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Plus the death of a longtime former Cass County sheriff, a nationwide alert to cellphones, public open house on Highway 87 reconstruction, candidates recommended to fill vacancy in Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District, and the Bemidji City Council is expected to select a new city manager.

Morning Show co-hosts Heidi Holtan and Kari Hedlund reflected on the saga of the stolen slippers the day the U.S. Justice Department announced the grand jury indictment of a Grand Rapids area man for the theft.

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners — known as SANE nurses — are a critical part of the experience for victims who report their assault or go to a hospital, but many rural areas lack examiners and other resources that can support victims.

Area Voices on the Friday Morning Show

Area Voices on the Friday Morning Show

Area rock hounds have a trove of treasures to discover at the Cuyuna Rock, Gem, and Mineral Club’s annual agate and mineral show going on this weekend, May 13-14, at the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds in Brainerd.

In a special edition of the Up North Report, Bemidji area reporter Larissa Donovan makes the trip to Onigum for a round dance after visiting with Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schools' American Indian Education Director Janelle Johnson.

Plus: Tips for supporting food shelves as SNAP benefits run out; and DNR sets Upper Red Lake winter walleye limit at four.

Thalea String Quartet performances kick off 2 p.m. Sunday, July 9, at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa and again at 7:30 p.m. at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji. The program includes Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Lark” quartet, alongside tango music and eclectic contemporary works by Caroline Shaw and Erwin Schulhoff.

Two new discs from far-flung places that highlight the instrumental power of the human voice: Czechoslovakian crooner Sui Vesan sings in an invented language, and Italian singer Gianmaria Testa's velvety voice belies his day job as a station master for the Italian rail system.

Tracy Kampa, children's librarian at the Grand Rapids Area Library recommends new books from Jashar Awan, Megan Maynor, Tiffany D. Jackson and Maryrose Wood. Plus a surprise collaboration between Stephen King and Maurice Sendak.

Conversation topics can include anything related to wildlife, from wild turkeys to deer population levels, new hunting regulations, wetland restoration that benefits waterfowl, accessibility improvements at wildlife management areas, animal damage issues, and more.

The collection showcases photography by four middle and high school youths who committed to a two-week photography camp under the mentorship of artist-in-residence Falcon Gott of Sapotaweyak Cree Nation and three other area professional photographers.

His isn't the first name you'd expect to see on a list of great voices. But when you think of voice in the broadest sense of the word — a person communicating an idea with an audience — then Iggy Pop more than holds his own. He's proved that a voice doesn't have to charm or seduce someone; it can provoke. A vocal can be dangerous.

Ashlea McMartin, director of Sanford Behavioral Health in Bemidji, discusses how our brains process the collective crisis that was the June 21 storm, advice on how and what to prioritize while in recovery mode and more with Bemidji Area Reporter Larissa Donovan.

The Brainerd lakes area native is tasked with ramping up the community public broadcast organization’s digital presence through its website and social media while adding to its suite of community-minded original content with local news reporting.

The album is a mixture of catchy pop, funk and soul that gives the singer plenty of opportunities to showcase her vocals.

Plus: a popular Brainerd area ice fishing event has yet to receive permit; the state begins a new program to connect people of color with clean energy construction-related jobs; and a historic caboose makes a journey to its new resting place.

Jeff Sundin is a Northern MN fishing guide who joins the KAXE Morning Show Thursday mornings at 6:20 a.m. This week, he talked about fishing licenses, walleye ice season and getting shelters off area lakes.

“The earth is awakening from its winter sleep,” a news release stated. “Join the park naturalist as we walk around the Mississippi Headwaters area looking at nature’s signs that spring is returning. Don’t forget to bring your binoculars.”