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Contributed/IceOut.orgThe government did not present any witnesses to meet its burden to establish probable cause and instead moved to dismiss the complaint. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXESources with knowledge of the incident said the arrests took place at El Potro Mexican Restaurant on South Seventh Street in downtown Brainerd. -
Tony Webster/Tony Webster via Wikimedia CommonsThe hearing was to hear arguments for and against a temporary restraining order to pause the operation, as an estimated 3,000 federal agents are on the ground in Minnesota. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEAbout 300 people attended the vigil Jan. 24, 2026, a few hours after the shooting death of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. -
The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently announced $76.2 million in grants to support projects that improve freight options, travel time and economic development. -
Contributed/Michelle Griffith / Minnesota ReformerHis statement underscores the increasing unease Minnesota Republicans — which now includes several swing-district lawmakers — are expressing about the surge of federal officers. -
Lead service lines are a pervasive issue in Minnesota. The state has a goal to replace them by 2033, but Hibbing Public Utilities aims to do it in two to three years. -
Contributed/Nicole Neri / Minnesota ReformerSigns emerged by Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, that at least some elected Republicans and gun rights groups were uncomfortable with the official line that Pretti posed a clear and present danger. -
Contributed/Department of Homeland Security YouTube"This resource was created in response to repeated false or misleading claims by DHS about DOC custody, detainers, and cooperation," the Department of Corrections stated. -
Contributed/Nicole Neri / Minnesota ReformerThe shooting site has been turned into a makeshift memorial of candles and flowers, less than 2 miles away from the memorial in the Powderhorn neighborhood for Renee Good.
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.
