Emma Krab
Grand Rapids Area ReporterEmma Krab joined KAXE in July of 2026 as a news reporter covering Grand Rapids and the Arrowhead region.
She holds English and journalism degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and she earned her MFA from Iowa State University in 2026. Previously, Emma served as a student reporter for Nebraska Public Media and contributed to the New Territory, Little Village Magazine, and Platte Basin Timelapse. Her 2023 podcast, In Our Nature: Nebraska, received national awards from the Broadcast Educators Association and the National Broadcast Society.
Emma is a seventh-generation western Nebraskan who is excited to trade prairies for pines. In her work as an essayist and writer of short fiction, she often centers the experiences of rural Americans, and she’s currently pursuing publication of her first novel.
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Plus: Minnesota faces storage drought; Forest tent caterpillars cause tree damage -
Mesaba State Rooms lodging project did not align with city plans, Nashwauk City Council decided. -
Plus: MN DNR took comments on Tamarack Mining Project; and proposed lodging denied by Nashwauk City Council
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Plus: Leech lake fisheries seeks public input, youths tackle aquatic invasive species issue
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The University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute, or NRRI, launched a new simulator to test innovations in iron refining July 27, 2026, in Coleraine. -
And: U of M's Natural Resources Research Institute launches new simulator to test innovations in iron refining.
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Tax increment financing is meant to encourage economic development. Per Minnesota regulations, 20% of units in a TIF rental property must be reserved for low-income housing. -
Plus: Mine proposal formerly known as Polymet sees changes to plan; and Grand Rapids City Council approves a TIF district for a new 99-unit apartment building.
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Plus: Indigenous-led walk carries water 13 miles for Mississippi watershed amid mine discussion
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Campfires are now allowed in designated fire rings at Superior National Forest campgrounds, but not at backcountry sites, after updates to fire restrictions July 29, 2026.
