Tornadoes touch down a day after northwest Minnesota hit with hurricane-force winds
“Mother Nature did remind us what it can do,” said a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
June 23, 2025
Yuen: What a Minnesota Vikings legend taught me about becoming a cabin owner
Alan Page was initially hesitant about cabin culture, but now he’s a convert. Here’s his advice.
AuthoredLaura Yuen
AuthoredLaura YuenJune 23, 2025
![Many of the cabins at Burntside Lodge, a family-owned resort in Ely, Minn., hug Burntside Lake. [by Kerri Westenberg]](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/DMYBPKCLGKNG6MNRYI6D26RYQQ.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Cleanup and restoration efforts underway in Bemidji
Outage maps on Sunday showed thousands of home still without electricity in Beltrami County.
June 22, 2025
State of emergency declared in Beltrami County after a powerful storm leaves thousands without power
Packing winds over 100 mph, the storm toppled transformers, trees and street lights in Bemidji. No injuries were reported, but some residents have been displaced.
June 21, 2025
What the first day of summer looked like across Minnesota
Minnesota Star Tribune reporters took in the sunshine and a bit of nature on the longest day of the year.
June 20, 2025
Storm survey crews confirm two tornadoes hit Lakes Country
A storm on Monday rolled across north central Minnesota. Crews on Tuesday confirmed the paths of two tornadoes.
June 18, 2025
Trial of state Sen. Nicole Mitchell postponed following lawmaker shootings
“We just believe this is not a good week to try this case,” Dane DeKrey, one of Mitchell’s attorneys, told the judge Monday.
June 16, 2025
Feds now want employees on leave to help fight wildfires. Here’s what it could mean for Minnesota.
The federal government wants to beef up wildfire support with employees put on leave.
June 11, 2025
![Jon Settergren, a Nisswa firefighter, talks with other firefighters and surveys the smoldered remains of a structure as part of the efforts to combat the Camp House wildfire in Brimson, Minn. on Thursday, May 15, 2025. ]
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DigiKey is one of largest foreign trade zones in country, mitigating some of its tariff costs
FTZs, as they are known, are a relatively small piece of the government’s trade designations, but interest in them is up because they can greatly reduce tariffs and other import fees.
June 11, 2025
A strawberry moon and a musical cowboy: Check out the Lakes Country newsletter’s one-year anniversary edition
From a rare bobcat to a rally to save PBS: Celebrating one full year of the dispatches from Lakes Country.
June 11, 2025
Protesters rally at Lakeland PBS in Bemidji to reject Trump’s attack on public broadcasting
Lakeland is the only station in the country to join the national PBS organization as a plaintiff in its lawsuit against Trump.
June 11, 2025
Staples-Motley athlete is a pole vaulter, rodeo cowboy, musician and, especially, an expert at mind control
Harnessing his own brainpower is key as Turner Beachy, who won the Class 1A pole vault title Tuesday, stays successfully involved in so many pursuits.
June 10, 2025
