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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Emma Krab/KAXEAll county cameras have been removed as of Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Cameras under city jurisdiction may remain. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEThe Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is surveying people's fish-eating habits to help limit contaminants in water bodies and make fish safer to eat. -
Emma Krab/KAXEThe tax used to fund civic center improvements will end Dec. 31, 2026. -
Contributed/Michelle BedfordGet to know the volunteers behind the mic on KAXE. This week we find out more from longtime On The River host and volunteer, Michelle Bedford. -
Maria Hileman/KAXEKAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Known Only Locally, The Brothers Burn Mountain, Tattletale and a Community Open House Jam. -
Contributed/Chad KaddatzDuring the week of Sept. 15, 2026, we enjoy reports of changing leaves and migrating birds and insects. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds. -
Contributed/Grand Rapids PlayersGrand Rapids Players present the original play “Frankenfeldt” Sept. 25-27 and Oct. 2-4 at the Ives Studio Theater in the Reif Center. The director and two actors guest on “Area Voices.” -
Contributed/Wild HorsesAttendees get an exclusive first listen to the latest album from Wild Horses, "The In Between," and hear a band interview by Music Director Kari Hedlund in Grand Rapids, MN. -
Plus: Zebra mussels found at two lakes on the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation; Pollution Control Agency seeks participants for fish consumption survey. -
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe staff also found starry stonewort in Six Mile Lake, near the city of Cass Lake.
