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Contributed/DECC - Duluth Entertainment Convention Center via FacebookThe sessions in Silver Bay, Virginia and Duluth will gather input on the future direction for programming and investment at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe authorization allows Beltrami County to access the state's disaster assistance contingency account, which reimburses the county 75% of the costs to repair public infrastructure. -
Contributed/Crow Wing CountyAssistant County Attorney Kelsey Hopps will replace County Attorney Don Ryan when he retires in mid-September 2025, after nearly 31 years in the office. -
Contributed/MnDOTThe Aug. 20, 2025, open house will detail the planned reconstruction project slated for 2027. -
The Minnesota Department of Transportation estimated the westbound detour between Washington Avenue Southeast and Division Street will last four days. -
Contributed/duncan cumming via FlickrThe funding comes from a Minnesota Department of Agriculture grant that helps schools establish or maintain meat cutting and butchery training programs. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEFloodwood, Virginia and Two Harbors will use the Department of Employment and Economic Development funds to assess and clean up sites for private redevelopment. -
Plus: The remains of two people were found inside in Outing; a handful of northern Minnesota cities and school districts held special elections on Aug. 12, 2025; and a Judiciary committee recommends three attorneys as candidates for a Roseau County judicial vacancy. -
Contributed/Lorie ShaullTwo Harbors elected a new city councilor, voters approved ballot measures in the Fisher and Nett Lake school districts and International Falls residents shot down a bonding measure. -
Contributed/Commission on Judicial SelectionThe Commission is tasked with recommending candidates for judicial vacancies. One is expected in the Ninth District upon the retirement of Judge Donna K. Dixon in Roseau.
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.
