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The June 21, 2025, windstorm felled millions of trees in the Bemidji area, including this stand near the Mississippi Headwaters State Forest.

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Beltrami County Natural Resources

Resources available for woodland owners after Bemidji area blowdown

Larissa Donovan

The Minnesota Forestry Association hosted the first of two webinars focused on reforesting the Bemidji area after millions of trees blew down in the June 21, 2025, windstorm.

Red and green Northern Lights dance above a forest near Marine on St. Croix on Nov. 11, 2025.

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Hayley Madland

Science and Nature

Communities grow under the glow of the Northern Lights

Heidi Holtan

People holding trombones on a stage with wood flooring and walls.

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Ryan Webber

Art

Area Voices: It's a concert-filled November at Bemidji State University

Andrew Dziengel

"The Setlist" and "Aitkin, Baxter, Gilbert, Grand Rapids" written over a crumpled paper background.

Maria Hileman

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Minnesota Music

The Setlist: Where to hear live music Nov. 14-15, 2025

Malachy Koons

Second Harvest Grand Rapids Food Shelf on June 18, 2025.

Northern MN resources: Food shelves, community meals and soup kitchens

When our neighbors are in need of food, organizations and volunteers across Northern Minnesota step up. Food shelves, community meals and soup kitchens aim to the fill the gaps.

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Looking For Live Music?

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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Phenology

A Great Gray Owl watches while perched in a spruce tree in St. Louis County on Jan. 7, 2024. It is a large grey and brown owl with piercing golden eyes.

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Courtney Celley/USFWS via Flickr

Science and Nature

Late fall in MN features migratory arrivals from the Arctic

Charlie Mitchell

During the Phenology Report for the week of Nov. 4, 2025, Staff Phenologist John Latimer covers November phenology, Northern Shrikes, and Pine and Evening Grosbeaks.