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Plus: Judge responds in wake of judicial standards board finding in Bidal Duran complaint; and MN delays cannabis license lottery until next spring. -
Contributed/Grand Rapids Police DepartmentCrews are working to address a water main break on NW Third Avenue in Grand Rapids that occurred Thursday afternoon. -
Contributed/Twin Metals Minnesota via MinnPostTrump has vowed to reverse the Superior National Forest mining moratorium as a priority after he’s sworn in, which he can do under his executive authority. -
Contributed/Rock Ridge Public Schools via FacebookThe district’s $190 per pupil referendum levy will now expire in 2033 if the district does not ask voters to replace it with a new one before then. -
Eleven of the projects, funded by the Renewable Energy for America Program, are in Northern Minnesota. -
Contributed/Minnesota Department of TransportationThe Minnesota Department of Transportation's popular Name a Snowplow contest is back. You have until Dec. 20 to submit your idea. -
Contributed/Boys and GIrls Clubs of Grand Rapids and GreenwayBoys and Girls Club officials say inadequate staffing is the main reason for the continued merged club site. -
Plus, Rock Ridge School Board delays renewing its $190 per pupil levy; and an Ely-area resort dropped its plans for a controversial expansion near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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Contributed/MN Department of Natural ResourcesThe Ramstad Trail bridge reconnects Baptism River watershed trout habitat and improves resilience to drought and flooding worsened by climate change. -
And: White Earth plans a new solar project; and the Name a Snowplow contest is back for its fifth year.
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.
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.
