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Lorie Shaull/KAXEKAXE's News Team shares live updates from the polls across Northern Minnesota as voters cast ballots for Senate, governor, sheriff and other races. -
Plus: More than 200 million early ballots for the primary have been received by local election officials; and the DNR reminds harvesters about the state's green rice law. -
Contributed/Adobe Stock via Public News ServiceCryptocurrency, Big Tech and online betting corporations have collectively spent $294 million to influence federal elections in the 2026 midterms, according to Public Citizen. -
Contributed/Bridget Bennett/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaRepublicans will need to fend off motivated challengers in sprawling districts covering Ely and Hermantown. -
Contributed/Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesThe Department of Natural Resources reported forest tent caterpillars have damaged the leaves of 60,000 acres of foliage around Aitkin County in 2026. -
Stella Mayerhoff/KAXE / Report for AmericaThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources urges the public to be patient and conserve water when possible. The precipitation deficit is equal to a half-year of rain. -
Contributed/St. Louis County Sheriff's Office Facebook pageSt. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay states the incarcerated person's death followed a medical emergency in a Duluth cell on Aug. 8, 2026. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEBoundary Waters entry points near Big Moose Lake and Big Lake are also scheduled to reopen on Aug. 13, 2026. -
This is the final part of KAXE's "Overrepresented, undercounted" series exploring the impacts of incarceration for Indigenous Minnesotans.
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Plus: Minnesota faces storage drought; Forest tent caterpillars cause tree damage
