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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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5:11

Crews fully contain Horse Creek Fire in BWCA; Work...

Up North Report ·

2025/06/10

Plus: Stakeholders of Voyageurs National Park are celebrating a new Crane Lake visitor center; a detour is in place on Highway 73 east of Cook; and Northland athletes in softball and tennis placed at state tournaments last week.

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5:00

With boating season comes new safety requirements;...

Up North Report ·

2025/06/09

And: Minnesota Pride events look to genuine community support under political storm; and despite budget constraints, the Legislature gives affordable housing a bump.

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5:07

Authorities ID Virginia man in fatal cliff-diving...

Up North Report ·

2025/06/07

Plus: Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders appear to agree on a one-day special session for June 9, 2025; and the Minnesota Incident Command System wrapped up a week of wildfire training in Grand Rapids this week.

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5:05

Judge finds Crosslake woman guilty on all counts of...

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2025/06/06

Plus: Summer EBT is now SUN Bucks and eligible families enrolled in certain programs will automatically be mailed new cards per school-age child; and nine Northland golf teams will compete at the state golf tournament next week.

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5:10

White Earth opens Moorhead dispensary; New District...

Up North Report ·

2025/06/05

And: Construction begins on a Highway 37 intersection near Cherry; northwestern MN landowners can apply for a conservation program; and 10 area organizations get Age-Friendly grants.

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5:00

MN wildfires hold steady in size; Crow Wing County...

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2025/06/04

And: Reif Center plans outdoor expansion; comment sought on Pine River watershed plan amendment; and Minnesota's rural job vacancy rate eases but still needs improvement.

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5:04

Erskine man dies in Polk County motorcycle crash;...

Up North Report ·

2025/06/03

Plus: Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School's commencement ceremony included 12 students holding space for their missing and lost classmates; St. Louis County is looking for residents to serve on its mental health advisory board; and post-season softball and track sections are wrapping up with several Northland athletes heading to state.

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5:06

Bemidji and Northern likely to face off in court over...

Up North Report ·

2025/06/02

With Northern Township planning to assess residents living along Lake Bemidji for a new wastewater treatment plant, the city of Bemidji is petitioning to annex and connect the same residents, who say questions about real costs for either project are unanswered.

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5:12

2 dead after head-on crash south of Leech Lake; No...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/31

And: A bear visits Main Avenue in Thief River Falls; Highway 169 J-turn construction starts Monday; Hermantown corridor study set for Monday; and registration soon for tech career pathway programs in Itasca County.

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5:11

Cloquet PD asks public help in finding missing...

Up North Report ·

2025/05/30

Plus: A McKinley City Council member is facing three felonies after allegedly disrupting power service to three Iron Range cities; St. Louis County assessors are setting up an alternate process for Fairbanks Township residents to appeal their 2025 valuations due to wildfire evacuations; Amazon is building a distribution facility in Grand Rapids; and drifting Canadian wildfire smoke is prompting air quality alerts in the Northland this weekend.

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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...

Up North Report ·

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;...

Up North Report ·

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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