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Contributed/Perkins familyMerwin Perkins was a Marine who served in the Korean War. This includes operating a mortar in the Chosin Reservoir during one of the most brutal, and brutally cold, battles in the history of the Marines. -
Contributed/Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesThe Pokegama Lake access is now the Tom Neustrom Memorial Tioga Public Water Access. -
Contributed/Hape Monaheng via PexelsThe MPCA says Crosslake Construction Demolition Debris Facility, Inc. had multiple violations during facility inspections between 2020 and 2022. -
Contributed/Park Rapids Panthers Cross CountryPark Rapids senior Christian Thorson and junior Jack Mitteness also medaled from the Northland. -
Contributed/Polina Tankilevitch via PexelsIn Minnesota, 139 cases of measles have been reported in 2026 as of Nov. 5. Most cases are concentrated in Todd County. -
Contributed/Aitkin FootballMountain Iron-Buhl returns to state after missing last year while adjusting to a new class. Also returning for the 2026 tournament from the Northland are Grand Rapids, Cromwell-Wright, Kittson County Central and Cook County. -
Contributed/Full Range MediaEast Grand Forks and Sacred Heart will compete in the tournament, set for Nov. 11-14, 2026, along with Chisholm and Pine River-Backus. -
Plus: Northland high school athletes compete in soccer and cross-country state tourneys. -
Contributed/Esko SchoolsThe Esko girls took home bronze medals for the third year in a row, ending the 2026 season with a win over Watertown-Mayer. -
Ekaterina Bolovtsova via PexelsJennifer Stately, 37, received a mandatory life sentence after a federal jury convicted her on six counts of murder and arson in February 2026.
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 four reporters covering communities across Northern Minnesota from the KAXE studio in Grand Rapids and the KBXE studio in Bemidji.
