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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.

The Beltrami County Board is considering what to do with its current jail in downtown Bemidji as progress continues on a new facility in the city’s Industrial Park.

Plus: Demolition work is underway to make room for new construction in Bemidji's blighted rail corridor; Anderson Brothers Construction in Brainerd can once again bid on government contracts; and Essentia Health St. Joseph's will host its annual Tree of Life memorial service on Dec. 16.

There's opportunities to see local theater this weekend, from Virginia to Coleraine and Grand Rapids to Brainerd.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of Sept. 10, 2024.

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

After a lengthy public hearing and discussion, the City Council adopted its amended cannabis ordinance 4-1 to allow a business to move into the former Anderson Fabrics plant.

Bob "Tornado Bob" Conzemius is a meteorologist who answers listeners' and John Latimer’s questions about weather, tornados, aurora borealis and the science behind it all.

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.

Plus: Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School's commencement ceremony included 12 students holding space for their missing and lost classmates; St. Louis County is looking for residents to serve on its mental health advisory board; and post-season softball and track sections are wrapping up with several Northland athletes heading to state.

Plus: the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for six counties in far northwest Minnesota; Greenway Schools join other districts in region making staff cuts; a coalition is working to end forced labor in the state's prisons; and thousands of students are expected to participate in Bike to School Day on May 7, 2025.

Events this week include "Clue" and a book sale in Bemidji, Sled and Snowshoe Spectacular in Chisholm, a Jim Roelofs talk in Brainerd and Palisade's Midwinter Festival.

It's starting to feel like spring once again, and there's no shortage of area activities during the first weekend of April. KAXE Producer Jennifer Barr has rounded up some fun things to check out in Bagley, Bemidji, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, and Virginia.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of Aug. 20, 2024.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of Dec. 3, 2024.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of Nov. 19, 2024.

Retired DNR biologist Pam Perry joins the "KAXE Morning Show" on Feb. 11, 2025, to discuss frozen frogs and the decline of Evening Grosbeaks.

Events this week include an allyship presentation in Grand Rapids, "Willy Wonka" in Pequot Lakes and a bike park grand opening and fundraiser in Brainerd.

Every Friday morning, we get to know one of our members on "What's for Breakfast." Recently, we spoke with Red Lake High School cooking teacher Ben Lucca from Bemidji.