
Up North Report
Available twice daily Monday-Friday.
Stay up to date on what's happening up north with KAXE/KBXE News, bringing you the top stories across Northern Minnesota.
KAXE/KBXE is the oldest rural community radio station in the U.S. and an independent NPR affiliate.
Latest Episodes
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Plus an innovative financial program on the Leech Lake Reservation is creating qualified borrowers, younger workers needed to meet climate goals, and a Minnesota tribe gains access to federal crime databases.
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Plus an update on the death in the Crow Wing County Jail, more information on a proposed cannabis grow operation in Grand Rapids, and ways hunters can help with research on prairie chickens and sharp-tailed grouse in northwestern Minnesota.
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Plus a body is found in an Aitkin County wooded area, Crow Wing County IDs the woman who died in jail, local legislators solicit feedback on a potential cannabis growing operation in Grand Rapids, and a deadline approaches for businesses selling low-potency hemp derived products.
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Plus flood damage in St. Louis County, a death in the Crow Wing County Jail, area legislators seek input on proposed cannabis cultivation facility in Cohasset, and what to expect for road construction this week.
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Plus mediation for Essentia Health and the city of Fosston over a pause in obstetric care, a robust wild rice season in Northern Minnesota, and a land transfer from the city of Minneapolis to the Red Lake Nation.
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Plus an update on the financial picture for a new Beltrami County Jail, potential legal action over the lack of obstetrics care in Fosston, and one of the largest remaining private swaths of forest in the state will join the Paul Bunyan State Forest.
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Plus the Minnesota Attorney General's Office clarifies school discipline law, more than one-quarter of Minnesota is now experiencing extreme drought conditions, and advice for navigating open enrollment and health insurance options.
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Plus more on a contract cancellation affecting mental health treatment in Itasca County, a Brainerd School District decision on a challenged book and a Superior National Forest project seeking to improve oak wilt treatment.
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Plus more on the IM Care-Lakeview contract dissolution, a new dashboard bringing together data on drug use in the state, and a program intended to learn more about effective oak wilt prevention.
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Plus an agreement to reduce plastic pollution in the Mississippi River, new water regulations on the White Earth Reservation and more time to haul storm debris in St. Louis County.