"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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The Minnesota Department of Health will continue to recommend vaccination against 17 infectious diseases, aligning itself with professional medical associations. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEHibbing School District Superintendent Rick Aldrich resigned Jan. 7, 2025, due to a health condition. The district is also set to lose its business manager Jan. 15. -
Contributed/Nicole Neri / Minnesota ReformerThe Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will no longer have access to the case materials or the ability to conduct interviews to complete a thorough investigation. -
During the Phenology Report for the week of Jan. 6, 2026, Staff Phenologist John Latimer remarks on the ferocity of muskrats and the big brains of winter chickadees.
