Weekly News Team update with the KAXE Morning Show

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is hosting the meeting as work starts on the three-year project expanding Highway 10 through Wadena.

More information on the project at the intersection of highways 169 and 200 will be shared at the Hill City Fire Department on May 29, 2025.

As Congress weighs enacting Medicaid reforms to reduce spending, the research community has new findings looking at how the public health insurance program props up maternal care in rural communities.

And: Hermantown officials won't share details on a massive proposed development; Minnesota North College launches five new programs; and the Superior National Forest seeks comment on agreement renewal.

An agreement between the Forest, national and state agencies and local tribes streamlines National Historic Preservation Act review while ensuring compliance.

New degrees in arboriculture, addiction studies, mental health services, social work and water operations prepare students for careers in high-demand fields, the college said.

The woman was charged in October after allegedly admitting to the Itasca County Sheriff's Office that she voted for Donald Trump on behalf of her deceased mother.

The Grand Rapids Area Library is the busiest in Itasca County. But the city wants a more equitable funding agreement with the county, and cuts could be on the horizon if an agreement isn't reached.

Plus: a Carlton County jury convicted a former Cloquet Police Officer of financially exploiting a vulnerable adult; Crews continue to make progress fighting the wildfires in the Arrowhead; the state's MMIR office-sponsored search kits have been distributed to tribal communities; and MnDOT will host an informational open house on May 22, 2025.

Family and friends of Russell Coyle, 68, say he was last seen in Kelliher on April 24, 2025.