Give to the Max Day is Minnesota’s annual day of giving that lifts up nonprofits all across the state. It is a chance for listeners and neighbors to come together and support the local organizations that matter most.
KAXE has always had a commitment to supporting nonprofits in Northern Minnesota — we hope you are able to donate to many worthy causes on this important day.
We are already in the middle of our NewsMatch End of Year Campaign, and we are so grateful for everyone who has donated so far. Your early gifts have helped us unlock national matching funds and keep our local news and storytelling going strong.
For Give to the Max Day, we are excited to share the McKnight Foundation has contributed $9,000 in matching funds. That is on top of more than $35,000 in NewsMatch and Community Match support already on the table. This means your gift up to $1,000 will now be matched 4-to-1 while matching funds remain.
“Community support is what makes the work we do possible,” said Sarah Bignall, CEO and general manager of KAXE. “Every donation is an investment in local news, in trusted information and in the stories that connect Northern Minnesota.”
Gifts made during Give to the Max Day and the NewsMatch campaign support our growing newsroom and coverage of key issues like school referendums, local library funding and local sports.
Help us out today, donate at kaxe.org/donate!
Thank you for keeping people-powered radio strong.
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Contributed/CanvaResearchers are asking Minnesotans to count roadkill during Wildlife Casualty Count Week of Action, May 22-29, 2026, to help inform problem areas so that protections can be added. -
Contributed/Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesThe agency said it is also close to finishing upgrades on the pier on Sand Lake near Warba. -
Contributed/Mississippi Headwaters BoardThe Legislature must take action by Sunday night, May 17, 2026, to avoid the impacts on the Outdoor Heritage Fund projects set to begin or continue in coming months. -
Plus: Dry, windy weather creates dangerous conditions across the state; and Wrenshall school district voters give the OK for consolidation with Carlton. -
Contributed/Nicole Neri / Minnesota ReformerThe deal is Gov. Tim Walz’s last, as his term ends in January and he’s not seeking reelection. The deadlocked Minnesota House — jointly controlled by Republicans and Democrats — has tempered Walz’s ambitions. -
Malachy Koons/KAXEThe Minnesota music mainstays stopped by KAXE in March 2026 to play and talk about songs from their latest album. -
Contributed/Hennepin CountyThe guilty plea comes more than a year after the Grand Rapids Republican's arrest as part of an undercover law enforcement sting operation. -
Events this week include a Norwegian celebration in Bemidji and a unique exercise class in Grand Rapids. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEAmy Thielen is a James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and cohost of "Ham Radio: Cooking with Amy Thielen" on KAXE. She lives in the rural Minnesota town of Two Inlets, where she occasionally has issues requiring her to wash dishes in the bathtub. -
Co-hosts Heidi Holtan and Charlie Mitchell are charmed by orioles, impressed by warblers, and flummoxed by black flies.Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe!
