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On a recent hot summer day, Paul Maier, a soon-to-be 9-year-old from Barnesville, confidently strode up to the center of a big stage at the Clay County Fair in northwest Minnesota.

Every July 1, hundreds of people flock to the small Manitoba town of Emerson. By noon, the town’s Main Street is decked out in red and white decor as a parade of maple-leaf-adorned vehicles honk their horns and toss candy to children

It started out as a normal fishing trip for Tom and John Connelly. The brothers put in on Saturday for what was supposed to be 10 days of paddling, camping and quiet in Quetico Provincial Park, just across the Canadian border from the Boundary Waters.

The two hosts of an all female-led gaming podcast boast a formidable following and serve as a welcoming portal for women to enter a community long dominated by men.

Farming is one of the industries with the highest risk for suicide. Mental health experts say financial pressures are a common reason why.

Despite these hyper-partisan times, Minnesota lawmakers MEAT in the middle as they ready a "big, beautiful, meat raffle bill" that would boost prize amounts to keep up with rising costs.

The bottleneck of boats in the Straits of Hormuz is hitting area farmers hard with rising costs and limited supply of things like diesel fuel and nitrogen fertilizer.

Native youth show off their designs at a fashion show in Northeast Minnesota. The event provided a platform for self-expression and Indigenous creativity.

An aging population and fewer professionals are driving one rural Minnesota community to step up firefighter recruiting efforts.

A tribe in western Minnesota fights to keep money-saving solar array, which generates electricity for its economic engine, Prairie's Edge Casino.