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Contributed/USDA Forest Service - Superior National ForestLegislation would end mining moratorium on Superior National Forest and reinstate canceled Twin Metals leases. -
Contributed/Adobe Stock via Minnesota News ConnectionMinnesota almost exhausted all its current federal aid for energy bill assistance, but an overdue payment from the federal government came through. The future of the program still faces budget hurdles. -
This week, News Director Chelsey Perkins talks about the controversy over the summertime closure of Bridge on 7th, a homeless shelter in Brainerd, and why community members are speaking out. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe National Weather Service said the smoke will likely linger anywhere from two to five hours in any one location on May 9, 2025. -
Contributed/Warren-Alvarado-Oslo High School via FacebookThe Minnesota State High School League's art showcase is a celebration of artists who received Spotlight on the Arts recognition at the section level. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXETownship officials estimate more than 300 people attended the informational meeting on incorporation into a new city on May 7, 2025. -
Plus: The National Association of Letter Carriers' "Stamp Out Hunger" campaign to benefit area food shelves is May 10, 2025; and 32 students from Northern Minnesota will display their art at the Minnesota State High School League's Visual Art State Festival in Golden Valley.
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Contributed/Bemidji Community Food ShelfThe National Association of Letter Carriers sponsors the one-day food drive, and postal carriers across Northern Minnesota will participate on May 10. -
Contributed/Lakes Area Music Festival Facebook pageThe Brainerd-based organization already budgeted the $20,000 to support its summer opera production, and it will need to make up the funding elsewhere. -
News Director Chelsey Perkins has one last check-in on what's happening in St. Paul with Report for Minnesota student journalists Yvette Higgins, Sam Siedow and Elias Thomas.
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.
