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River and lake levels may appear normal after heavy bouts of rain, but escaping the ongoing storage drought could take years of above-average precipitation. -
Emma Krab/KAXESecond Chance Homes is a pilot program among Iron Range organizations to renovate tax-forfeited properties. In its first phase, the program is restoring four homes in St. Louis County. -
Lorie Shaull/Special to KAXEAccording to court documents, Jeremy Dean Rooney, 37, is accused of assaulting a family member in the presence of children. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXELeaders of communities with high turnout say their residents are involved in local organizations, invested in the issues and want to have their voices heard. -
Plus: State disaster assistance is available to counties near BWCAW fires; and the IRRR is piloting a program to rehabilitate tax-forfeited properties. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXECook and Lake counties can use funds from Minnesota's Disaster Assistance Contingency Account to cover repair costs for damaged public infrastructure. -
Contributed/Bridget Bennett / MinnPost / CatchLight Local / Report for AmericaSince 2001, the DNR has been reintroducing native freshwater mussels into this section of the Mississippi, returning every year to add more mussels and monitor the ones that are already there. -
Stella Mayerhoff/KAXE / Report for AmericaSmall businesses and nonprofits throughout north-central Minnesota are now eligible for low-interest loans up to $2 million. -
Contributed/Nicole Neri / Minnesota ReformerThe federal government has repeatedly threatened to freeze or claw back payments, but this sum is the first time the administration has permanently denied payments. -
Plus: 4 Northland teams are headed to the state volleyball tournament.
Stella Mayerhoff is a scientist-turned-journalist. She joined KAXE in July of 2026 as a Report for America corps member, and covers Minnesota’s headwaters region in partnership with the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk.
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.
Emma Krab joined KAXE in July of 2026 as a news reporter covering Grand Rapids and the Arrowhead region.
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.
