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Megan Buffington/KAXEThe maintenance, grounds and agricultural workers at the U's North Central Research and Outreach Center picketed along Highway 169 on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. -
Contributed/NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory via FlickrThe Department of Natural Resources confirmed the discovery of adult zebra mussels Roosevelt and Swan lakes and veligers in White Earth Lake on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. -
The state's Department of Natural Resources says a relatively dry May, combined with adequate rainfall this summer, bodes well for great colors this fall. -
Contributed/J. Stephen Conn via FlickrThe study will review the Highways 11/71 corridor in International Falls, including intersections and private access points. The open house will be Sept. 16, 2025, at the Backus Community Center. -
Conributed/Jimmy Emerson via FlickrThe potluck and community conversation on mental health in the Lake County region will take place at the United Protestant Church in Silver Bay on Sept. 16, 2025. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe program has a sliding scale fee that includes meals and lodging for the in-person sessions. Applications and nominations are being accepted through Sept. 15, 2025. -
Contributed/Pavel Danilyuk via PexelsThe program from the Northwest Minnesota Foundation offers funds for facility upgrades and improvements. Applications close Sept. 14, 2025. -
The free event will teach participants about changes and opportunities for woodlands, covering topics like stewardship planning, wildlife, pests and climate change. -
Contributed/St. Louis CountySt. Louis County said the closure will last for the duration of the week starting Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, as crews work on the railroad crossing. -
Dani Fraher/KAXEParker John Wilson, 27, was cited in connection with the May 2025 wildfire that burned 12,000 acres near Brimson.
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.
