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The 15th Annual KAXE Mississippi River Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, July 19th & 20th at the KAXE amphitheater in Grand Rapids. This year’s…

Adam Swanson’s work includes dozens of murals across the state, including in Chisholm, and paintings hanging on gallery walls in places ranging from Duluth and Minneapolis to South Africa and Turkey.

The seventh annual Lumberjack Mile & 5K supports United Way of 1000 Lakes’ Community Impact Fund on Saturday, Sept. 9, in Grand Rapids.

girlsBEST, or girls Building Economic Success Together, is a grantmaking and awareness program to improve economic outcomes for girls 12-18.

Temporary housing is also getting priority. In northeastern Minnesota, the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency has refurbished a memory care facility to serve as a homeless shelter.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts features Pert Near Sandstone, Grace Potter with Mae Simpson and The Fish Heads.

The athletes who earned medals come from 16 schools across Northern Minnesota.

Listen as the KAXE Music Team puts a wrap on music released in June and other great listens in the "Monthly Music Recap," part of "Headwaters" on KAXE.

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.

The 401 Water Quality Certification is required when construction-related activities are proposed near a navigable lake, river, stream or adjacent wetland in Minnesota.

A similar hearing for Bemidji residents will be hosted at the Sanford Event Center on Oct. 8, 2025.

The KAXE Music Team wraps up their favorite music released in August on the "Monthly Music Recap," heard on "Headwaters," including The Spine Stealers and Young Dervish.

Brian Holmer and Mike Lorenson are running for Thief River Falls mayor. Jason Aarestad and Doug Bergman are running for City Council At-Large.Julie Bolduc and Cainan Langlie are running for City Council Ward 2.

Detroit Lakes' Blake Swenson took home two medals, and Hibbing's Wylie Stenson is the region's other medalist at the 2025 state swim and dive meet.

Six rural Northern Minnesota teams advanced to the 2025 girls basketball state tournament, which begins Wednesday, March 12, 2025, on the University of Minnesota campus.

KAXE received new matching funds for Give to the Max Day from the McKnight Foundation, meaning every dollar you give can have quadruple the impact.

Here's a list of meals across the region. All meals are Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

Erica Gies is an award-winning independent journalist who writes about water, climate change, plants and critters for Scientific American, The New York Times, Nature, The Atlantic, National Geographic and more.

The state's job growth last month outpaced that of the U.S. as a whole — up 0.3% in Minnesota compared to 0.2% nationally.