Bemidji Area Schools

Park Rapids' Avery Schueller placed third in the 50 freestyle and fifth in the 100 freestyle, and Two Harbors' Bella Imholte ended seventh in the 200 freestyle.

Dozens of Northern Minnesota student-athletes from nine area schools, including Grand Rapids and Bemidji, will compete at the 2025 state swimming and diving meet this week.

Abby Daman's coaches said she is a "strong silent example of what hard work can look like." Her work ethic and positive attitude are why she's KAXE's first-ever North Star Student.

A teacher from the Bemidji area recently joined the American Federation of Teachers conference in Washington, D.C., as rural Minnesota school districts try to do more with less.

Superintendents from Bemidji and Red Lake school districts discuss the impact of the U.S. Department of Education's memo to freeze funding for certain Title programs.

Bemidji High School Marching Band’s fundraiser is 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Drum majors Elizabeth Buxton and Braeden Dougherty joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to talk more about the event.

Plus: Bemidji School Board approves $1M+ in cuts; and the state's Department of Human Services is hosting in-person and virtual workshops on its second draft of proposed child care licensing standards.

In its meeting on April 28, 2025, the Bemidji School Board unanimously approved $1.5 million in cuts from its budget ahead of a $2 million projected deficit starting in fiscal year 2025.

Around two dozen of Bemidji's business and local government leaders loaded a chartered bus to St. Paul on March 5, 2025, to advocate legislative priorities in person.

The state boys Swim and Dive meet will have 50 Northland entries made up of 51 student-athletes from eight area schools.