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Singer/songwriter Sarah Morris joined Centerstage Minnesota April 21, 2023, to talk about her new album, Here's To You.

Sarah Strommen, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, joined the KAXE Morning Show on Thursday, May 11, to talk about the state’s fishing opener and fisheries, efforts to bolster the economic impact of outdoor activities and programs encouraging a love for the natural world.

Sen. Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, says Minnesota has some of the strongest laws in the nation when it comes to cannabis. The 2023 Minn. Legislature passed many other new laws including free tuition and gun violence.

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.

Duluth writer John Teschner's new thriller is a timely story about a fight over ancestral land in Hawaii.

Former students and current scientists Maggie Anderson and Sam Guida talk about what John Latimer has meant to them over the years and how he has shaped their careers.

Happy Dancing Turtle in Pine River hosts “Back to Basics,” with speakers and workshops. Mark Seeley will give the keynote address on “Climate change in our own backyard.”

Kelly Applegate, the Commissioner of Natural Resources for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, discusses his efforts to restore declining purple martin populations in Minnesota. This segment is a follow-up to "Bird Declines" — a series produced by Mark Jacobs, that investigates the causes and complexities of bird population decreases in Minnesota.

Brown is on a quest to be the first Black woman recorded to kayak down the entire Mississippi River. We checked in with her at Camp Winnie, home of KAXE volunteer Lisa Arnold.

Karen Storkamp wants to spread the word about the artform of needle felting. She hosts a class Sept. 7, 2024, at The Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.

Patrick Calder-Carriere is the new Executive Director for the Region 2 Arts Council and joins “Area Voices” to discuss his upcoming goals and the effort to convince more people they are artists.

Events this week include the Young Eagle Rally in Grand Rapids, a nature sketching workshop in Bigfork, a Bemidji Community Band concert and "Finding Nemo Jr." in Virginia.

Erin Entrada Kelley, Andrea L. Rogers and Rebecca Lee Kunz take home the 2025 Newbery and Caldecott Medals.

Filmmaker, musician and painter David Lynch died Jan. 15, 2025. Producer Andrew Dziengel talks about his history with the filmmaker and the legacy he leaves behind.

In May, Charlie Mitchell looks for marsh marigolds, multicolored treetops and migrating birds. No expertise is needed to enjoy nature and phenology — just curiosity!

Raised in Northern Minnesota, comedian Denise Winkelman released her first stand-up special “Bougie on a Budget.” She joined “Area Voices” to discuss her journey with stand-up.

Events this week include an open house for Superior National Forest in Aurora and the start of a new season of Bemidji Adventures in Lifelong Learning.

Duluth artist Carolyn Olson’s exhibit “Mutual Aid and Chosen Family” is at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids until April 25, 2026.

The Nemeth Art Center in Park Rapids was named as one of the recipients of the spring 2025 grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

The film “Small Town Girl,” which was filmed in Northern Minnesota, is set to premiere in April in three special screenings. Producer/Director Bill Cooper joined “Area Voices” to discuss the film.