Laporte MN

Speakers from Bemidji, Cass Lake-Bena, Pequot Lakes, Pillager, Walker, Laporte, Cherry, Mountain Iron-Buhl, Red Lake County, UNC, Staples-Motley and Crookston took home hardware.

The qualifiers span 27 Northern Minnesota teams and all 13 categories. Over 30 are repeat qualifiers, including five medalists and one reigning champion.

Events this week include a trivia night in Chisholm, presentation on Argentina in Brainerd and a webinar on waterbirds.

As some area lakes boast nearly 3 feet of ice during the deep freeze of winter, drivers compete week after week on a frozen racetrack in Laporte.

"Bright Spot" is a segment on the KAXE Morning Show that highlights the good happening in Northern Minnesota. Host Jennifer Barr looks back at some favorites from 2025.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Doyle Turner and Sarah Morris, Nate Boots and Mal Murphy, The Brothers Burn Mountain, and Dave Simonett.

The United Way of Bemidji Area is coordinating toy drives to serve low-income families in Beltrami, Clearwater and Hubbard counties.

MnDOT will host an open house at the Lakeport Township Hall to discuss the $12.8 million project slated for summer of 2027.

Motorists can expect flagger and pilot car operations as the project is underway through mid-October 2025.

Four speakers from three rural Northern Minnesota school districts took first at the state Speech meet last weekend, and 14 more finished in the top eight.