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Plus: How precincts within Senate District 6 voted in the special election; and area robotics teams head to the MN state competition.

The resignation means a vote to expel the senator will no longer take place, and lays the groundwork for a special election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 6.

Superior National Forest permits will be available beginning Oct. 6, 2025, for property owners and members of the public impacted by the spring's Brimson wildfire.

Due to propane tanks and a gas station on the premises, neighboring businesses and residences had to be evacuated during the fire response on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

The Sweetest Grass Dispensary opened June 6, 2024, at the "Y" intersection of highways 200 and 371, near the Northern Lights Casino in Walker.

AFSCME Local 454 has been striking since March 6 after the city withdrew its most recent contract offer.

KAXE/KBXE Reporter Larissa Donovan reflects on some of her favorite stories she covered outside of her usual territory. Highlights include the Highway 35, LLC project plans in Grand Rapids, challenged library books at Brainerd Public Schools, assisting with KAXE coverage of the Blandin Paper Mill strike and IM Care/Lakeview Behavioral Health contract, and the Energy News Network series on the Iron Range.

Two Northland athletes medaled at the 2025 state cross-country meet, and six others finished in the top 20.

Three of the top four Class A teams were from Northern Minnesota in the 2025 boys basketball state tournament.

Darren Vogt and Marne Kaeske from the 1854 Treaty Authority will speak about the cultural importance and biology of wild rice at the June 6 webinar.

"Loving You" by Grand Rapids Riverfest performer Amanda Shires and Bobbie Nelson is KAXE's Album of the Week for June 30-July 6, 2023.

Itasca Pride Fest is 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, June 23, on the grounds of Old Central School in Grand Rapids.

A special primary election for Senate District 6 will be April 15, and the general election will be April 29, to fill the seat vacated by Justin Eichorn's resignation.

At least seven Republicans and two DFLers have announced they will campaign for the seat Senate District 6 in parts of Cass, Crow Wing and Itasca counties.

Jami Lucas is described as white; 6 feet, 4 inches tall; and weighing 170 pounds. He would now be 43 years old.

The agency announced $3.6 million in funding to help businesses enter and expand into the cannabis industry and provide workforce training grants for cannabis jobs.

The electric cooperative plans to construct a 6-mile underground line connecting substations in northwestern Minnesota to improve resiliency for 1,500 square miles.

A video provided to Beltrami County Emergency Management by a resident in Bemidji's Nymore neighborhood captured footage of the event at about 6:40 p.m.

The whopping 6 feet of snow was one of the top three heaviest snowfalls in recorded history for the Buffalo region.

The five Northland teams are all underdogs, set to face some of the top teams in the state in the 2025 state volleyball tournament.