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Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe emergency declaration follows a severe windstorm on June 21, 2025, that downed thousands of trees and caused widespread power outages. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEUnited Way of 1000 Lakes, serving Itasca County, honored Anttila and other finalists at its Community Impact Celebration in May 2025. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEAfter authorizing a strike last week, north-central and northeastern APPs with the Minnesota Nurses Association filed a 10-day strike notice Monday, June 30, 2025. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe Leech Lake Emergency Operations Center continues to coordinate response efforts following the June 21, 2025, severe storm that impacted the Cass Lake area. -
Ashlea McMartin, director of Sanford Behavioral Health in Bemidji, discusses how our brains process the collective crisis that was the June 21 storm, advice on how and what to prioritize while in recovery mode and more with Bemidji Area Reporter Larissa Donovan. -
Plus: Water infrastructure funding covers $5M gap for Aurora water plant; and the Outdoor School for All grant program becomes law in Minnesota.
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Larissa Donovan/KAXEWhether in search of supplies, groceries or even a hot meal, Bemidjians flocked to the location as the first day of operations began for the new center. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEItasca County celebrated Pride Month with a festival at the Old Central School grounds in Grand Rapids on Sunday, June 22, 2025. -
Dani Fraher/KAXEMinnesota DNR foresters have begun taking stock of the conditions of the forests and the nearby waters after the Brimson Complex fires burned thousands of acres. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEThe law allocates $848,000 to support accredited residential environmental learning centers in offering multi-day, overnight experiences focused on outdoor-based learning.
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.
