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Plus: A Beltrami County deputy and a fleeing man were injured in a pursuit; filings are open for the Bois Forte Tribal Council special election; and Walk-In Access to some private lands opens Sept. 1. -
Contributed/Bois Forte Band of ChippewaDistrict I Rep. Perry Drift resigned Aug. 12, 2025, following a DWI arrest and months of turmoil following an altercation. This is the band's second special election this year. -
Scott Rodgerson/UnsplashThe Itasca County Sheriff's Office said the 32-year-old was the only occupant of the side-by-side when it crashed early Aug. 26, 2025. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe 59-year-old woman was found unresponsive Aug. 26, 2025, after crashing a pontoon on the south shore of Leech Lake, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office. -
Contributed/Beltrami County Sheriff's OfficeThe Beltrami County Sheriff's Office reported the man fled from a traffic stop in an allegedly stolen vehicle, ultimately crashing head on with a sheriff's squad vehicle. -
Plus: A multi-state lawsuit prompt the full release of nearly $700B in frozen federal education funds; and construction on Highway 53 near Eveleth reaches the next phase.
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Minnesota counties are readying to raise property taxes as the federal government shifts SNAP costs to them. -
Contributed/ICTVThe lawsuit alleges that the county violated Robert Preble and John Casper's First, Fourth and 14th Amendment rights and the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. -
Lorie ShaullState health officials have confirmed 20 cases so far in 2025. Two of the affected people have died. -
Contributed/MnDOTStarting Aug. 27, 2025, motorists will transition back to Highway 53 near Eveleth, with lane shifts, head-to-head traffic and traffic control expected.
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.
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.
