"Dialed In" is a new program from KAXE dedicated to informed civic dialogue on the political and social issues that matter most to Northern Minnesota, connecting listeners with stories that shape our communities and engaging them in conversations that foster understanding and participation.
In our debut episode, we focused on the 2024 election and featured:

- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon
- First-time voter from Bemidji Iris Jensen
- KAXE News' Chelsey Perkins and Megan Buffington
- Legislative candidate fact checks about education
- A roundtable discussion with Northern Minnesota candidates under 35
- Listener questions
- Dark money in Iron Range politics with Marshall Helmberger of the Timberjay newspaper
- Sharon McMahon, considered the Bob Ross of government and author of the new book "The Small and the Mighty"
Tune in next Friday, Nov. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. for more election conversation. Send us your questions!
Dialed In music by Paul Spring
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During the Phenology Report for the week of April 29, Staff Phenologist John Latimer covers bud break, incoming and outgoing birds, eagles nesting and more.
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News Director Chelsey Perkins catches up on what's happening in St. Paul with Report for Minnesota student journalists Yvette Higgins, Sam Siedow and Elias Thomas.
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In spring, eggs have been collected at Cut Foot Sioux walleye spawning site in Deer River, MN, since the 1920s. Fertilized eggs are transported throughout the state.
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Plus: How precincts within Senate District 6 voted in the special election; and area robotics teams head to the MN state competition.