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Aitkin County Public Health is hosting a series of community and school presentations to learn more about the opioid epidemic. Rep. Dave Baker, a Republican from Willmar, will speak about the loss of his 25-year-old son Dan to an opioid overdose in 2011.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of June 18, 2024.

Eight couples and other featured dancers will show off their talents Thursday, April 20, at the Northern Pacific Center in Brainerd as part of the Dancing with the Lakes Area Stars. This event is the major annual fundraiser for Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity.

Plus: Roush Enterprises — which has Bemidji operations responsible for many miles of winter test driving — joins a new national organization; and the Minnesota Discovery Center museum in Chisholm is seeking input for its strategic plan.

Plus: the Northland has nine more state champs in golf, track and field after state tournaments.

Plus: Stakeholders of Voyageurs National Park are celebrating a new Crane Lake visitor center; a detour is in place on Highway 73 east of Cook; and Northland athletes in softball and tennis placed at state tournaments last week.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

Last week, we shifted into soup mode and finding comfort in our favorite foods that signal fall.

Events this week include a CommUnity Meals Open House at the Pine River Community Garden, Young Original playing in Hibbing and Swedish genealogy in Chisholm.

Events this week include a pin-up competition in Calumet, a birding hike at Lake Bemidji State Park and a pancake breakfast to support local theater in Grand Rapids.

Events this week include a community gathering in Brainerd, a memorial blood drive in Baxter, a modern dance film showing in Puposky and a book launch in Bemidji.

Making the list are TJ Klune, Jennifer Ackerman, Alix E. Harrow, Annette S. Lee, Travis Novitsky, Will Weaver and more, with a strong showing from Minnesota authors.

Plus: Minnesota's third tribally-operated marijuana dispensary opens in Walker; Minnesota Department of Transportation will hold an open house for a Highway 169 project in Mountain Iron; Red Lake Tribal College celebrates opening of an urban site in Minneapolis to better serve Indigenous students; Superior National Forest will hold fire communications meeting in Isabella later this month; and starry stonewort was recently confirmed in Pokegama Lake.

Plus: MnDOT is considering a three-lane roadway in Grand Rapids for the Highway 2/169 corridor and installing roundabouts at several signalized intersections, with a public hearing set for Sept. 10, 2025.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of Sept. 26, 2023.

KAXE's Music Team counts down the best songs of the year, featuring artists like Margo Price, Brandy Clark, Genesis Owusu, Big Thief, Laamar and more.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

Beltrami County Master Gardeners Becky Livermore and John Reff joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to discuss watering and plant supports.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

It's July, and time to enjoy those 11,842 lakes! This week, we want to know what you like to do around Northern Minnesota's lakes and rivers.