Megan Buffington
North-Central Minnesota ReporterMegan Buffington covers North-Central Minnesota from the Brainerd lakes area. Originally from Pequot Lakes, she joined the KAXE newsroom in 2024. Megan previously covered the Arrowhead for KAXE.
She is passionate about amplifying Northern Minnesota voices and educating communities through local reporting. Her favorite topics are the environment, history, education and policy, and she loves to weave elements of each together, supported by data visualizations.
Megan is also a guest on the KAXE Morning Show's weekly segment "The Sports Page," where she gets to vent about the inevitable disappointments of being a Minnesota sports fan.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading, backpacking and gardening.
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New state aid covers part of the operating levy for school districts that have lots of cabins. Some districts say they'll offset the levy if voters approve it, meaning more money for the school, while taxes stay the same or go down. -
And: Bemidji data center moratorium clears first step; and Flock cameras coming down in St. Louis County. -
Plus: A paved trail wrapping Gull Lake is one small section away from completion; and Leech Lake celebrates a new family-oriented homeless shelter in Bena.
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Plus: Lindell files recount lawsuit against secretary of state's office; United Taconite received emission testing fine; Detroit Lakes sticker policy in limbo following split vote
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A new state aid covers part of the operating levy for school districts that have lots of cabins. Some districts say they'll offset the levy if voters approve it, meaning more money for the school, while taxes stay the same or go down.
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Plus: Changes to 'roadless rule' could open areas of Superior National Forest to logging; and researchers consider climate change's impacts on pathogen spread.
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Plus: Meat processing facility in Staples opens
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Local livestock producers face limited options for meat processing and slaughter amid market consolidation and workforce shortages. -
And: Glen's Army Navy in Grand Rapids to close after 80 years.
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And: The DNR confirmed zebra mussels in LaRue Mine Pit and Kabekona Lake; and Fulton Brewing will acquire Bemidji Brewing.
