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Contributed/via Brooke MosesThe final score may not show it, but the Thunderhawks had a strong defensive performance against a girls soccer powerhouse, showing they’re a program “on the rise.” -
Contributed/MnDOTMotorists can expect lane closures at various locations on Highway 53 and shoulder closures on Highway 37 as additional work continues. -
Contributed/Office of Gov. Tim WalzNathan LaCoursiere will replace Judge Eric L. Hylden and will be chambered in Duluth in St. Louis County for the 6th Judicial District, which also includes Carlton, Cook and Lake counties. -
Contributed/Michelle Griffith / Minnesota ReformerFraudsters have gamed state government — and federal programs administered by MN — out of hundreds of millions, including the Feeding Our Future scandal, the autism program and Medicaid schemes. -
Lorie Shaull/Special to KAXEThe cities are among 10 in Northern Minnesota selected by the state for grants funding housing and public infrastructure. Others include Sebeka, Winger, Erskine and Hendrum. -
Contributed/Picasa 2.7 via FlickrAs part of its approval of Minnesota Power's sale, the Public Utilities Commission said the utility must come up with an alternative resource plan with less natural gas. -
Contributed/Ellen Schmidt / MinnPost / CatchLight Local / Report for AmericaThe idea has its roots in the union expansion of the 1940s and the ‘fight for 15’ of more recent vintage. -
Contributed/Ellen Schmidt / MinnPost / CatchLight Local / Report for AmericaState and federal regulators say they lack the resources to investigate a widespread practice of dubious accounting. -
Contributed/Ellen Schmidt / MinnPost / CatchLight Local / Report for AmericaTurnover rates may be high due to the nature of the job. But some providers think workers need to toughen up. -
Contributed/Ellen Schmidt/ MinnPost / CatchLight Local / Report for AmericaMinnesota’s end-of-life care economy is in many ways healthy, but retaining nursing home workers is a persistent and growing challenge, particularly in rural communities.
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.
