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The Republicans and DFLers hosted precinct caucus meetings across the region on Feb. 3, 2026.

Minnesota’s end-of-life care economy is in many ways healthy, but retaining nursing home workers is a persistent and growing challenge, particularly in rural communities.

Repairing or replacing aging facilities, modernizing technology or simply adding more operating dollars to the bottom line were among the asks school districts put forth.

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners — known as SANE nurses — are a critical part of the experience for victims who report their assault or go to a hospital, but many rural areas lack examiners and other resources that can support victims.

Essentia Health and SEIU members blame each other for the lack of negotiation. The two sides remain distant on wages and disagree on the nature of the others' proposals.

Minnesota Judicial Branch data shows that more extreme risk protection order petitions were filed in the state in the first seven months of this year than all of 2024.

The state’s Office of Cannabis Management offers guidance on the laws but has no legal authority to compel cities or counties into compliance. This leaves it up to individuals to challenge local ordinances in court.

The merged company now owns more than 4 million acres in forest holdings across the U.S. PotlatchDeltic denies any allegations of wrongdoing at Bemidji mill in new court filings.

Reporter Megan Buffington attends Grand Rapids' city government academy, which teaches how the city runs to help inform residents and increase civic engagement.

Some say the complaints of no mail, slow mail and lost mail are likely to be the result of changes the USPS has made in order to survive.

Lawsuits brought by investors and an investigation by a Missouri newspaper raise potential credibility concerns about Jack Mitchell, a principal investor in HWY35.

The event included a presentation and open discussion of recent state legislation on mental health as well as the upcoming cuts to Medicaid and Medicare.

Mitchell was arrested in April 2024 in Detroit Lakes after police allege they found her in her stepmother’s basement around 4:45 a.m. She claims she was attempting to retrieve some of her late father’s possessions.

Warming water may have an outsized impact on the legendary lake, which has been protected for decades.

Crow Wing County's Eric Klang said agents worked out of the sheriff's office while temporarily stationed in the lakes area, asking him for guidance on "what's off limits."

Kevin Boyles, Michelle Brekken, Stephanie Etterman, Jody Kalenberg, Andrew Mendez, Michael Stromberg and John Ward are running for I.S.D. 181, Brainerd, School Board.

Sharon Ball, Wayne Hiebert, Pete Kalar and Andrew Donald "Jesus Dubs" Piekarski are running for International Falls mayor.

Trump has vowed to reverse the Superior National Forest mining moratorium as a priority after he’s sworn in, which he can do under his executive authority.

KAXE covered pushback on the LGBTQ+ community, changes in rural health care delivery, a coal ash spill at Boswell Energy Center, tribal land back efforts, helium mining and more.

The vote on Tuesday, Nov. 7, will ask how to fund a planned 242-bed facility: a five-eighths percent sales tax or an increase in property taxes.