Callout: Help Us Tell Northern Minnesota's Stories
Here at KAXE, we know our audience members are not only extremely knowledgeable but also engaged in their communities.
That's why we need your help to tell Northern Minnesota's stories. We intend to regularly tap you to create stories, maps and other resources to serve the public interest of the communities we care about.
Help shape KAXE's midterm 2026 election coverage
WHO: KAXE News
WHAT: KAXE News is surveying its audience as we prepare for our midterm coverage of federal, state and local elections.
WHEN: Our survey is live as of May 7, 2026.
WHY: We want your perspective. Our goal for election coverage is to provide information to empower and inform you, and we want to ensure we're prioritizing the information that is most important to you. All answers are anonymous and will not be shared outside our organization.
HOW: KAXE News will use the responses to this survey to help inform our coverage and what type of content we produce.
Contact news@kaxe.org for if you're interested in sharing your story.
Help KAXE understand the impact of incarceration on Indigenous communities
WHO: KAXE News
WHAT: The KAXE News Team recently received a grant from the journalism nonprofit Poynter to explore the impacts of incarceration on Indigenous communities. KAXE News wants to better understand the impacts incarceration and the criminal justice system place on individuals, families and communities.
WHEN: The finished project will be published by July 1, 2026.
WHY: Despite representing 1% of the state’s population, Indigenous people are vastly overrepresented in the state’s prison system as well as in county jails in Northern Minnesota. KAXE hopes to hear more about how Indigenous families and individuals are impacted: hardships caused by cash bail, lost housing or jobs because of incarceration, and the funds needed to facilitate contact with an incarcerated loved one.
HOW: KAXE News will conduct one-on-one interviews and research.
Contact news@kaxe.org for if you're interested in sharing your story.
More about Callout
This page is home base for our Callouts — when we ask you to submit information you have that can help us share a more complete picture.
Don't have anything to contribute this time around? That's just fine, but we sure hope the next Callout will be in your wheelhouse instead! In the meantime, we'd love it if you shared this with your friends and neighbors.
Or if you have a news tip that just doesn't fit our project of the moment, don't hesitate to reach out at news@kaxe.org. We can't do this without you!