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Contributed/Maria HilemanThe decision to permanently chlorinate the city’s water starting this month came after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak dating back to April 2023. -
Contributed/Lorie ShaullAttorneys general in a dozen states — including North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa — filed the lawsuit challenging the EPA rule requiring states to consider the rights of tribal members for water management decisions on ceded lands. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEUnicon21, a two-week convention and competition for a global community of unicyclists, wraps up in Bemidji on Friday, July 26. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEThe Minnesota Pollution Control Agency stated tests show an increase of sulfate and boron in the Blackwater Creek at Minnesota Power in Cohasset. -
Contributed/IRRRThe region's new industrial space could help attract new manufacturing businesses. -
Contributed/Resource RuralInstalling a solar array didn’t just impact Stuart Lavalier's farm’s bottom line: it provided a way for his operation to be more self-reliant. -
Contributed/United Way of 1000 Lakes via FacebookThe United Way of 1000 Lakes effort runs through mid-August, with a final packing party scheduled on Aug. 15 at Klockow Brewing in Grand Rapids. -
Lorie Shaull/Special to KAXEThe tribal nation in Minnesota will use more than $3.3 million for small business capital and credit support for construction projects. -
Plus: Reminders for WE Fest attendees, flaming puck hockey on unicycles in Bemidji, Grand Rapids to host annual swap meet, and American Pickers are coming to town. -
Plus: The science behind coal ash wastewater a week after the Boswell spill; small business funding headed to Red Lake Nation; and United Way of 1000 Lakes' Stuff the Bus campaign is underway.
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.
Megan 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.
