Larissa Donovan
Bemidji Area Reporter at KAXE-FM (Grand Rapids, MN)
News reporter, volunteer and mommy. Providing snarky commentary for meetings, events and life.
Articles
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1 week ago |
kaxe.org | Chelsey Perkins |Larissa Donovan
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the construction industry faces a shortage of 500,000 workers, prompting calls for bigger and more accessible training programs. The Red Lake Nation is one of the few tribes in the country that continues a tradition of hereditary chiefs. As a chief, Loud will serve in an advisory capacity to the council for life.
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1 week ago |
kaxe.org | Larissa Donovan
BEMIDJI — Returning to school after the holiday break can feel like a drag for a spring term that starts in January, but at a Bemidji charter secondary school, high school students have unique opportunities to make an impact. In February, a group of Trek North high school students traveled to McAllen, Texas, to what had been a shelter serving migrants seeking asylum at the southern border. Trek North Executive Director Erica Harmsen said in an interview last month that as of Jan.
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2 weeks ago |
kaxe.org | Chelsey Perkins |Megan Buffington |Larissa Donovan
Angel Powers, 24, is calling for change at the Red Lake Detention Center after her father, 52-year-old Robin Hanson, died there on April 2, 2025. Over three-quarters of Nevis residents rejected the district's ask to expand and renovate its aging school, which is too small for its current enrollment.
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2 weeks ago |
kaxe.org | Larissa Donovan
RED LAKE — Several people held candles and pleaded for justice and answers Tuesday night, April 8, in Red Lake after another death at the Red Lake Detention Center. Angel Powers, 24, led the vigil and a protest earlier that day, less than a week after her father, 52-year-old Robin Hanson, died at the Red Lake Detention Center on April 2.
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2 weeks ago |
kaxe.org | Chelsey Perkins |Megan Buffington |Larissa Donovan
Minnesotans are voting for Itasca County Board, Two Harbors City Council, Rock Ridge School Board and referendums in the Pequot Lakes, Pine River-Backus and Nevis school districts. Paul Bunyan Communications said the free event has grown into one of the largest rural gaming championships in the country.
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