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On April 23, 1976, 91.7 KAXE signed on the air for the first time, with a weekend of music and information drawn entirely from northern Minnesota. In 2026 we celebrate 50 years of broadcasting all year long!

Heidi Holtan has been involved with KAXE since 2002. Now as Director of Content and Public Affairs she manages and is the host of the KAXE Morning Show, including a variety of local content like Phenology, What's for Breakfast, Area Voices, The Sports Page and much more, alongside Morning Edition from NPR. Her latest project is Ham Radio: Cooking with Amy Thielen.

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Nina has been reporting for VPR since 1996, primarily focusing on the Rutland area. An experienced journalist, Nina covered international and national news for seven years with the Voice of America, working in Washington, D.C., and Germany. While in Germany, she also worked as a stringer for Marketplace. Nina has been honored with two national Edward R. Murrow Awards: In 2006, she won for her investigative reporting on VPR and in 2009 she won for her use of sound. She began her career at Wisconsin Public Radio.

Amy Frenzel and Ev Cordts discuss the competition of speech!

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre at Bagley Elementary

A Golden Girls puppet parody keeps the fun and friendships alive!

Thomas Paquette donates paintings to Bemidji State University

Katie Carter started at Northern Community Radio in 2008 as Managing Editor of the station's grant-funded, online news experiment Northern Community Internet. She returned for a second stint in 2016-23. She produced Area Voices showcasing the arts, culture, and history stories of northern Minnesota.

Amy Frenzel and Ev Cordts discuss the competition of speech!

Brainerd's newest sculpture honors Native American culture!

We seek a curious, collaborative general assignment reporter candidate who will engage and inform local people in the greater Bemidji, Grand Rapids, and Brainerd lakes areas through excellent reporting.

Over two decades of journalism, Audie Cornish has become a recognized and trusted voice on the airwaves as co-host of NPR's flagship news program, All Things Considered.

BSU Professor Cory Renbarger and students Hailee Colgrove and Emily Hixon discuss the magic of opera

Multi-disciplinary exhibit encourages consideration and conversation around childhood in the modern world.

Magie Baumgartner discusses reacting constructively to being called a racist and the expansive educational experience of Critical Race Theory.

Neil Simon's only farce brings the laughs to downtown Bemidji

BSU Professor Dr. Mark Christensen discusses his teaching career and love of language