Upper Midwest Newsroom

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.

When summer rains brought springtime runoff level flows into Devils Lake this year, local officials found themselves in yet another emergency situation. After running from water for more than three decades - can the problems be solved?

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.

When you visit the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, you'll need some energy to not only to tour the inside exhibits, but to venture outside for a stroll on the boardwalk or the gently-sloped roof. Chef Candace Stock provides the fuel, thanks to her creative, Indigenous-themed dishes at her Salt and Scoria restaurant.

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.

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.

A slew of bills that would have offered companies behind data centers tax exemptions were defeated during the recently-completed legislative session.