Chelsey Perkins
News DirectorChelsey Perkins spent the first 15 years of her journalism career as a print journalist, primarily as a newspaper reporter and editor. In February 2023, she accepted a role as News Director of KAXE in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where she's building a new local newsroom at the station.
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Plus: Appeals court partly overturns dismissal of anti-abortion-rights group's suit; union grocery workers reach tentative agreement with Brainerd lakes area management; and is more summer smoke on the way? -
Plus: DFL state senator is arrested on suspicion of burglary; MPCA announces testing of full length of Mississippi River; and a new roundabout will be constructed at a major rural intersection.
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Plus: A man is found dead after a rural Staples house fire; administration of native vegetation buffers discussed in Minnesota Legislature; and Outdoor School for All legislation advances.
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Plus: the third legislative committee deadline approaches; Highway 169 to close for construction soon; Crow Wing County administrator retires; and the falcons of the FalconCam have eggs.
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Plus: the Minnesota House reaches unanimous agreement on public safety; International Falls community mourns burned band shell; and volunteers are sought for water quality monitoring.
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Plus: Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan visits Bemidji; messy spring storm expected; and EPA sets new PFAS standards.
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And: The Becker County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting to discuss the proposed White Earth State Forest transfer with the White Earth Nation, the Grand Rapids Police Department will receive grant funding for a new vehicle for traffic enforcement, and a new organization is offering grants to rural communities to enhance civic engagement.
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Plus: the Minnesota House sends its elections bill to the Senate; and legislation would put more pressure on corporations to reduce packaging in the recycling waste stream.
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Plus: an Itasca County jury finds a former Deer River football coach guilty of sexual assault; and a recent cougar sighting, while rare, isn't unheard of in the state.
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Rob Mattei, director of community development in Grand Rapids, recaps a big year and discusses how the economic development authority is preparing for a potential influx of workers to a region in need of housing.
