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In this special edition of the Up North Report, Bemidji area reporter Larissa Donovan explores the issue around the symbolism of pride flags and their removal from classrooms at Bemidji Area Schools.

More than half of the project area falls within the boundary of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation. The Cut Foot Experimental Forest and Lost Forty Research Natural Area lie within the project area, with Highway 46 serving as a main access corridor to several national forest recreational destinations.

Bemidji area reporter Larissa Donovan discusses her recent article about the removal of pride flags from Bemidji Area Schools on the KAXE Morning Show on Thursday, March 28.

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.

Gifts are only available for children who are pre-registered and meet the program’s guidelines, which are detailed on the registration form.

Those who sign up for the tour will trek the forest and tap a maple tree, learn how sap is boiled down and taste test syrup from the farm with pancakes.

State Sen. Jason Rarick's proposal to add some Carlton County school districts to the TAA was strongly rebuked by Iron Range legislators.

Dee Furfaro, Lenore Siems and April Larson make up the celtic, folk, bluegrass band Caleigh. They've been making sweet, soulful music together for 20…

"All human beings have an intrinsic desire to be accepted, to know it's ok to be me and someone's got my back...if the existing choices for having that,…

Radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.

The Beltrami County Historical Society will present “Women Elected to Lead: Voices from Local Government” on Saturday in Bemidji.

Plus, Rock Ridge School Board delays renewing its $190 per pupil levy; and an Ely-area resort dropped its plans for a controversial expansion near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Boese was a longtime contributor to KAXE. He’s the author of eight books dealing with local history in Itasca County, including "John C. Greenway and the Opening of the Western Mesabi" and "Papermakers: the Blandin Paper Company and Grand Rapids, Minnesota."

Lauren J.A. Bear’s debut is “a vivid and moving reimagining of the myth of Medusa and the sisters who loved her.”

Megan Fitzpatrick and Charlotte Roy have started a petition at change.org with a goal to demonstrate a need for after-hours emergency care for pets in the Bemidji area. Veterinary clinics are facing staff shortages, especially in rural areas.

Several regional residents will participate in board covering foster care, climate change, autonomous vehicles and rural government policy.

Work in the 19-mile project area is expected to be complete in late September 2025.

The powerful line of thunderstorms is also prompting flood warnings in areas of northeastern Minnesota.

Mary Casanova is an award-winning author of over 40 books, many set where she lives, on the border of Minnesota and Canada. From her Dog Watch chapter books, to young adult novels like Ice Out and picture books like Utterly Otter Day, she’s been charming readers of all ages for decades.

KAXE/KBXE Reporter Larissa Donovan highlights some of her picks for stories she covered in and around her hometown of Bemidji, including the Beltrami County Jail Project, PFAS contamination at Bemidji's well fields, the still-developing Bemidji Post Office story and the grand opening of Red Lake's Obimindwaa building for intergenerational wellness.