Itasca County

A lack of clarity over the extent of the pause prompted chaos in state and local government, health care providers, social services agencies and other nonprofit organizations.

Larry Hopkins and Pat Medure are the two remaining candidates running for Itasca County District 4. Daniel E. Chase, Robert Preble and Dick Sackett lost in the primary election.

Small farms in northeastern MN are encouraged to apply for new funding that supports projects that address climate change and build climate resilience.

Housing Finance and Policy Committee members Reps. Spencer Igo and Alicia "Liish" Kozlowski are driving bipartisan efforts to address the state’s housing challenges.

KAXE covered pushback on the LGBTQ+ community, changes in rural health care delivery, a coal ash spill at Boswell Energy Center, tribal land back efforts, helium mining and more.

And: White Earth plans a new solar project; and the Name a Snowplow contest is back for its fifth year.

Plus: the quest to bring the Ruby Slippers back to Grand Rapids ended at an Auction last weekend, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids and Greenway will continue to merge in one facility through 2025.

Itasca County is headed toward a special primary election in February 2025 and general election in April to fill the seat vacated by Burl Ives.

Ives was reelected posthumously. A special election to fill his seat will be in February or April. Candidate filings open Wednesday, Nov. 27.

Gov. Tim Walz selected Kathryn Lorsbach and Kimberly Wimmer to fill retirement vacancies in Park Rapids and Grand Rapids.