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After making a name for herself with tender, poetic indie-pop songs that sounded like you were sitting in the bedroom as she sang them, Parks takes her songwriting skills to the dancefloor on her third album Ambiguous Desire. Inspired by a move to NYC and her newfound love for the nightclub and dance music culture, it captures that wide-open feeling of breaking out of your shell and finding your community in your early 20s. Drawing from UK pirate radio, 2-step rhythms and the queer dance music culture of Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage, the album is a great entry point into the world of dance music. -Malachy Koons
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Some MN lawmakers pledge to defend LGBTQ+ people in face of federal actions
An 8-1 U.S. Supreme Court decision is likely to put a conversion therapy ban in Minnesota in jeopardy, and bills are aiming to keep it in place without restricting speech.
No vote on MN bill to require insurance coverage for infertility treatments
The bill would require state-funded programs including Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare to cover the costs of infertility health care, such as in vitro fertilization.
Fresh Picks: Community in the club, best of the desert, Tulsa sound of '76
The KAXE Music Team shares new music from Arlo Parks, Bob Corritore, Joey Quiñones, Goodnight Moonshine, Feeding Leroy and Alabama Shakes. Plus, J.J. Cale's 1976 album Troubadour.
Area Voices: Bemidji State University’s TAD Film Festival returns
After a six-year hiatus, Bemidji State University's TAD Film Festival returns at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in the Hagg Sauer building.
Groups pitch idea of using wind power to generate ammonia fertilizer
Ammonia is the key to nitrogen fertilizer, and almost all ammonia in Minnesota, nearly 1 million tons per year, is imported from Gulf Coast states and internationally.
Authorities in St. Louis County seek missing man near Greaney
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office states Clayton Leroy Nukala Jr. was last seen walking toward the woods in a white bathrobe on April 12, 2026.
Hibbing woman dies after appearing to set herself on fire
Officers from the Hibbing Police Department responded to a report of a woman threatening to set herself on fire.
MN lawmakers seek to protect wild rice from pesticides
The bill seeks to integrate wild rice waters into the ag department's pesticide management plan, developing better practices to monitor pesticide distribution, use and disposal.
Lawmakers push bills to address Greater Minnesota housing shortage
Two bills aim to expand housing-related infrastructure, including sewers and water lines, and support workforce housing through grants to cities and tribal nations.
'What We're Reading' celebrates KAXE's 50 years
"What We're Reading" producer and host Tammy Bobrowsky celebrates KAXE's 50 years with a look back into the archives. Favorites include John Green, Jess Lourey, Byron Graves and more.
North Star Students: N-K's Maddy, Abby Koivisto are 'shining examples'
Their schedules are booked solid, and graduation is only a few weeks away, but seniors Maddy and Abby Koivisto are engaged in class every day and always willing to lend a hand.
Reforest Bemidji sees 'overwhelming response'; Red Lake Nation College gets $7M grant
And: Minnesota-based nonprofit says Big Tech fight reminiscent of Big Tobacco crackdown; and National Weather Service offering free weather spotter classes.
KAXE News wants to better understand the impacts incarceration and the criminal justice system place on Indigenous individuals, families and communities.
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With The Setlist, KAXE's Music Team curates the best live music to catch each week across Northern Minnesota and beyond.
During the Phenology Report for the week of April 7, 2026, Staff Phenologist John Latimer remarks on the dangers of sudden snow for fragile young birds, the arrival of American Woodcocks and more.
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