Minnesota area news, government, traffic updates, accidents, fires, education news, and more.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
Mary Murphy joined Forum Communications in October 2024 as the Minnesota State Correspondent. She can be reached by email at mmurphy@forumcomm.com.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
The committee will meet regularly and discuss the impacts of the budget bill passed by Congress, as well as “decisions made by Donald Trump.”| Pine and Lakes Echo Journal | Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
In part three of “Northern Loners,” a closer look at a life spent in solitude (kind of) in the Boundary Waters.| Pine and Lakes Echo Journal | Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
While work to protect the state's drinking water has ramped up in recent years, environmental groups want more evidence to see that it's working.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
Walz and legislative leaders met Tuesday to discuss a special session on guns, as timing and votes for legislation like an assault weapons ban remain in the air.| Pine and Lakes Echo Journal | Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Stephenson is filling the role previously held by Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, three months after her assassination.| Pine and Lakes Echo Journal | Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Guadalupe Lopez a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, took over the office in July| Pine and Lakes Echo Journal | Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Johnson has dealt with chronic pain ever since she tore nerves in her right arm while giving birth. She’s felt rejuvenated ever since she discovered CrossFit.| Pine and Lakes Echo Journal | Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
The Anoka native holds five world records, including largest and heaviest jack-o’-lantern, as well as North American records for pre-carved pumpkins.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
The executive order in response to federal moves directs Minnesota’s state epidemiologist to issue a standing order for the COVID-19 vaccine, among other actions.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal