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Plus, striking workers at Essentia Health Deer River say they will meet Essentia at the negotiating table next week as the strike reaches its 40th day, and Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead announced she would step down from her position on Feb. 3.

Plus, Minnesota House Republicans carried on with Capitol business Wednesday amid a state Supreme Court challenge over quorum, state transportation crews will begin right-of-way clearing on Highway 200 near the Itasca State Park on Jan. 22, and MnDOT seeks public feedback on its completed Highway 169 project near Aitkin.

Plus: Names released in fatal crash in East Gull Lake; and union workers participate in Christmas lights displays like Bentleyville in Duluth.

Plus: Minnesota tribes establish Tribal Advocacy Council on Energy, and a U of M doctor offers advice on not allowing holiday stress to affect health.

Plus: A new report examines the impact of wetland loss; and Minnesota renters will claim a new renter's credit on their income tax returns this year.

Plus: the Canadian Pacific holiday train to visit northwestern Minnesota.

After a multi-year hiatus, Salolampi, the Finnish language camp at Concordia Language Villages, will welcome families for its Finnish Family Weekend Jan. 17-19, 2025.

Christmas tree farmers put years of work into the tree that you cut and bring home. Plus, now they need to start thinking about the coming impacts of climate change.

While the crime in "Murder at the Carson Christmas Party" is fictitious, the 1893 party and guest list were real in this live-action Clue mystery at the Beltrami County History Center on Dec. 26-27, 2024.

Our News Director Chelsey Perkins looks back on the trials, accomplishments and milestones of 2024.

Bemidji Area Reporter Larissa Donovan reflects on some of her favorite reporting in the field adventures of 2024.

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.

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.

Our No. 9 and No. 10 stories of the year feature the saga of Cobb Cook Park and public housing in Hibbing, and the surprising weather patterns of the year.

From ski jumps to strikes, my first year at KAXE took me across Northern Minnesota, covering impactful stories, connecting with communities and loving every moment of rural reporting.

Plus: Sanford Health and the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry reach an agreement after a violation of the Women's Economic Security Act.

Plus: Bemidji State University announces a re-envisioned computer science and design program that will launch in Fall 2025.

Minnesota is one of 22 states suing the Trump administration over the sweeping pause in federal loans and grants, while local and tribal leaders seek clarification on the impacts.

Plus: Land exchange on Lake Winnibigoshish passes U.S. House.

Plus, a report from the University of Minnesota indicates rural hospitals are overrepresented in the 500 obstetric wards closed between 2010 and 2022.