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The 21st annual awards luncheon garnered 30 nominations across five categories, with a focus on how the community responded to the June 2025 windstorm.

The "KAXE Morning Show" featured fishing guide Jeff Sundin, Anne Dougherty of Wambolt Cabins in Nevis, and Visit Grand Rapids Director Megan Christenson on the tourism economy in Itasca County.

Floral shop North in Bloom was selected for the Fleur de Villes exhibit at Galleria in Edina, where owner Madeline Cook and team created a plaid design.

The Brainerd-based center offers consulting and workshops for those who want to start or enhance a small business, including Madeline Johnson, who opened Little Threads in 2025.

Minneapolis businesses are estimated to have lost $10 to $20 million in sales each week of Operation Metro Surge, which began in December 2025.

The event series offers education and connection for small business owners and entrepreneurs in the Brainerd lakes area, featuring rotating hosts and discussion topics.

Terrifying mascots, drive-up service, wooden porches, smoky smells, long meat counter lines ... this week, KAXE is looking back at grocery stores of the past.

Small-town grocers feel a strong sense of responsibility to their communities, but the threat of closure often looms.

New tenants, art spaces and community programs highlight the Grand Rapids building’s revival at the First Friday Art Walk on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025.

About 235 employees will be laid off as a result, starting Sept. 25, 2025, and Super One will offer employees an opportunity to interview for positions, according to DEED.