Up North Report

Plus: Co-owner of The Pines in Grand Rapids Kyle Lussier was nominated for a James Beard award; the Minnesota DNR will accept comment on adjusting Aitkin County's public waters through Feb. 27; and MnDOT announced more than $76 million in transportation grants.

Plus: Nisswa City Council votes to censure Mayor Jennifer Carnahan and strip her of committee posts; and a general strike against ICE presence in Minnesota is Friday.

And: The Baxter City Council opposes MnDOT's plans for the Highway 371/210 intersection; and Rock Ridge hosts the first-ever high school broadcast in Ojibwe.

Plus: AG Keith Ellison remains committed to running for reelection; two candidates launch campaigns for MN House from the Arrowhead; and the U.S. Forest Service will maintain its closure order to reduce human-bear encounters in the BWCA.

Plus: A new pilot program to improve medical response time launched in northern St. Louis County; DNR plans to reduce statewide walleye possession limit; and the Bemidji State Beavers and Minnesota State Mavericks will face off at the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Face-Off Classic in Grand Rapids.

Three warehouses in Hibbing store over 3 million feet of core from over 20,000 holes drilled throughout Minnesota, keeping a "natural record" of the state's geology.

Plus: A northwestern MN egg cooperative aims for price stabilization, local resilience; and a Superior National Forest trail will close to allow sled dogs to haul materials.

Plus: Hundreds turn out for Mesabi Metallics environmental permits meeting.

Plus: Bemidji Mayor Jorge Prince wins national disaster leadership award.

Plus: State senators Grant Hauschild and Rob Farnsworth launched reelection campaigns; the Hibbing School District named a new acting superintendent; and the Rock Ridge High School will soon host the first high school hockey game broadcast in Ojibwe.