Plus: Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders appear to agree on a one-day special session for June 9, 2025; and the Minnesota Incident Command System wrapped up a week of wildfire training in Grand Rapids this week.

Plus: Summer EBT is now SUN Bucks and eligible families enrolled in certain programs will automatically be mailed new cards per school-age child; and nine Northland golf teams will compete at the state golf tournament next week.

And: Construction begins on a Highway 37 intersection near Cherry; northwestern MN landowners can apply for a conservation program; and 10 area organizations get Age-Friendly grants.

And: Reif Center plans outdoor expansion; comment sought on Pine River watershed plan amendment; and Minnesota's rural job vacancy rate eases but still needs improvement.

Plus: Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School's commencement ceremony included 12 students holding space for their missing and lost classmates; St. Louis County is looking for residents to serve on its mental health advisory board; and post-season softball and track sections are wrapping up with several Northland athletes heading to state.

With Northern Township planning to assess residents living along Lake Bemidji for a new wastewater treatment plant, the city of Bemidji is petitioning to annex and connect the same residents, who say questions about real costs for either project are unanswered.

And: A bear visits Main Avenue in Thief River Falls; Highway 169 J-turn construction starts Monday; Hermantown corridor study set for Monday; and registration soon for tech career pathway programs in Itasca County.

Plus: A McKinley City Council member is facing three felonies after allegedly disrupting power service to three Iron Range cities; St. Louis County assessors are setting up an alternate process for Fairbanks Township residents to appeal their 2025 valuations due to wildfire evacuations; Amazon is building a distribution facility in Grand Rapids; and drifting Canadian wildfire smoke is prompting air quality alerts in the Northland this weekend.

And: A Bemidji business owner faces a financial exploitation charge; and Northern Minnesota athletes to compete at boys tennis state tournament.

Plus: MnDOT will host a pre-construction open house ahead of a 3-year project on Highways 10 and 71; and Minnesota public health officials are sounding the alarm of alcohol misuse among women.