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Contributed/MnDOTThe Minnesota Department of Transportation is hosting the meeting as work starts on the three-year project expanding Highway 10 through Wadena. -
Contributed/MnDOTMore 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. -
Contributed/MART PRODUCTION via PexelsAs 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. -
Contributed/Lorie Shaull via FlickrAn agreement between the Forest, national and state agencies and local tribes streamlines National Historic Preservation Act review while ensuring compliance. -
Lorie ShaullNew degrees in arboriculture, addiction studies, mental health services, social work and water operations prepare students for careers in high-demand fields, the college said. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEThe 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. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEThe 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. -
Contributed/Beltrami County Sheriff's OfficeFamily and friends of Russell Coyle, 68, say he was last seen in Kelliher on April 24, 2025. -
Contributed/Seclusive Nature via FlickrMinnesota Department of Transportation will host an informal presentation at the Itasca State Park visitor center May 22, 2025.
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.
