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Up North Report

KAXE / KBXE News

Stay up to date on what"s happening up north with KAXE / KBXE News, bringing you the top stories across Northern Minnesota. KAXE / KBXE is the oldest rural community radio station in the U.S. and an independent NPR affiliate.

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5:10

Downtown Bemidji evacuated for gas leak; Wildfire...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/29

And: A Bemidji business owner faces a financial exploitation charge; and Northern Minnesota athletes to compete at boys tennis state tournament.

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5:01

Bemidji Planned Parenthood clinic to close by July;...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/28

Plus: MnDOT will host a pre-construction open house ahead of a 3-year project on Highways 10 and 71; and Minnesota public health officials are sounding the alarm of alcohol misuse among women.

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5:00

Engelman family restores family legacy on Kitchi Lake

Up North Report ·

2025/05/27

Steve and Val Engelman embarked on an adventure 8 years ago, becoming adoptive parents while also purchasing the Kitchi Landing Resort near Pennington — the very same resort Val's great-grandfather operated in the 1940s.

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5:15

Deer River, Grand Rapids tech hubs offer safe...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/26

Started by nonprofit Smart North, the tech hubs aim to provide digital equity to students, providing access to technology and food, hygiene products and a safe space.

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5:12

New fire burning in BWCA; Minnesota has a new state...

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2025/05/24

And: A new report says nearly a quarter of rural pregnant women in the state rely on Medicaid; and MnDOT will host a meeting ahead of construction on a Hill City roundabout.

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5:12

Nashwauk woman pleads not guilty to voter fraud;...

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2025/05/23

And: Hermantown officials won't share details on a massive proposed development; Minnesota North College launches five new programs; and the Superior National Forest seeks comment on agreement renewal.

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5:06

Beltrami authorities seek missing Kelliher man;...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/22

Plus: a Carlton County jury convicted a former Cloquet Police Officer of financially exploiting a vulnerable adult; Crews continue to make progress fighting the wildfires in the Arrowhead; the state's MMIR office-sponsored search kits have been distributed to tribal communities; and MnDOT will host an informational open house on May 22, 2025.

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5:12

Bemidji PD investigating suspicious death; Fire...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/21

Plus: the Minnesota Legislature fails to get its job done before the session's end; Minnesota Power hosts open houses on proposed transmission line; and May is Maternal Mental Health Month.

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5:05

Crews make progress fighting St. Louis County...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/20

Plus: North Memorial Health will continue to be the ambulance service provider in the Walker area after a meeting of the newly-formed special taxing authority; Minnesota's Office of Broadband Development announces it can no longer honor $12 million in grants to local governments and small businesses after federal funding cuts; and the Minnesota DNR is accepting comment on an environmental assessment worksheet to restore habitat on the St. Louis River.

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5:14

Attack, containment, mopping up: How wildland...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/19

As three large wildfires burn in St. Louis County, Leanne Langeberg of the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center provides insight into the work firefighters have been doing.

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5:06

Evacuation orders lifted for Munger Shaw Fire; Cass...

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2025/05/17

And: Plans advance for fraud restitution fund in Minnesota; and Highway 73 pavement resurfacing in Chisholm starts Monday.

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5:07

Slowing fire activity in St. Louis County Thursday;...

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2025/05/16

Plus: State officials say proposed cuts to the federal energy assistance program will disproportionately affect Northern Minnesotan families and ratepayers; residents of an unorganized St. Louis County township voted to incorporate as a new town; and construction on Highway 87 in Hubbard County begins May 19, 2025.

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5:08

Nearly 40K acres burned in 3 St. Louis County...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/15

Plus: the state Commission on Judicial Selection has put forward three candidates to fill the bench vacated by the upcoming retirement of an Aitkin County judge; and the Beltrami County Historical Society will present "Women of Law and Order" for a special panel discussion on May 15, 2025.

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5:16

Wildfires grow exponentially; Mississippi River gains...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/14

Plus: MnDOT to host meeting on 2027 plans for Highway 371 between Nisswa and Pequot Lakes; and Pequot Lakes Patriotics are state champions in robotics.

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5:15

72-year-old man dies in Emily fire; St. Louis Park...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/13

And: A Pine River-Backus senior died in a car crash near Crosslake; two large wildfires are burning in the Arrowhead; and Gov. Tim Walz visits Crosslake for Fishing Opener.

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5:06

State of bait: Minnows plentiful for opener, but...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/12

Fishing is a $4 billion industry in the state of Minnesota. With a good crop of minnows this spring after last year's shortage, Northern Minnesotans in the bait industry share their views and concerns with KAXE's Larissa Donovan.

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5:08

18-year-old dead after crash near Crosslake; NWS...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/10

And: Itasca County's early childhood program Early EDge is cutting classrooms; and a U.S. House panel scraps Boundary Waters protection from mining.

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18:29

Weekly News Team update with the KAXE Morning Show

Up North Report ·

2025/05/09

This week, News Director Chelsey Perkins talks about the controversy over the summertime closure of Bridge on 7th, a homeless shelter in Brainerd, and why community members are speaking out.

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5:00

Bovey man suffers life-threatening injuries in crash...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/09

Plus: The National Association of Letter Carriers' "Stamp Out Hunger" campaign to benefit area food shelves is May 10, 2025; and 32 students from Northern Minnesota will display their art at the Minnesota State High School League's Visual Art State Festival in Golden Valley.

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15:07

At the Capitol with Report for Minnesota: Bird flu...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/08

News Director Chelsey Perkins has one last check-in on what's happening in St. Paul with Report for Minnesota student journalists Yvette Higgins, Sam Siedow and Elias Thomas.

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