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Area lakes are mostly snow-free as of early December. It’s perfect for skating and ice boating and John Latimer and Marshall Helmberger are taking advantage of the remarkable time.

The Horse Creek Fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is fully contained, while 200 fire personnel continue to work on the 94%-contained Jenkins Creek Fire.

On Aug. 28, 2025, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a shooting incident in the Prescott Housing area in Wilkinson Township, south of Cass Lake.

Volunteer firefighter Tia Muller died in an ATV crash on the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area over the weekend of Aug. 16-17, 2025.

The Brainerd lakes area health care provider also added a full-time neurologist, has invested in oncology, and will transition hospice and home care services to a new provider.

Some of the area's 9 million lost trees are available as free mulch for a limited time. None of the damaged trees on public lands were included in storm damage tallies.

A teacher from the Bemidji area recently joined the American Federation of Teachers conference in Washington, D.C., as rural Minnesota school districts try to do more with less.

Lizz, Mulligan and Jap (Paulson) lakes are all located in the Boundary Waters area. All now have large northern pike populations, making stocking trout ineffective.

The Grand Rapids Area Library is the busiest in Itasca County. But the city wants a more equitable funding agreement with the county, and cuts could be on the horizon if an agreement isn't reached.

Business owners along River Street were still assessing the damage as Gov. Tim Walz, emergency managers and legislators toured the area on Friday, June 21, 2024.

The Seventh Generation Celebration will discuss the history of the 11 million acres of land ceded in the 1863 Old Crossing Treaty, so named for the thousands of oxcarts that traveled through this area.

Area Voices on Storyhill Fest

Area Voices on Storyhill Fest

Area Voices with Katie Carter

Plus: Updates to burning restrictions in Minnesota; a state investigation is launched into the DNR's handling of timber in wildlife management areas; and Hibbing schools will see grade-level changes next year.

Arnold Dahl-Wooley joins KAXE Bemidji Area Reporter Larissa Donovan for a canoe conversation about Two Spirit history and visibility in Northern Minnesota during Pride Month.

And: Construction begins on a Highway 37 intersection near Cherry; northwestern MN landowners can apply for a conservation program; and 10 area organizations get Age-Friendly grants.

The Fishing Fling event is an annual fundraiser to provide area high school students with thousands of dollars in scholarships. This event is open to the public and there will be many opportunities to win from an array of prizes.

New book recommendations from Grand Rapids Area Library children's librarian Tracy Kampa include stories from Christopher Denise, Mylisa Larsen, Sara Zarr, and more.

St. Louis County announced the first-ever "Community Connect" event for the Ely area will be on Sept. 9, 2025. The event is designed to connect people struggling economically with support and resources.