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The public can attend the open house to discuss the future of motorized and non-motorized trails in the state forest in Aitkin County and share feedback on planning.

Curt H. Johannsen, Lues Lopez and Terry Torgerson are running for Hendrum mayor. Stephanie Kaasa, Brian Schlapkohl, Michael Smart and Krista Timm are running for City Council.

More than 100 people crowded into the Beltrami County Board room in support of public libraries and the local museum as commissioners voted 4-1 to adopt its 2026 preliminary budget and levy.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Sawtooth Witch, Cornbread Harris, Monroe Crossing, Davina Sowers, Severio Mancieri, Lonesome Dan Kase and more.

According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources annual Forest Health Report, the current spruce budworm outbreak is the worst Minnesota has experienced since 1961.

The Emergency Forest Order, which prohibited campfires and charcoal-fueled cookstoves, will be lifted on June 12, 2026.

On Sept. 30, 1854, the bands entered a treaty with the United States whereby they ceded ownership of their lands in northeastern Minnesota. Under the treaty, the Bands retained their inherent rights to hunt, fish and gather in the 1854 ceded territory.

The need to expand services continues to grow as cuts to Medicaid and Medicare threaten the stability of rural hospitals, which already run on thin margins.

A pair of developers are working to build a microgrid at an elementary school and community center on the White Earth Reservation in Northern Minnesota.

After a lengthy public hearing and discussion, the City Council adopted its amended cannabis ordinance 4-1 to allow a business to move into the former Anderson Fabrics plant.

The agreement with the Department of Natural Resources ends the agency's enforcement action for that site, though monitoring will continue.

A heat dome is setting up over the Upper Midwest, bringing temperatures significantly above normal and holding off rain.

Rep. Dave Lislegard and state Sen. Grant Hauschild also heard from EMS workers in Ely, Tower and Orr about challenges including staffing, funding and Medicare reimbursement.

Chris Lahn presented on 50 years of aspirations to wrap sewer services around the highly developed Lake Bemidji during a BSU Earth Day event on April 22, 2025.

The snow will likely stick around for at least a few days, with temperatures near zero possible Monday night, April 6, 2026, in the extreme north.

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.

Lorrie Janatopoulos and Cal Warwas are running to represent District 7B, which includes south-central St. Louis County and the East Range, including Virginia and Chisholm.

Distribution events are 11 a.m.-noon April 24, May 22 and June 26 on Great Northern Drive Southwest in Bagley.

As rural Minnesota becomes more diverse, advocates say more services must be offered in their communities. A new analysis says rural people of color face significant barriers to mental health care.