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Plus: Red Lake Nation's NativeCare cannabis operation plans to open dispensaries in Thief River Falls and the metro; Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a $500M settlement with Hyundai and Kia over anti-theft devices; and MN DEED announced more than $91M in Public Facilities Authority awards for clean drinking water projects. -
Investigations into the car manufacturers found they knowingly failed to install industry-standard anti-theft technology in vehicles sold in Minnesota and elsewhere. -
Contributed/National Weather Service Grand ForksMost of the Northland will be impacted by some combination of freezing rain, heavy snow, high winds and low temperatures Dec. 17-18, 2025. -
Contributed/Cass County Soil and Water Conservation DistrictKathy Wagner of Wabedo Township has done decades of conservation work, both on her own property and throughout Cass County. -
Contributed/Shawn T. Moore / Department of LaborThe labor department sent a letter asserting recent news reports of fraud in MN's Medicaid-funded human services programs could signal fraud and abuse in unemployment benefits. -
Lorie Shaull/Special to KAXEThe Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians is the sixth of Minnesota's 11 federally recognized tribes to sign a cannabis compact with the state of Minnesota. -
Malachy Koons/KAXEMeal service at the YMCA in Grand Rapids will begin Jan. 6, 2026, and take place 4:30-6 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. -
Contributed/Jennifer Carnahan for MN SenateThe embattled former GOP chair is in her first year as mayor of Nisswa, with fellow council members making moves to censure her at a meeting in January 2026. -
Contributed/Canva Pro graphicThe unnamed 14-year-old male student was taken into custody and transported to a juvenile detention facility without incident. -
Contributed/Minnesota House Public Information ServicesThe number of adult day cares, which provide meals and activities for disabled adults during the day, already have capacity for about 3,000 more people than currently receive services.
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.
