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Programming at KAXE is focused on Northern Minnesota with a mix of local content, NPR and more. Whether arts, events, music, news, personal stories or breakfast, our programming keeps you company throughout the day.

Jennifer Carnahan and John Ryan are running for Nisswa mayor.

Connect Effect aims to tackle the prevailing issues of loneliness and social isolation. The event is free and runs Jan. 23-25 at the Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College in Brainerd.

Citizens of Wabana Township have been working hard to raise money to replace aging recreation facilities around their town hall, located about 15 miles north of Grand Rapids.

Outdoor School For All Minnesota is advocating for the establishment of a statewide grant program to support immersive, multi-day, accredited overnight outdoor education program experiences for students in fourth through eighth grades.

Plus a hit-and-run death in Deer River, tax-related felony charges against the head of a dog rescue organization and a growth in jobs in the green energy sector.

Plus more on the IM Care-Lakeview contract dissolution, a new dashboard bringing together data on drug use in the state, and a program intended to learn more about effective oak wilt prevention.

Plus more on a contract cancellation affecting mental health treatment in Itasca County, a Brainerd School District decision on a challenged book and a Superior National Forest project seeking to improve oak wilt treatment.

Plus an assistant Aitkin County attorney is reprimanded by the North Dakota Supreme Court following sexual harassment complaint, Bemidji City Council makes its top pick for city manager, and the Highway 34 construction project in Akeley moves to the next phase.

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.

Last week, retired non-game wildlife biologist Pam Perry joined the KAXE Morning Show to talk all things nature! She and phenologist John Latimer discuss “baby season” in the north woods. Questions like how critters handle mid-summer heat, and why garter snakes have been seen hanging out during their solitary season are addressed.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of August 1, 2023.

Rajala joined "The Morning Show" to discuss how the timber industry has changed since his great-grandfather started the Rajala Brothers Logging and Sawmilling company.

In this month’s edition of KAXE’s series on the decline of native pollinators, Elaine Evans from the Minnesota Bee Atlas discusses abstract art, beneficial plant species and the seasonal cycle of bumblebees.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of Jan. 30, 2024.

Minnesota musician Erik Koskinen, and his drummer Richard Medek, stopped by KAXE to talk about Koskinen's new album, Down Street / Love Avenue.

Susan Barker's new novel "Old Soul" is thrilling and chilling. Beautifully crafted, this is an elevated horror story that will keep you turning the page.

Writer and NPR podcast host Linda Holmes' new novel "Back After This" is a romantic comedy with an insider's view into the world of podcasting.

As Native Nations Fashion Night returns as the largest Native fashion event in the Upper Midwest, founder and creator Delina White adds a Creative Economy Summit to the event in St. Paul.

Minnesota author Peter Geye's book "A Lesser Light" is set in the 1920s North Shore, highlighting the arranged and difficult marriage of a lighthouse keeper and his new wife.