Cass Lake

On Aug. 28, 2025, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a shooting incident in the Prescott Housing area in Wilkinson Township, south of Cass Lake.

The 59-year-old woman was found unresponsive Aug. 26, 2025, after crashing a pontoon on the south shore of Leech Lake, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office.

The Leech Lake Emergency Operations Center continues to coordinate response efforts following the June 21, 2025, severe storm that impacted the Cass Lake area.

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

Family and fishing are big at the Kitchi Landing Resort south of Blackduck, which was once operated by Val Engelman's great-grandfather as Hagen's Resort.

After area voters approved a nearly $40 million referendum in 2022, Cass Lake-Bena community members gathered for the new school's open house on May 15, 2025.

The region will be well represented in the Class A meet, with 69 entries; Northern Minnesota has five entries in the 2A meet.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Teague Alexy, Boxcar, Catching Clarity and Thor Leseman with Ida Metsberg.

High school senior Gabby Fineday broke Cass Lake-Bena's basketball scoring record with 3,013 career points.

Recently awarded a $2.7M state grant, Leech Lake Financial Services' Wealth Creation Model aims to provide affordable housing and spur local workforce development.