Community

All across the state, neighbors gathered Aug. 11, 2026, to participate in the primary election process: from turning on the lights, to checking voters in, to casting ballots.

The event was the 11th Gii-Ishkonigewag Pow Wow put on annually by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

Community members and dancers provided a healing space for the grieving family of Rikki Skog, 37, whose body was found July 16, 2026, under suspicious circumstances.

The 58th Annual Watermark Art Festival returns to downtown Bemidji between July 18-19, 2026.

The nonprofit's new food shelf location in downtown Grand Rapids is closer to other services and more walkable compared to the current location off Highway 2 in LaPrairie.

Crowds of varying sizes showed up in both the sunshine and during a heavy downpour for annual Fourth of July parades in Iron Range communities.

Minnesota Star Tribune columnist and editorial board member Aaron Brown joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to talk about Iron Range immigration history, hometown reunions and why the Fourth of July is unlike any other holiday on the Range.

Max Hites had been with Lueken's Village Foods since the store's beginning. Employees and customers joined in celebrating Hites' 60-year career at an open house on May 1, 2026.

Women Explore Fire Day in Minnesota offers hands-on opportunities to learn more about volunteer, paid on-call and full-time positions in local fire departments in all regions.

Bemidji Police Officer Chad Museus retired April 16, 2026, after wearing a badge for more than 28 years.