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And: Essentia Health advanced practice providers go on strike; and the YMCA and Early EDge to partner on child care in Grand Rapids. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEOver 400 nurse practitioners and physician assistants across 69 facilities from across Northern Minnesota began an open-ended unfair labor practice strike July 10, 2025. -
Those traveling on Highway 37 may see delays of up to 10 minutes while beams are moved from trucks and put in place. -
Contributed/Lake County Sheriff's OfficeGene Adam Doherty was last seen leaving his mother's home near Silver Bay on July 1, 2025. Officials said he may be suffering from a mental health crisis. -
Megan Buffington/KAXESecond Harvest hosted a meeting to discuss its recent operational changes. Before that, another group gathered informally to talk about how to feed the community. -
Contributed/Minnesota Department of AgricultureThe MN Department of Agriculture will treat 24 sites in Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Pine and St. Louis counties with nontoxic spray to slow the spread of the destructive pest. -
The state funds aim to help the competitiveness of projects in Little Rock, northern Itasca County, Crookston, Mahnomen County and beyond, which are pursuing federal funds. -
Contributed/Team Rubicon Facebook pageStarting Tuesday, July 8, 2025, around 30 "Greyshirt" volunteers will spend the next two weeks serving Bemidji residents affected by the disaster. -
Dani Fraher/KAXEThe county waived fees associated with land use and septic permits to help property owners affected by the Brimson and Jenkins Creek wildfires. -
And: Essentia to close 3 clinics for APP strike; Walz authorizes veterans disaster assistance for Beltrami County; and UCare to cut Medicaid health plans in 5 Northern MN counties.
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.
Dani Fraher is a journalism student from the Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. They are reporting for KAXE for the summer of 2025 as part of the school's Report for Minnesota internship.
