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This week, News Director Chelsey Perkins talks about upcoming special elections, Essentia Health's plans to expand emergency departments in Virginia and Fosston, and the impact of federal funding instability on local tribal colleges. -
Contributed/Minnesota House RepublicansRepublican-led bill tabled in Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee after benefits were paired with environmental policies. -
Contributed/Brainerd Lakes Chamber of CommerceFormer State Sen. Justin Eichorn resigned from the Senate on March 20. He had been arrested in Bloomington three days earlier for soliciting a minor for prostitution. -
Contributed/Beltrami CountyConstruction on the new, $80 million jail facility is expected to begin soon. Beltrami commissioners heard options on what to do with the current facility at their April 1, 2025, work session. -
News Director Chelsey Perkins catches up on what's happening in St. Paul with Report for Minnesota student journalists Yvette Higgins, Sam Siedow and Elias Thomas.
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Plus: The Minnesota DNR set a five-fish bag limit for Upper Red Lake walleye this summer; and a state watchdog says bipartisan fraud control efforts at the Minnesota Capitol appear promising.
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Contributed/Matthew Zinda for MN Senate District 6 2025 Facebook pageThere are now eight GOP candidates from which voters will choose in the April 15, 2025, special primary election to fill the seat left by Justin Eichorn's resignation. -
Contributed/MN DNRWithin the five-fish limit that begins May 10, 2025, one walleye over 17 inches is allowed. -
Contributed/Oakley Originals via FlickrThe Minnesota DNR reminds residents not to interfere with tribal members' inherent rights to spear and net for fish in the ceded territory of the 1837 Treaty of St. Peter. -
Contributed/Minnesota News Connection | Adobe StockMinnesota has been lauded in recent years for adopting a range of programs designed to help at-risk populations. Lawmakers and watchdogs say fraud safeguards are needed to ensure people who need the aid still get it.
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.
