Fosston

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features The Cactus Blossoms and Boxcar, Ditty Wish Band, Caleigh, Scott Jasmin, The Brothers Burn Mountain and MorningBird.

One person died in a house fire in Fosston on Wednesday morning, June 25, 2025, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Plus: MnDOT will host a listening session at the Fosston High School Gymnasium on June 23, 2025, ahead of planned construction on Highway 2; the Minnesota DNR is seeking a wide range of perspectives for fisheries input groups on Lake Winnie and Rainy Lake; and animal experts urge pet owners to remain vigilant during bouts of Canadian wildfire smoke.

The agency will host an open house at the Fosston High School from 4-6:30 p.m. on Monday.

In total, Northlanders earned 47 medals in Class 1A at the 2025 state track and field meet.

Events this week include the Grace House grand opening in Grand Rapids, a Bemidji contra dance, theater auditions in Pequot Lakes and a plant sale in Virginia.

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

The health care provider said the upgrades will improve safety and efficiency. The announcement is another flashpoint in the Essentia-Fosston conflict.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Sarah Morris and Doyle Turner, Scott Jasmin and The Gracenotes, Charlie Parr and LaPlant Road.

In 2021, about 14% of Minnesota women had no birthing hospital within 30 minutes, according to a report from the nonprofit March of Dimes.