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Plus: The Brainerd High School Student Council says students are against a cell phone ban and updates on the Minnesota high school tennis and soccer state tournaments. -
And: the Minnesota State High School League's state tournament for team girls tennis wrapped up Wednesday, and Minnesotans should weigh their options when choosing their insurance plans for 2025.
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In St. Louis County, collection points will be at the sheriff’s offices in Virginia, Hibbing and Ely, with dozens more throughout the region. Visit dea.gov/takebackday for locations. -
Contributed/Jerry Burnes, Iron Range TodayIndividuals in a Minnesota county designated for FEMA individual assistance may go online to DisasterAssistance.gov, use the FEMA mobile app, or by calling the helpline at 800-621-3362. -
Contributed/Paul Bunyan CommunicationsPaul Bunyan Communications' high-speed, fiber optic internet is coming to townships around Cook in 2026. -
Contributed/IRRRRange Transitional Housing celebrated the grand opening of the $2.2 million space. The building includes two adjoining houses, and each with both a three-bedroom and a two-bedroom apartment. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEFamily members are still seeking answers after 17-year-old Jeremy Jourdain disappeared on Oct. 31, 2016, and 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird went missing on Oct. 22, 2021. -
Plus: Billing statements key to ensuring you won't get turned away at the polls; and local news outlets earn Press Forward grants.
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Plus: Election complaint against Rep. Josh Heintzeman is dismissed, a new emergency housing facility opens in Virginia; and MSHSL high school tourneys begin Tuesday.
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The federal funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce will allow the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe to develop a facility to process its own wild rice.
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.
