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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.

In this episode, hosts Charlie Mitchell and Chelsey Perkins revisit dinosaur songs and discuss inadvertent scientific discoveries. Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe! Charlie recommends the book "An Immense World" by Ed Yong.

An excerpt from Harold Pinter's recent play, Voices, which premiered Oct. 10 on BBC's Radio 3, as part of the BBC's celebration of Pinter's 75th birthday. Voices is a collaboration between Harold Pinter and composer James Clarke.

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.

A bonus gift card program from the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce aims to generate $1 million in economic activity as the community continues to rebuild after the June 21 windstorm.

Grand Rapids, Mahnomen/Waubun, Cromwell-Wright Area, Fertile-Beltrami, Moose Lake/Willow River, Barnum, Kittson County Central and Cook County will play in the 2025 tournament.

The devastating storms that impacted Bemidji and surrounding areas prompted the extension of a local emergency. The Beltrami County Board also heard an update on its temporary disposal site near Target.

The storm is forecast to move into Northern Minnesota from the southwest to the northeast, hitting the Brainerd lakes area between 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday morning and lingering through Tuesday.

The Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board issued a six-month moratorium on jails in residential zones, requiring Beltrami County to go back to the site selection drawing board.

After area voters approved a nearly $40 million referendum in 2022, Cass Lake-Bena community members gathered for the new school's open house on May 15, 2025.

“A short walk outdoors to ground us (weather permitting) is followed by writing time. No experience needed, only a wee bit of courage. This guided approach to writing helps you find your own voice and generate new writing.”

Plus: Without a legislative fix, Minnesota districts are facing a funding cliff.

Plus: The Cloquet River bridge in the Superior National Forest is at risk of collapse and closed until repairs are complete; four Minnesota tribes received federal funding to address violent crime and the opioid epidemic; and Minnesota is part of a new multi-state poll drawing feedback from rural voters.

And: a federal jury found a 34-year-old White Earth man guilty of producing child pornography on the Red Lake Reservation; a 66-year-old man was seriously injured after being struck by a falling tree near Chisholm; Grand Rapids City Council selects Rick Blake as an appointed council member to fill the rest of now-Mayor Connelly's term; and voting law changes last session could help Minnesota's elder voters this November.