Megan Buffington
Grand Rapids Area ReporterMegan Buffington joined the KAXE newsroom in 2024 after graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Originally from Pequot Lakes, she is passionate about educating and empowering communities through local reporting.
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And: Beltrami County redistricting forces elections for all commissioners; and the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments display in the Itasca County jail is under scrutiny.
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Plus: Man dies in fatal ATV crash; and the new Itasca County Jail opens for tours.
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And: a new bill in the Legislature would prohibit employers from misclassifying workers, the University of Minnesota is working with the White Earth Nation to provide support to families caring for people with dementia, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation is seeking more groups to 'Adopt a Highway.'
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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?
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The Grand Rapids School Board decided to move the last day of school up for East Rapids, West Rapids and Cohasset elementaries at its Monday, April 22 meeting.
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Plus: MNDOT starts Highway 2 sign replacement, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is April 27 and Hardanger fiddlers try to find new audiences.
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The decision was discussed at a special meeting but the issue was tabled for the next meeting to wait for additional details from Superintendent Matt Grose.
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Week Two of the Grand Rapids City Government Academy included presentations from Police Chief Andy Morgan, K-9 Murphy and violent crime enforcement Commander Greg Payment.
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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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The St. Louis County Attorney's Office successfully petitioned for the student to be placed under an extreme risk protection order, Minnesota's new red flag law.