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Angel Zierden announced a Republican campaign for Senate District 6, though she said she will not seek the party endorsement.

Samuel Patrick Grigsby of Grand Rapids entered the Senate District 6 race, the fourth DFLer to do so. Two days later, the local party endorsed another candidate.

The DFL alleges the Legal Marijuana Now Party hasn’t complied with the state’s new election laws. They also asked the court to order Secretary of State Steve Simon to bar the party from nominating a presidential candidate.

Top Chinese Communist Party officials are meeting in Beijing to choose their next leadership. What happens at the Party Congress remains shrouded in secrecy.

Josh Heintzeman, Emily LeClaire and Troy Scheffler are running to represent District 6B, which includes Baxter, Nisswa and most of Brainerd in western Crow Wing County.

The longtime Grand Rapids resident previously sought to be elected in House District 6A after redistricting in 2022.

According to unofficial results, Keri Heintzeman earned 60.27% of the vote in the race against DFLer Denise Slipy for Senate District 6.

Thomas Barrett, executive organizer of Motherland Block Party, joins "Area Voices" to discuss what's happening at the event, how it started, and what planning goes into it.

California's gas prices, well above the national average, have gone into overdrive, topping $6 a gallon in October. Why is gas so expensive in a state that's synonymous with the automobile?

The Bemidji Block Party will be 2-9 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Presented by Bemidji Brewing and KAXE/KBXE, it will include live music, games, area food vendors and locally brewed beer.

As of 6 p.m., the weather service upgraded the flash flood warning to "considerable" flooding, noting several state highways are underwater and street flooding is extensive.

Jackson is a mixed media artist from Aurora, Minnesota. Her new exhibit is “Honest Americana,” opening July 6, 2023, in Virginia.

KBXE and Bemidji Brewing present the free block party in front of Bemidji Brewing on Saturday, June 22, 2024, with a great lineup of Minnesota musicians.

Doug Kern is the chairman of the Crow Wing Township Board and has run three small businesses. He lost in the Republican primary in 2022 in House District 6B.

The Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork presents a local production of "Anne of Green Gables," April 3-6, 2025. The play's director Stephanie Kessler was a recent guest on the "KAXE Morning Show."

Our No. 5 and No. 6 stories in 2024 are the various happenings of the election season, from tribal and local races to the national scene, and legislative efforts to return ancenstral lands to MN tribes.

Events this week include InsomniActs6 in Grand Rapids, learn to curl events in Eveleth and Grand Rapids, a classic movie in Bigfork and children's theatre auditions in Bemidji.

Our Top 2 stories in 2024 cover changes in rural health care delivery by Essentia Health in Fosston, and a regional look at what LGBTQ+ people face in Northern Minnesota.

Many Republican allies of former President Trump were outraged in 2021 when the Capitol was attacked. But as Trump's popularity endures, the party's elected leaders now largely overlook Jan. 6.

Kiesler Wellness Center in Grand Rapids offers groups for people who have attempted suicide as well as the impact of suicide loss on friends and family. Kiesler works toward reduction and prevention of psychiatric and hospital admissions of Itasca County residents. The 6th Annual Walk for Life is 10 a.m. Sept. 8.