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The cuts come from across the district. East and West Rapids elementaries will move to grade-level buildings next school year.

The House of Representatives will be under new management in 2007, but leadership posts within each party are undecided. Maryland's Steny Hoyer wants to be Majority Leader, but Nancy Pelosi backing Rep. John Murtha. Republican Speaker, Dennis Hastert, says he won't run for a leadership post, creating room at the top for the new minority party.

And: Conservation groups raise concerns about industrial farm incentives; rural health care professionals honored; Alaskan community justice worker model may help Northern Minnesotans; and a Hibbing man took the top prize in an international maple syrup competition.

Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat who joined the Republican party this year, is facing an uphill battle to win Senate confirmation as country's top intel chief.

A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?

Just nine days before the death of Burl Ives, his father Mike died at the age of 80 at his home on Pokegama Lake. Burl worked alongside his father in multiple family businesses.

President Trump leaves fault lines in the GOP after the Capitol insurrection and his second impeachment, on top of the party having lost the White House, House and Senate on his watch.

The Sunrise Movement is holding rallies and registering voters, aiming to boost turnout among young voters. For the first time, polls show climate change is a top priority for the party's base.

Plus: dozens of Up North high school athletes will compete in state ski meets at Giant's Ridge; and Rep. Pete Stauber reintroduced a bill to restore mineral leases near the Boundary Waters.

Listen as the KAXE Music Team highlights their favorite music from April in our "Monthly Music Recap" series. Hear it live on the final Thursday of the month on "Headwaters."

The Bemidji Community Latin Block Party is 4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at the American Indian Resource Center on the BSU campus. It's an inclusive space with free local food, games, dancing and more.

Grand Rapids Riverfest is simply the best party around. Through a fabulous lineup with music that truly matters to the spirit, the festival also incorporates local restaurants and breweries, giving you a literal taste of small town life and culture in northern Minnesota.

Plus charges in a cocaine trafficking investigation in Crow Wing County, an East Gull Lake man faces tax-related felonies, a nationwide test of emergency alerts happens today, and candidates for a judgeship in the Arrowhead head to Gov. Tim Walz for the final decision on appointment.

Our No. 7 and No. 8 stories of the year examine budget issues faced by school districts across the state that led to contract disputes and classroom cuts, plus Babbitt's helium deposit gains economic ground in Northern MN.

Plus: A Minneapolis-based attorney announced his bid for the Republican nomination in the 2026 Governor's race; and the Minnesota DNR says winter is the best time to prune oaks to prevent oak wilt.

Plus: With the entire staff that administers the Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program laid off, state advocates are concerned what that could mean for MN utility payers; and the Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Republican candidate forum April 8 ahead of the special Senate District 6 primary election.

Plus: Bemidji State University announces addition of esports beginning in 2026; and car seat inspections will take place in Virginia this week.

And: Staffers from Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith's office held a roundtable discussion on issues at the Bemidji Post Office Tuesday, and the State Emblems Redesign Commission unanimously selected a new state seal depicting a loon and other Minnesota staples.

Plus: Bemidji School Board approves $1M+ in cuts; and the state's Department of Human Services is hosting in-person and virtual workshops on its second draft of proposed child care licensing standards.

This week in Northern Minnesota there's an electric vehicle demonstration in Bemidji, Native American dance performance in Brainerd and an open house with pizza in Pine River.