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Contributed/Lakes Area Food ShelfThe Pequot Lakes organization's leaders said the decision to expand comes from discussions with Brainerd lakes area nonprofits aiming at address growing food insecurity. -
Chelsey Perkins/KAXESeventy more stops, expanded hours and more vehicles in the fleet makes the free AV service available to more MN communities, including those on Leech Lake Reservation. -
Contributed/Second Harvest Northland Facebook pageAs SNAP benefits dry up during the government shutdown, hunger-fighting experts offer advice to maximize the generosity of community members. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEThe coalition argues that the ag department is illegally choosing not to use a SNAP-specific contingency fund established by Congress. -
Contributed/Nashwauk-Keewatin School DistrictTwelve Northern Minnesota teams will race in the Twin Cities on Nov. 1, 2025, plus 37 individual qualifiers from across the Northland. -
Contributed/Grand Rapids ArtsThe $5,000 grant from the Region 2 Arts Council is intended to allow Indigenous creatives from Northern Minnesota the opportunity to further their work. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEAitkin, Badger, Clearbrook-Gonvick, Cook County, Crosby-Ironton, Deer River, Hibbing, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, Wadena-Deer Creek, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, Warroad & Win-E-Mac are the districts with special elections. -
Plus: 13 school districts in Northern Minnesota are going to voters for financial support on Nov. 4, 2025; and scores of Northland athletes will compete at the state cross country tournament this weekend. -
Contributed/Beltrami CountyThe Beltrami County Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 in favor of demolishing the current jail after construction on the new facility on the south side of Bemidji is complete. -
Contributed/Minnesota State Patrol via FacebookToward Zero Deaths aims to reduce the number of deaths on MN roadways. The Hwy 169 Task Force formed in response to 10 fatal crashes between Grand Rapids and Keewatin since 2019.
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.
