Fishing is a $4 billion industry in the state of Minnesota. With a good crop of minnows this spring after last year's shortage, Northern Minnesotans in the bait industry share their views and concerns with KAXE's Larissa Donovan.

And: Itasca County's early childhood program Early EDge is cutting classrooms; and a U.S. House panel scraps Boundary Waters protection from mining.

This week, News Director Chelsey Perkins talks about the controversy over the summertime closure of Bridge on 7th, a homeless shelter in Brainerd, and why community members are speaking out.

Plus: The National Association of Letter Carriers' "Stamp Out Hunger" campaign to benefit area food shelves is May 10, 2025; and 32 students from Northern Minnesota will display their art at the Minnesota State High School League's Visual Art State Festival in Golden Valley.

News Director Chelsey Perkins has one last check-in on what's happening in St. Paul with Report for Minnesota student journalists Yvette Higgins, Sam Siedow and Elias Thomas.

Plus: "Blue Dog" DFLers vote to change paid sick leave law, and the Lakes Area Music Festival is among the organizations that will not receive promised grant funds from the National Endowment of the Arts.

And: U.S. wouldn't see "bang for buck" in reviving coal; and moms fish free Mother's Day weekend.

Plus: the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for six counties in far northwest Minnesota; Greenway Schools join other districts in region making staff cuts; a coalition is working to end forced labor in the state's prisons; and thousands of students are expected to participate in Bike to School Day on May 7, 2025.

People like William, George and Jeffery don't know where they'll live over the summer in the wake of a camping ban and the City Council's rejection of a plan to keep the shelter open year-round.

Plus: Drivers on Highway 371 in Hackensack can expect daily lane closures beginning May 5; Hibbing Public Utilities will host a landowner-specific information meeting May 7 on its planned new overhead transmission line; and a shooting contest of Easter bunny Peeps draws new and old friends to the Northland Sports Park each year in Bemidji.