Up North Report

Plus: Beltrami commissioners learn of their options for the old county jail facility.

This week, News Director Chelsey Perkins talks about upcoming special elections, Essentia Health's plans to expand emergency departments in Virginia and Fosston, and the impact of federal funding instability on local tribal colleges.

News Director Chelsey Perkins catches up on what's happening in St. Paul with Report for Minnesota student journalists Yvette Higgins, Sam Siedow and Elias Thomas.

Plus: The Minnesota DNR set a five-fish bag limit for Upper Red Lake walleye this summer; and a state watchdog says bipartisan fraud control efforts at the Minnesota Capitol appear promising.

Plus: the Minnesota Department of Health lays off 170 employees, citing federal funding cuts.

And: An iconic Bemidji statue is heading to Illinois; DFL endorses Slipy for Senate District 6; and MnDOT will host an open house on Hwy. 371 construction in Hackensack.

Red Lake Nation College President Dan King and Leech Lake College President Helen Montgomery discussed tribal colleges' unique position in the higher education landscape amid a challenging federal funding environment.

And: Two public meetings are planned for next week on the Boswell Solar project in Cohasset; and new family resources centers are coming to St. Louis County.

Plus: A bipartisan bill to change the exemption process for schools with Native American mascots is making progress in the state Senate; and MnDOT and St. Louis County will host an informational meeting on road construction happening this year on Highway 53 in Eveleth.

This week, Reporter Larissa Donovan talks about a rural post office closure, upcoming special election, federal impacts on tribal colleges and the 20th anniversary of the Red Lake High School shooting.