Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she will work to steer federal money to Beltrami County following severe storms. She says even though the Federal Emergency Management Agency determined the damage was not extensive enough to warrant federal disaster aid, there are other things that can be done in Washington to help the area.

Forecasters continue to monitor the potential for another round of Canadian wildfire smoke to affect Minnesota this weekend.

Prosecutors are seeking an aggravated sentence for a former jail nurse charged in an inmate's death.

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