And: MN Pollution Control Agency taking comment on Itasca County's Smith Creek proposal; and Staples-Motley to start butchery program.

Plus: The Minnesota Attorney General is suing TikTok for violating consumer protection laws; and the International Falls city council is seeking public input on how to rebuild Smokey Bear Park after a fire destroyed its bandshell in 2024.

Plus: 4 girls were rescued after getting stranded on Lake Superior near Silver Bay; the Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers hosted their 49th annual show Aug. 15-17, 2025; MnDOT will host an open house Aug. 20 ahead of a 2027 project in downtown Crookston; and three Northern Minnesota cities received contamination cleanup grants.

Foxhaven in La Prairie will offer maintenance-free living for those 55+ as soon as November. Mill + Miss near West Rapids Elementary will start renting in spring 2027.

Plus: Gov. Tim Walz authorized Beltrami County's request to use the state's disaster relief account; Anderson Brothers Construction in Brainerd can no longer bid on major government projects; and over $1 million in federal funds are earmarked for Northern Minnesota child care organizations.

And: 15-year-old girl raped by a stranger in International Falls, charges say; Crow Wing County appoints first new attorney in decades and first female in role.

Plus: The remains of two people were found inside in Outing; a handful of northern Minnesota cities and school districts held special elections on Aug. 12, 2025; and a Judiciary committee recommends three attorneys as candidates for a Roseau County judicial vacancy.

Plus: Cass County Sheriff's Office IDs drowning victim, Diamond Point Park in Bemidji reopens; and DNR plans aerial herbicide spraying in Northern MN.

And: Federal auditors note "competing priorities" between logging and wildlife in the Department of Natural Resources.

Assistant scientist Lienne Sethna from the St. Croix Watershed Research Station explains why protected lakes are threatened by toxic algal blooms.