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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Citizen scientists use rain gauges to assuage information drought
April 07, 2026
Kenzel Levens, regional coordinator for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, tells how community members aid scientists in predicting fire and flood risk.
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MN Farmers Union sponsors town halls in Grand Rapids, Thief River Falls
April 03, 2026
The People’s Town Halls are an opportunity for the public to share how elected officials can help them meet their needs and build strong rural communities, the union said.
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Bill would allow small MN school districts to shrink school board size
March 13, 2026
Districts with fewer than a thousand students could ask voters to approve reducing board membership from six to five. Small districts often struggle to fill out their boards.
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Last Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party senator in rural Northland announces reelection bid
January 13, 2026
State Sen. Grant Hauschild announced he would run for a second term to represent District 3, which includes portions of Cook, Itasca, Lake, Koochiching and St. Louis counties.
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Trump, Stauber announce plan to end mining ban near Boundary Waters
January 12, 2026
The Trump administration determined the Biden administration did not properly notify Congress when it implemented a 20-year mining ban in the Superior National Forest.
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Bright Spot: Turning tragedy into hope through an annual hockey tournament
December 16, 2025
What began as a push for meaningful conversations turned into action, with hopes of making mental health struggles visible.
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Red Lake charter school partners with nonprofit to bring classroom on the water
November 17, 2025
Through a partnership with the Nature Conservancy, Endazhi-Nitaawiging, Red Lake’s first charter school, celebrated the arrival of its new pontoon with family boat rides and hot chocolate on Nov. 12.
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Environmental groups sue Hermantown over data center review process
November 05, 2025
In a lawsuit filed this month, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy joined the grassroots Stop the Hermantown Data Center group to demand further environmental review on a proposed data center.
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Service orgs review needs as Northern Minnesotans weather uncertain times
October 31, 2025
Uncertainty around SNAP benefits has brought a lot of attention to food insecurity. Nonprofits have to figure out how to meet growing needs, now and into the future.
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GoMARTI party celebrates launch of expanded rural autonomous transit
October 28, 2025
Seventy more stops, expanded hours and more vehicles in the fleet makes the free AV service available to more MN communities, including those on Leech Lake Reservation.
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