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Writer Barry Babcock credits the Bonga family, descendants of an African slave, as being an important part of Northern Minnesota's history.

Events this week include the beginning of the Northern Lights Music Festival in Aurora and the First Friday Art Walk in Grand Rapids.

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.

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.

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.

The bill to transfer thousands of acres of state-managed forest land to the White Earth Nation isn’t dead, but the first committee deadline is 5 p.m. on March 22.

KAXE staff share their favorite reads of 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.

Pam Perry, our favorite retired non-game wildlife biologist, stops by each month to talk about Minnesota phenology with John Latimer. While she is broadly knowledgeable about Minnesota's environment, Pam is particularly excited about birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

The unofficial final week of summer is upon us, with lots to do, including a Bemidji play premiere, a Lake Bemidji State Park pancake breakfast and the Native American Music and Arts Festival.

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.

Dave Bubser explains the forest certification process: how forests become certified, the sustainability standards involved and how they help consumers buy responsibly. The "Local Forest History" series is produced by Mark Jacobs.

A teaching dental clinic at Minnesota North College - Hibbing serves patients on the Iron Range while expanding the dental workforce.

There's lots to do this week, including a poetry slam in Bemidji and reading in Brainerd, a walk for Alzheimer's in Grand Rapids and an art gallery open house near Deerwood.

Itascatur Outdoor Activity Club oversees a 10-kilometer, mixed-skill cross-country skiing trail system in Park Rapids, groomed for skate and classic skiing.

Plans are forming for a dog park in Deer River. Chelsea Pusc is leading efforts to raise funds, including a brunch 9 a.m-1 p.m. Oct. 19, 2025, at the Deer River Vets Club.

Brainerd writer Jill Hannah Anderson’s “Closer to Home” features a resilient young woman finding refuge in a small Minnesota town.

'Nite Owls' by JD McPherson is KAXE's Album of the Week for Oct. 7-13, 2024.

During the week of March 25, 2025, eight student groups report on the environmental cost of littering, flowering trees, and more. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

Plus clarification on facts learned as part of an investigation into the sexual assault of a minor in Bemidji, an update on Highway 34 road construction, and the "Library Lady" is honored for her work in the St. Louis County Jail.