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Chelsey Perkins/KAXEA special election this November 2025 will decide whether to build a new school to replace Rippleside, which has several issues from space to health risks.
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Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe devastating storms that impacted Bemidji and surrounding areas prompted the extension of a local emergency. The Beltrami County Board also heard an update on its temporary disposal site near Target. -
Contributed/MnDOTThe reconstruction of the major intersection in Baxter is set for 2028. The open house meetings are on July 22, 2025. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEMeetings in Eveleth, Duluth, Cohasset, Little Falls and online will give the public a chance to comment on how the utility plans to provide power through 2039. -
Contributed/Lorie Shaull via FlickrOur lakes are one of the many things that make the Northland home, and we want to help people access them. KAXE's map of public beaches is a start, but we want your help expanding it. -
The Itasca Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting kickoff meetings July 22-24, 2025, as it begins the management planning process for two watersheds. -
Police failed to seize several pieces of evidence from Mitchell and mishandled a crowbar that’s the source of one of the felony charges. -
Lorie Shaull/Special to KAXEThe city of Grand Rapids asked the county to enter a joint power agreement to discuss the future operations of the library. The County Board pushed it to a July 29, 2025, meeting. -
Contributed/Picasa 2.7 via FlickrParent company ALLETE strongly disagrees with the ruling. The sale to raise capital for the clean energy transition has raised concerns from environmentalists and industry. -
Crews are resurfacing the road from Highway 219 to the Roseau County line. Work is expected to be complete by late August.
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.
