tornadoes.
June 18, 2025

Politics

Trial of state Sen. Nicole Mitchell postponed following lawmaker shootings

“We just believe this is not a good week to try this case,” Dane DeKrey, one of Mitchell’s attorneys, told the judge Monday.
June 16, 2025

Outdoors

Feds now want employees on leave to help fight wildfires. Here’s what it could mean for Minnesota.

The federal government wants to beef up wildfire support with employees put on leave.
June 11, 2025
Jon Settergren, a Nisswa firefighter, talks with other firefighters and surveys the smoldered remains of a structure as part of the efforts to combat the Camp House wildfire in Brimson, Minn. on Thursday, May 15, 2025. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com

Business

DigiKey is one of largest foreign trade zones in country, mitigating some of its tariff costs

FTZs, as they are known, are a relatively small piece of the government’s trade designations, but interest in them is up because they can greatly reduce tariffs and other import fees.
June 11, 2025

Bemidji

A strawberry moon and a musical cowboy: Check out the Lakes Country newsletter’s one-year anniversary edition

From a rare bobcat to a rally to save PBS: Celebrating one full year of the dispatches from Lakes Country.
June 11, 2025
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