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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 | 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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2 weeks ago | 
kaxe.org | Chelsey Perkins |Megan Buffington |Larissa Donovan
Jesse Gates of Voyageurs Conservancy shared how the park's nonprofit partner is celebrating on April 8, on the actual anniversary and throughout the summer. Rallies in Bemidji, Grand Rapids, Brainerd and elsewhere drew thousands of sign-carrying Northern Minnesotans who want the feds' "Hands Off" of them.
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2 weeks ago | 
kaxe.org | Chelsey Perkins |Megan Buffington |Larissa Donovan
The most recent mass federal layoffs may include the entire staff that administers the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. This week, News Director Chelsey Perkins talks about upcoming special elections, Essentia Health's plans to expand emergency departments in Virginia and Fosston, and the impact of federal funding instability on local tribal colleges.
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3 weeks ago | 
kaxe.org | Chelsey Perkins |Megan Buffington |Larissa Donovan
This week, News Director Chelsey Perkins talks about upcoming special elections, Essentia Health's plans to expand emergency departments in Virginia and Fosston, and the impact of federal funding instability on local tribal colleges. Republican-led bill tabled in Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee after benefits were paired with environmental policies.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
kaxe.org | Megan Buffington
VIRGINIA — Two candidates are running to fill a vacancy on the Rock Ridge School Board, both of whom served on the same board very recently. Pollyann Sorcan and Brandi Lautigar filed for the special election set for April 8. Sorcan was removed from the board in November and is running to fill the same seat. The term expires after the 2026 election.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
kaxe.org | Megan Buffington
Plus: Improvements in electric vehicles ease concerns over reduced range from cold weather; and the Brainerd Curling Club hosts the state Senior Men's Bonspiel. The drop is despite the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reporting record high bear encounters elsewhere in the state. The bonspiel is free and open to the public.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
kaxe.org | Megan Buffington
DEER RIVER — Essentia Health-Deer River service workers’ strike entered its 30th day Tuesday, Jan. 7. There has been little activity on a deal in the last month. The health care organization and members of Service Employees International Union haven’t met since Dec. 4. The health care organization and the union began negotiating a new contract in August.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
kaxe.org | Megan Buffington
HIBBING — Nearly six months after a Hibbing public housing project originally planned for a city park was moved following community pushback, the story retains its happy ending. The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Hibbing announced Monday, Jan. 6, that the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency awarded it $25.92 million at the agency's December meeting. The funding was necessary for the project to move forward.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
kaxe.org | Megan Buffington
GRAND RAPIDS — The Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids has been raising funds to try to purchase an original pair of the iconic ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz movie since earlier this year. Their efforts ended Saturday, Dec. 7, when the slippers were auctioned off in Dallas. At a final price of $32.5 million, one of just a handful of known pairs of original ruby slippers is now the most valuable movie memorabilia ever, according to Heritage Auctions.
