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Plus: Leech lake fisheries seeks public input, youths tackle aquatic invasive species issue

And: DFLer Trina Swanson to face Republican Rep. Stauber; a multigenerational election duo in Wadena; a Bagley pollworker's thoughts on election security; and who to vote for in 2046.

And: The DNR confirmed zebra mussels in LaRue Mine Pit and Kabekona Lake; and Fulton Brewing will acquire Bemidji Brewing.

Red Lake and four other Northern Minnesota counties are classified as legal deserts, with fewer than one practicing attorney per 1,000 residents.

Co-hosts Jennifer Barr and Charlie Mitchell discuss toads, marvel at kestrels, and ponder the changing seasons.Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe!

Plus: The Boundary Waters will partially reopen for day use Monday; and Emily gathers for an update on proposed manganese mine.

This is an audio version of the first part of KAXE's "Overrepresented, undercounted" series that explores the disproportionate rates of Indigenous incarceration in our region.

And: Construction starts for Boswell Solar Project; and MDH will host public hearing for closure of clinic in Silver Bay

This week, Heidi Holtan learns all about Minnesota's largest resident weasel: the American Fisher! Plus, listeners remark on grouse and vultures and campers rock out.Send us a voice memo through SpeakPipe!

The tick biodiversity project is driven by citizen scientists' reports of all tick species. Similar research hasn't been done since the 1940s.

Plus: L&M Fleet Supply will soon expand into two more Midwestern states; and the Mille Lacs Band celebrated its 11th annual Gii-Ishkonigewag Powwow near McGregor.

And: Glen's Army Navy in Grand Rapids to close after 80 years.

Plus: Meat processing facility in Staples opens

Plus: Minnesota faces storage drought; Forest tent caterpillars cause tree damage

Co-hosts Heidi Holtan and Charlie Mitchell discover goblin ferns (also known as goblin moonworts), gaze at snapping turtles, and discuss what it means to be a naturalist.Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe!

Plus: More than 200 million early ballots for the primary have been received by local election officials; and the DNR reminds harvesters about the state's green rice law.

Co-hosts Heidi Holtan and Charlie Mitchell ponder the behavior of a wasp and discuss John Latimer's party tricks.Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe!

Plus: Changes to 'roadless rule' could open areas of Superior National Forest to logging; and researchers consider climate change's impacts on pathogen spread.

Plus: The FBI launches a new "Voices Not Forgotten" initiative to raise awareness of cold cases in tribal nations.

Plus: Bemidji is closer to being the next home of a YMCA after a ceremonial groundbreaking; and local governments receive assistance to replace emerald ash borer-damaged trees.