Vaccinations Urged Once Again as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Climb

COVID-19 cases have escalated in Minnesota and the rest of the country as the new delta variant continues to spread. Many states have offered incentives for people to get...

NW Minnesota Man Charged with Murder in Stabbing Death of Wife

Criminal charges against a northwestern Minnesota man allege he fatally stabbed his wife following numerous fights during a deteriorating relationship. Eric Reinbold,...

Cass Lake IHS Hosting Walking Shield, a No-Cost Health Care Event

The 2021 Walking Shield event, which provides health care to the public at no cost, kicked off today in Cass Lake. The event is in partnership with many organizations and...

Crow Wing County Fair Opens with Military Day

For the first time since 2019, residents and visitors flocked the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds to kick off the five-day celebration. Each day of the 148th Crow Wing...

Northwoods Adventure: 2021 Dragon Boat Festival Preparations Underway

Final preparations are underway for this year’s Dragon Boat Festival. The 15th annual Dragon Boat Festival is officially back on in Bemidji after not being hosted...

1,667 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 New Deaths Reported Tuesday in MN

The state today reported 1,667 new coronavirus cases and four new deaths. These figures are for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday as the state no longer reports data on the...

Victims Who Died in Wadena House Fire Identified

UPDATE: The people who died in a house fire in Wadena Township on Sunday, August 1 have been identified. Michael Black, 46, and Paula Black, 42, were both of rural...

Bemidji Boys & Girls Club to Host National Night Out with Bemidji Police Department

The Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area along with the Bemidji Police Department will host National Night Out. The event will be Tuesday, August 3rd from 5:30 –...

Former Police Officers Charged in Floyd’s Death Want Separate Trial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three of the former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are asking that their federal trials be...

Minnesota Attorney General Launches Unit to Review Wrongful Convictions

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and metro prosecutors announced the launch of a new unit on Tuesday that would review potentially wrongful...

Warroad’s Shaugabay Announces Commitment to UMD

Originally aired August 2, 2021 on Lakeland News