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Morning Brief - Sept. 29, 2023: Texas man faces serious felony for alleged sexual assault of 11-year-old in Bemidji

Plus a fatal crash near MinnTac involves a vehicle carrying hazardous materials, rainfall improves the state's drought conditions, and Arrowhead Transit leaders lobby for changes to tax law impacting volunteer drivers.

UPDATE: On April 2, 2024, the Beltrami County Attorney's Office dropped the felony sexual assault charge referenced in this episode, citing exculpatory information and a lack of evidence in the ensuing investigation.

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Chelsey Perkins became the News Director in early 2023 and was tasked with building a new local newsroom at the station. She is based in Brainerd and leads a team of two reporters covering communities across Northern Minnesota from the KAXE studio in Grand Rapids and the KBXE studio in Bemidji.
Larissa Donovan has been in the Bemidji area's local news scene since 2016, joining the KAXE newsroom in 2023 after several years as the News Director for the stations of Paul Bunyan Broadcasting.
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