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Malachy Koons/KAXEThe Minnesota Blues and Minnesota Rock & Country Hall of Famer stopped by KAXE on Aug. 20, 2026, to talk about his new retrospective album. -
Lorie ShaullThe new 3-year contract includes wage increases for around 40 nurses serving the Deer River hospital and clinic. -
Contributed/cottonbro studio / PexelsThe project uses aeration and a gravity filter to treat iron and manganese. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEA misconduct complaint and investigation into Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk were not addressed at a Sept. 8, 2026, forum. His opponent, Deputy Aaron Ammerman, said the office is “fractured from within.” -
Contributed/Francesco Ungaro via PexelsAuthorities state they believe one adult and four pets died in a Wadena County mobile home fire on Sept. 7, 2026. -
Maria Hileman/KAXEKAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Severio Mancieri, Thomas X, Me & Er, and The Cropdusters. -
Contributed/Rebne KarchefskyDeerwood sculptor Rebne Karchefsky's latest exhibit, “Material World,” will be on display until Sept. 20, 2026 at the Ripple River Gallery in Aitkin. -
A question on the November ballot asks if the state should increase money flowing from a special fund dating back to Minnesota's statehood. -
Contributed/Cleo Krejci / MinnPost‘Ghost students’ are a growing national problem largely targeting public two-year institutions like Century College, where staff and faculty have been fighting the issue for years. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEThe fallout could affect consumers and businesses across the country, but Canada targeted many of its tariffs to inflict political pain just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
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.
