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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Leaders from Aitkin, St. Louis and Itasca counties and the Leech Land Band of Ojibwe named permitting reform, encouraging private-public partnerships and bolstering workforces as top economic development priorities. -
Plus: National Weather Service provides winter outlook. -
Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. said Oct. 16, 2026, he is not retiring or stepping down after shocking allegations came to light in Red Lake Nation’s child welfare program. -
Plus: Brainerd Schools working on bullying action plan after independent review; and Google ditches tax abatement in Hermantown.
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In the 2026 midterms, Minnesotans will vote on a constitutional amendment to increase the yearly allotment from the Permanent School Fund. For some, the measure is decades in the making. -
Plus: Beginning farmers in Minnesota get funding help to build out their fledgling agricultural businesses.
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Minnesotans across the state will have a constitutional amendment on their ballots asking to increase the yearly allotment from the Permanent School Fund. For some, the measure is 20 years in the making.
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Plus: MPCA’s draft Minntac permit at issue at information session.
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Plus: Highway 71 has reopened between Turtle River and Tenstrike; and lithium-ion battery safety highlighted during Fire Prevention Week.
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Plus: Ron Schutz says he will invest his portfolio in a blind trust if elected MN AG; and the state's housing office awarded $4.4M in Greater MN housing projects.
