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Contributed/Minnesota Bureau of Criminal ApprehensionThe man was reported missing on June 1, 2026, six months after he was last seen by family and friends. He was last seen in Keewatin or Nashwauk. -
And: Esports, girls team wrestling moving foward with MSHSL; Highway 6 bridge in Itasca County closes Monday. -
Contributed/Minnesota Department of TransportationTraffic will be detoured starting Monday, June 8, 2026. The detour is expected to be in place through November. -
Contributed/U.S. Forest Service-Superior National Forest via FacebookThe fire grew to its current size within hours of starting northwest of Burntside Lake on June 1, 2026, amid high temperatures, low humidity and light winds. -
Contributed/Michelle Griffith / Minnesota ReformerThe House speaker justified reneging on her pledge to abide by the endorsement by pointing to alleged voting irregularities at the convention in Duluth. -
Contributed/Brainerd Public Schools via FacebookArea athletes to watch at the 2026 meet include Aitkin junior Ashley Asmus, Ely sophomore Violet Udovich and West Marshall seniors Emily Marquis and Markelle Pederson. -
Contributed/Nicole Neri / Minnesota ReformerThe endorsement wasn’t by acclamation, as Klobuchar no doubt desired. More than half of the delegates were first-time attendees, younger and more progressive-leaning than a typical year. -
And: Six Northland teams will compete in the state softball tournament and Northern Minnesota will have over 250 entries in the state track and field meet.
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Contributed/Nicole Neri / Minnesota ReformerMichele Tafoya, who came in second with about 32%, announced that she’ll compete in the Aug. 11 primary. -
Contributed/Canva Pro graphicThe 29-year-old Cody Kent, 29, was with friends and family May 30, 2026, at Little Emily Lake Park. This is the second drowning in the lake this spring.
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.
