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Jonathan David Polaski died Aug. 8, 2026, following a medical emergency in jail.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Bayfront Blues Fest (Fabulous Thunderbirds, Southern Hospitality, Johnny Rawls, John Primer and more), Two Hearted, and Justice For Stringbean.

St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay states the incarcerated person's death followed a medical emergency in a Duluth cell on Aug. 8, 2026.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Simon Cropp, Between Howls, Creekbed Carter Hogan, Bruce Archer, Aaron Tank, LaPlant Road and Landon Pahl.

Minnesota author Laurie Hertzel explores her family history in the new memoir "Ghosts of Fourth Street: My Family, a Death, and the Hills of Duluth."

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival, Kemari, Monroe Crossing, and Merritt.

Delegates will endorse a candidate in early May 2026. The winner of the August primary will likely go on to face Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber of Hermantown.

The county and MnDOT will exchange federal funds in a "highly unusual" move, so the county can keep using labor agreements. But three projects will have to be delayed a year.

Duluth artist Carolyn Olson’s exhibit “Mutual Aid and Chosen Family” is at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids until April 25, 2026.

The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority awarded five Northern Minnesota communities with loans and grants for projects like water main installation and wastewater infrastructure.