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Contributed/Nicole Neri for the Minnesota ReformerDemuth joins a slew of Republican candidates who are vying to challenge Gov. Tim Walz next November. She emerged as the face of Republican opposition in the last session. -
Maxim Tajer/UnsplashWesterly winds are expected to sustain between 15 mph and 20 mph, with gusts up to 25-30 mph later in the day Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. -
Contributed/Adobe Stock via Minnesota News ConnectionBy the fall of 2026, University of Minnesota researchers hope to have wrapped up their latest study into the sustainable aviation fuel movement and an in-demand biofuel. -
Plus: Health coverage affordability is top of mind for many Minnesotans; new nonprofit sets sights on Grand Rapids downtown branding process; and KAXE compiled a food resources list. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEUncertainty around SNAP benefits has brought a lot of attention to food insecurity. Nonprofits have to figure out how to meet growing needs, now and into the future. -
Contributed/AnaFox_photo / Nastassia - stock.adobe.com via Minnesota News ConnectionThe enrollment start date for people who get their coverage through MNsure, Minnesota's insurance exchange through the Affordable Care Act, is Nov. 1, 2025. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe announcement from GoodNeighbor Properties follows recent action by the Bemidji City Council to prepare the site for development, including the demolition of three buildings. -
Contributed/Nicole Neri / Minnesota ReformerProviders and Democratic legislators reacted with alarm given the prospect of unpaid caregivers and vulnerable Minnesotans shut out of lifesaving services. -
Contributed/Ellen Schmidt / MinnPost / CatchLight Local / Report for AmericaThe much discussed federal subsidy, whose Dec. 31, 2025, expiration strikes at the heart of the budget stalemate that led to the federal shutdown, is “only part of the answer” for mind-boggling health insurance hikes. -
Megan Buffington/KAXELike all of Minnesota, Leech Lake is vulnerable to a variety of natural hazards such as tornadoes, windstorms, severe winter storms, flooding, drought and extreme temperatures.
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.
