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Imagine you're wandering around a desert with the sun beating down as you meander through the dunes. It's hot. Are you high or are you just dehydrated? Are you lost or are somehow right where you need to be? Is that an oasis or a mirage? Somehow being lost in the wide open space is just what you need to find yourself in your mind. There's music floating by you, carried by the wind from a far off place. It's Baby Cool's Infinity Baby.
It's her second solo album, and just in time for summer it’s a sun-drenched and tropical trip through the singer-songwriter's wandering mind. -Malachy Koons
It's her second solo album, and just in time for summer it’s a sun-drenched and tropical trip through the singer-songwriter's wandering mind. -Malachy Koons
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MN resumes payments to most Medicaid providers cut off in anti-fraud effort
The state abruptly paused payment to thousands of care providers in May in a rush to meet a federal deadline.
DL girls golf wins team, individual championships; Brainerd boys 1st
Almost 90 Northland students competed at the state golf tournament June 9-10, 2026, around the Twin Cities.
From the Lynx to the World Cup, KAXE has you covered
KAXE Friday mornings feature "The Sports Page" and during World Cup season, "Futbol is Life!"
Families displaced by apartment fire near Bemidji; Vance Boelter pleads guilty in federal case
And: A missing Alexandria woman found alive in mud puddle near Backus; a nature-based early learning center opens in Coleraine; and Brainerd boys and Detroit Lakes girls are state golf champions.
The unsettling sounds of porcupines lull listener to sleep
Charlie Mitchell and Heidi Holtan laugh about porcupine sounds, learn about skinks, and delve into the nesting habits of robins.Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe!
Salamanders, skinks, and swallows: Summer begins in Northern MN
Pam Perry, a retired non-game wildlife biologist, stopped by to talk about skinks, salamanders, swallows and more with our staff phenologist John Latimer.
Events Up North June 15-21: 'Aladdin, Jr.' in Brainerd, Juneteenth celebrations in Grand Rapids and Virginia
Events this week include a send-off for Special Olympians in Bemidji and garden tours at Happy Dancing Turtle in Pine River.
Superior National Forest lifts Boundary Waters campfire ban
The Emergency Forest Order, which prohibited campfires and charcoal-fueled cookstoves, will be lifted on June 12, 2026.
Wilton apartment building sustains moderate damage in fire
The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the multi-family structure fire in the nearby city of Wilton on June 10, 2026.
Paul Bunyan Playhouse makes a summer stock theater comeback for 2026
The Paul Bunyan Playhouse is bringing back professional theater to the Historic Chief Theater for the first full season since 2023.
Tribal elections result in 6 incumbents losing to challengers
Members of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe bands cast ballots for secretary-treasurers and tribal council representatives on June 9, 2026.
6 new leaders elected to MCT tribal councils; MPCA takes comment on plan for former Hibbing gas plant
Plus: the Brainerd City Council is considering a plan to redevelop the City Hall parking lot into a four-story apartment complex.
With The Setlist, KAXE's Music Team curates the best live music to catch each week across Northern Minnesota and beyond.
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During the week of June 2, 2026, we enjoy reports of hummingbirds, blooming lady's slippers and an abundance of wood ticks. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.
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