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Contributed/Chelsey PerkinsFrom sporting events to first days of school, annual festivals to spontaneous gatherings, moments of triumph or devastating tragedies, Kohls documented it as part of the first draft of history. -
Megan Buffington/KAXECurrent and former state legislators, city councilors and business and other community leaders signed the Civic Pledge for a Stronger Minnesota in Grand Rapids. -
Scott Rodgerson/UnsplashThe Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will investigate the Nov. 13, 2025, incident. The names of the victim and law enforcement involved have not been released. -
Chelsey Perkins/KAXEThe Legislature-created task force will host three online public input sessions to gather information from Minnesotans who forage for mushrooms, berries and plants on DNR-managed state lands. -
Plus: MnDOT will host an open house on its Highway 34 corridor study in Park Rapids; and a state task force is hosting three public input sessions to gather information on how Minnesotans forage on state lands. -
Contributed/Beltrami County Natural ResourcesThe Minnesota Forestry Association hosted the first of two webinars focused on reforesting the Bemidji area after millions of trees blew down in the June 21, 2025, windstorm. -
Contributed/St. Louis CountyFormer Mesabi East math teacher Ryan Ross Denzer-Johnson entered a plea agreement with St. Louis County prosecutors after being initially charged in August 2025. -
Contributed/Corey Anderson via MinnPostPaul Bunyan Communications estimates that services will be available in all project areas by the end of January. -
Contributed/Essentia HealthThe new contract will cover the almost 300 nurses who work for Essentia in the Brainerd lakes area for the next three years. -
Contributed/City of Grand RapidsThe city wants the public to help inform the development of the 160-acre park, with the goal of maximizing its potential use.
Chelsey Perkins became the News Director in early 2023 and was tasked with building a new local newsroom at the station. She is based in Brainerd and leads a team of two reporters covering communities across Northern Minnesota from the KAXE studio in Grand Rapids and the KBXE studio in Bemidji.
Megan Buffington joined the KAXE newsroom in 2024 after graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Originally from Pequot Lakes, she is passionate about educating and empowering communities through local reporting.
Larissa Donovan has been in the Bemidji area's local news scene since 2016, joining the KAXE newsroom in 2023 after several years as the News Director for the stations of Paul Bunyan Broadcasting.
