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Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe Office of the Inspector General's audit of the Bemidji Post Office pointed to numerous failures by management at the district and local levels. -
Plus: an audit shows several problems led to mail delivery delays in Northern Minnesota this winter; and Attorney General Keith Ellison visits Bemidji for a listening session and expungement clinics. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEGrand Rapids' Public Works and Engineering departments cover a wide range of responsibilities that keep the roads smooth and the city pretty. -
Plus: Bill updating gun storage requirement passes House with GOP opposed; drought conditions lessen but continue in Northern MN; and wind turbines mean tax revenue for some counties.
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Contributed/Free Range Food Co-op via FacebookFree Range Food Co-op began in 2016 and shared the future location of its grocery store with the public Friday, May 3. -
The co-op began in Grand Rapids in 2016. Brandon Otway, chair of the board of directors, shares how he feels about the site announcement and what's next for the co-op.
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Plus: a new ATV ordinance will soon be in effect in Cass County, and AI is improving outcomes for stroke patients.
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And: Labor leaders and government officials in Minnesota say there are safety concerns with broadband workers digging underground with little training.
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Contributed/Mahnomen Health CenterA designation change, pending approval from the Centers for Medicaid Services, would move Mahnomen Health Center from a critical access hospital to a rural emergency hospital — the first in Minnesota. -
Contributed/Lorie ShaullEvery spring, on select prairies in northwestern Minnesota, Greater Prairie-Chicken males gather to put on a showy and energetic courtship display to woo females.
Chelsey Perkins spent the first 15 years of her journalism career as a print journalist, primarily as a newspaper reporter and editor. In February 2023, she accepted a role as News Director of KAXE in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where she's building a new local newsroom at the station.
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.
