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Crews clean up debris and trees on Minnesota Avenue in the aftermath of the straight-line wind storm in Bemidji on June 21, 2025.
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Bemidji area works to pick up the pieces after hurricane-force winds
Larissa Donovan
Some remained without power Monday afternoon, the BSU and NTC campuses are still closed and storm debris still blocks trails, roads and more as cleanup continues.
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'Crossing Fifty-One' reveals family secrets, tense family dynamics
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Park Rapids won the 2025 Minnesota State High School League clay target state tournament in Prior Lake on June 20, 2025.
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Park Rapids wins state clay target state tournament
Carlos A. Hernandez was elected Bois Forte chairman in a June 17, 2025, special election.
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Hernandez narrowly elected Bois Forte tribal chairman
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Warm June weather draws out vibrant birds and butterflies
Pam Perry, retired DNR biologist, stopped by on June 10, 2025, to chat with our staff phenologist, John Latimer, about the colorful and charismatic critters of June.
A tube-shaped flower flanked by two wing-like petals blooms at Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin, on June 21, 2010.
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Science and Nature
Spring ephemerals give way to June-blooming wildflowers
Charlie Mitchell
Two nestling Pileated Woodpeckers reach their heads out of the nest cavity to beg for food from their papa. This nest was photographed on June 17, 2023 in Roseville.
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Why are young woodpeckers so loud?
Charlie Mitchell
A large bumblebee buzzes among small white flowers.
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Science and Nature
Pondering the pollinators with John Latimer
Charlie Mitchell
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