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

Jim Fordham grew up on High Plains Tree Farm, started by his parents 50 years ago. He said he looks forward to reconnecting with customers he’s known for decades when the farm opens.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Crosslake Days, Known Only Locally and Friends, Klocktoberfest, and The 4onthefloor.

Heidi Holtan, KAXE's Director of Content, wants to share a message with you.

The budget crunch in Thief River Falls underscores the challenges facing districts throughout greater Minnesota: They need increasingly skeptical, aging residents to vote for higher taxes in an era of rising attacks on public schooling in the national media.

Jim Joy and Thaddeus Laugisch are running to represent District 4B, which includes most of Clay County and part of Becker County, including Detroit Lakes.

The season for Northern pike, walleye, sauger, and inland trout opens Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Minnesota.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts in northern Minnesota features Two Hearted Trio with April Mae, Third Coast Chamber Collective, Sam Miltich, Greg Kazcor, the Rockbee Music Festival, and The Brothers Burn Mountain.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts features Chris Koza, Paul Lawrence & Lucas K, Gear Daddies & Ripplesippi Fest, and Corey Medina & Brothers.

During the Phenology Report for the week of May 13, 2025, Staff Phenologist John Latimer tells the tale of a painted turtle hatchling’s funeral.

During the Phenology Report for the week of Aug. 12, 2025, Staff Phenologist John Latimer discusses the exciting explosions of the spotted touch-me-not plant and more.

"Now Would Be A Good Time" by Folk Bitch Trio is KAXE's Album of the Week for Aug. 18-24, 2025.

The MN Department of Agriculture will treat 24 sites in Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Pine and St. Louis counties with nontoxic spray to slow the spread of the destructive pest.

In spring, eggs have been collected at Cut Foot Sioux walleye spawning site in Deer River, MN, since the 1920s. Fertilized eggs are transported throughout the state.

During the week of Oct. 7, 2025, we enjoy reports of giant puffball mushrooms and the season's first frost. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

Dale Johnson, Bruce Raboin, Karen Salo, Roxanne Skogstad-Ditsch and JoAnn Smith are running for I.S.D. 361, International Falls, School Board.

The chickens are raised through rotational grazing, limiting harmful elements from reaching local waterways. The co-op is small and there's a waiting list, and Johnson said she likes it that way.

Safety factors, weather conditions, air quality, personnel availability and environmental regulations are continually monitored before the burn to determine feasibility of moving forward with the prescribed burn, during and after the burn.

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.

Paleontologists from the Science Museum of Minnesota visited with Bemidji State Beaver hockey fans, lobbying for the giant beaver's induction as a state fossil.