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Larissa Donovan/KAXEAgricultural heritage was on full display near the Itasca State Park Aug. 15-17, 2025. -
Contributed/Canva Pro graphicThe Itasca County Sheriff's Office said the crash was on Prairie Lake Road on Aug. 17, 2025. -
Contributed/Lake County Sheriff's OfficeThe Lake County Sheriff's Office said the girls, whose ages ranged from 8 to 14, were returned safely to their parents after a helicopter rescue. -
Contributed/St. Louis CountyThe closure in McDavitt Township begins Monday, Aug. 25, and is expected to end Aug. 29. -
Contributed/Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesA boulder riffle and new culverts would allow fish passage upstream and allow for sediments to more naturally flow downstream. -
Contributed/City of International FallsThe city is exploring its options after a fire destroyed the park's bandshell. -
Contributed/Sora Shimazaki via PexelsRyan Denzer-Johnson, who also formerly taught at Northeast Range, was charged with three felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. -
Contributed/Cherry Fire DepartmentVolunteer firefighter Tia Muller died in an ATV crash on the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area over the weekend of Aug. 16-17, 2025. -
Foxhaven in La Prairie will offer maintenance-free living for those 55+ as soon as November. Mill + Miss near West Rapids Elementary will start renting in spring 2027. -
Plus: Gov. Tim Walz authorized Beltrami County's request to use the state's disaster relief account; Anderson Brothers Construction in Brainerd can no longer bid on major government projects; and over $1 million in federal funds are earmarked for Northern Minnesota child care organizations.
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.
