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Plus: MnDOT will host an open house at the Rock Ridge High School about planned construction on Highway 53 near Eveleth; MN DNR is seeking input on changes to its trail systems; and a Minnesota mom shares her experience expanding her family after the U.S. Senate fails to pass a bill that would safeguard access to in vitro fertilization. -
Contributed/J. Johnson/U.S. Forest ServiceA project in the Cook-based LaCroix Ranger District and one in the Ely-based Kawishiwi Ranger District will restore forest health and reduce wildfire risk. -
Contributed/Google MapsA railroad crossing replacement will detour the busy thoroughfare likely until the weekend. -
Contributed/Lorie ShaullLogging on the popular Honeymoon Trail and other forest roads means daily truck hauling and the need for extra caution. -
Contributed/Sanford HealthResidents will have a chance to tour a 3D mammography truck on Oct. 7 ahead of mobile mammography technology coming to the region. -
Contributed/St. Louis CountyThe city plans to develop single-family housing on roughly 34 acres of city-owned land behind the Highland Park neighborhood and wants to include the community in the process. -
Contributed/Ethan Perry/MN DNRThe Big Lake-Seven Beaver Research Natural Area contains part of the area's largest peatland and most unfragmented mature upland forest in Minnesota. -
Plus: Caution advised in Superior National Forest for leaf peeping; tours offered of mobile 3-D mammography technology; new report explores gaps in mental health care for rural youth.
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Plus: The Wood Lake Fire in the Boundary Waters is 25% contained; Superior National Forest receives $10 million for wildfire prevention projects; Highway 169 in Grand Rapids will detoured next week; and seat belt use in Minnesota is at a decade-high.
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Contributed/Rock Ridge Public Schools via FacebookThe Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at Rock Ridge High School as part of a longstanding program that teaches students about the judicial system.
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.
Larissa Donovan has been in the Bemidji area's local news scene since 2016, joining the KAXE newsroom in 2023 after several years as the News Director for the stations of Paul Bunyan Broadcasting.
