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Mesabi Metallics offered its second community tour of its new mine in Nashwauk on Thursday, June 19. After decades of uncertainty, the company says production will start early next year. -
Andrew Dziengel/KAXEDestructive storms with wind gusts over 100 miles per hour knocked out power for tens of thousands of northwestern Minnesotans in and around Bemidji on Saturday, June 21. -
Plus: Extreme heat and possible severe weather could be in store for much of the Northland over the weekend; Carlos Hernandez was narrowly elected Bois Forte chairman in a special election on June 17, 2025; the Minnesota DNR and Brainerd Lakes Area Master Naturalists will hold an AIS workshop; Eveleth received a $200K grant to upgrade a city playground; Beltrami County will begin work on a new shared-use trail near Bemidji High School; and MnDOT crews are making progress on planned construction near Hackensack and Wadena.
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Contributed/Mike Moen | Minnesota News ConnectionFollowing the shooting attack that left Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark dead on June 14, 2025, their adult children issued a statement urging residents to honor their parents' memories by giving back. -
Plus: MnDOT will host a listening session at the Fosston High School Gymnasium on June 23, 2025, ahead of planned construction on Highway 2; the Minnesota DNR is seeking a wide range of perspectives for fisheries input groups on Lake Winnie and Rainy Lake; and animal experts urge pet owners to remain vigilant during bouts of Canadian wildfire smoke.
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And: Heintzeman, other Northern Minnesotans on water stewardship task force; federal cuts could hurt one of Greater Minnesota’s leading industries; local women elected officials feature in Beltrami County panel; and St. Louis County crafting new traffic safety plan.
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Andrew Dziengel/KAXEThe Beltrami County Historical Society will present “Women Elected to Lead: Voices from Local Government” on Saturday in Bemidji. -
Contributed/Doug Kerr via FlickrSt. Louis County is building a new safety action plan for county roads outside Duluth. The public can share safety concerns and suggestions. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe charge stems from an assault, apparently stemming from a $100 debt, that left another man dead in Beltrami County on June 15, 2025. -
Contributed/Minnesota DNRThe Minnesota DNR is looking for local or statewide anglers, local business and resort owners and others with a stake in activities on Lake Winnibigoshish or Rainy Lake.
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.
