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    <description><![CDATA[Plus: A bipartisan bill to change the exemption process for schools with Native American mascots is making progress in the state Senate; and MnDOT and St. Louis County will host an informational meeting on road construction happening this year on Highway 53 in Eveleth.]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[This week, Reporter Larissa Donovan talks about a rural post office closure, upcoming special election, federal impacts on tribal colleges and the 20th anniversary of the Red Lake High School shooting.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Plus: the winter sports season has come to an end, with Northland boys basketball teams having a strong finish at the weekend's state tournament.]]></description>
    
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    <title>Red Lake HS community commemorates 20 years since tragedy</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A group of former students spearheaded the "3-21-05" project to establish a…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>2nd candidate declares for vacant Eichorn seat; Hibbing and Rock Ridge face millions in cuts</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[And: Emerald Ash Borer confirmed in three new locations; and solar power gives Ely resort new life.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kaxe.org/podcast/up-north-report/2025-03-22/heintzeman-eichorn-candidate-hibbing-rock-ridge-budget-emerald-ash-borer-ely-solar</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[And: Emerald Ash Borer confirmed in three new locations; and solar power gives…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Eichorn resigns from MN Senate; Layoffs target 630 employees at Cliffs mines</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Plus: Red Lake will remember victims of the state's deadliest school shooting 20 years later; and the Grand Rapids fire chief saved a woman from a house fire.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Plus: Red Lake will remember victims of the state's deadliest school shooting…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Weekly News Team update with the KAXE Morning Show</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This week, News Director Chelsey Perkins talks about the latest updates on the arrest of state Sen. Justin Eichorn and discusses her story on Cass and Itasca counties' cooperation with ICE.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:03:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, News Director Chelsey Perkins talks about the latest updates on the…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>State and fed complaints detail Eichorn&#x27;s alleged attempts to coerce a minor; Rock Ridge HS dean awaits extradition to Georgia for child exploitation</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Plus: Attorney General Keith Ellison announced new discussions about the future of academic medicine in the state between Essentia Health, Fairview Health and the University of Minnesota; and the Bemidji High School mock trial team will be honored in a Thursday ceremony with Beltrami County judges.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kaxe.org/podcast/up-north-report/2025-03-20/state-and-fed-complaints-detail-eichorns-alleged-attempts-to-coerce-a-minor-rock-ridge-hs-dean-awaits-extradition-to-georgia-for-child-exploitation</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Plus: Attorney General Keith Ellison announced new discussions about the future…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Eichorn arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor for sex; Ruby slippers theft defendant dies</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Plus: MnDOT to host open houses on planned Hwy 210 project in Brainerd; and Northland boys basketball teams head to state.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kaxe.org/podcast/up-north-report/2025-03-19/eichorn-arrested-on-suspicion-of-soliciting-a-minor-for-sex-ruby-slippers-theft-defendant-dies</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Plus: MnDOT to host open houses on planned Hwy 210 project in Brainerd; and…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Chelsey Perkins, Megan Buffington, Larissa Donovan</itunes:author>
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    <title>Bemidji woman killed in Walker area crash; Mountain Iron family raising money for funeral expenses</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Plus: 3M's Camp Wonewok on Big Mantrap Lake will remain largely undeveloped as a future wildlife management area; and Northland athletes had a good showing at the MSHSL girls basketball tournament over the weekend.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kaxe.org/podcast/up-north-report/2025-03-18/bemidji-woman-killed-in-walker-area-crash-mountain-iron-family-raising-money-for-funeral-expenses</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Plus: 3M's Camp Wonewok on Big Mantrap Lake will remain largely undeveloped as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Itasca, Cass sheriffs agree to revived ICE task force model</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Sheriffs Joe Dasovich and Bryan Welk say joining will increase safety in their Northern Minnesota communities, but the program carries profiling and liability concerns.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kaxe.org/podcast/up-north-report/2025-03-17/itasca-cass-sheriffs-agree-revived-ice-task-force-model</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sheriffs Joe Dasovich and Bryan Welk say joining will increase safety in their…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Appeals court reinstates Rock Ridge suit; state republicans want to weaken PFAS restrictions</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[And: Minnesotans want more "town halls" with federal lawmakers; and three North Central MN school districts are trying to pass referendums.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kaxe.org/podcast/up-north-report/2025-03-15/appeals-court-reinstates-rock-ridge-suit-state-republicans-want-to-weaken-pfas-restrictions</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[And: Minnesotans want more "town halls" with federal lawmakers; and three North…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Megan Buffington, Larissa Donovan</itunes:author>
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