Strong Women

The Empower program at MNC - Hibbing hosts a Women in the Workforce event for high school students to encourage engineering, construction and other careers in the trades.

Gaelynn Lea is a musician, public speaker and disability advocate from Duluth. She recently took part in a video that was featured in the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Paralympics.

Caroline Paul said the messaging women receive as they age is mostly negative. Her new book, “Tough Broad,” spotlights women taking risks and thriving while aging.

Five female graduates from Brainerd High School will be inducted into the school’s Legendary Women Hall of Fame on Thursday, March 21, 2024.

a New Book by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos "The Pirates Wife"what interests in the mythology of pirates?

A Young Woman In Need of a Transformation in Rachel Harrison's new novel Such Sharp Teeth.

Staci Drouillard's Seven Aunts is part memoir and part cultural history, telling the story of her seven Anishinaabe and European aunts who provided her with a foundation of strength and sense of home.

Homelessness continues to be a problem around the country, state, and here in northern Minnesota. Vicky Kinney, along with the non-profit organization My Neighbor To Love Coalition, is dedicated to lifting up people experiencing homelessness with a three-pronged, community-first approach. Vicky joined Heidi and Kari on the KAXE/KBXE Morning Show to talk about the progress being made in Brainerd. Click the "Listen" player above for the whole conversation.

We gathered women to talk about the connection to the land and climate. We learned that women bring community, adaptability, and a globally-informed, locally-enacted mindset to the climate crisis.

We gathered women to talk about the connection to the land and climate. We learned that women innately understand that CLIMATE is personal.