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Pull up a chair by our campfire and catch up with friends at Camp KAXE, hosted by authentically local, member-supported radio based right here in Northern Minnesota.

During the week of July 15, 2025, we enjoy reports of groundhogs, damselflies, and adventures in the bog. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

The investigation revealed a population discrepancy between the ward totals of the city of Bemidji and Beltrami County used for redistricting purposes and the 2020 Census.

The St. Louis County landfill in Virginia will use heat generated by garbage to heat a future wastewater treatment plant that will treat contaminants like PFAS.

The MN bill would introduce a tiered system, with a new gross misdemeanor category for physical assaults against first responders without requiring to show bodily harm.

The Itasca County-based organization will name its Volunteer of the Year at a Community Impact celebration on May 22, 2025.

The Beltrami County Board heard from the Kitchigami Regional Library System and Beltrami County Historical Society after voting to reduce funding for the institutions in 2026.

Zebra mussel poop seems to be fueling rising mercury levels in walleye and perch.

Recently awarded a $2.7M state grant, Leech Lake Financial Services' Wealth Creation Model aims to provide affordable housing and spur local workforce development.

People filled the chairs, stood in the doorway and sat on the floor in Grand Rapids City Council chambers, and commissioners said it might have been the most well-attended Human Rights Commission meeting ever.

A century-old headstone was also replaced in Maple Hill Cemetery to properly recognize Cpl. Norman Kenneth Bawks, a WWI soldier killed in action days before the war ended in 1918.

A myriad of challenges has many rural ambulance services bleeding money, and providers say emergency aid from the state is not enough and doesn't address the larger issues.

The YMCA will sublease one of its classrooms in the Itasca Resource Center in Grand Rapids, and Early EDge will use the space to teach and care for 3-year-olds.

Dr. Matthew Hallanger, an emergency medicine physician at Sanford Health-Bemidji, discusses what he's seeing and how to prevent illness from spreading.

The union hosted 10 town halls across the state, with three in Northern Minnesota. They noted seven themes in the new report.

Destructive storms with wind gusts over 100 miles per hour knocked out power for tens of thousands of northwestern Minnesotans in and around Bemidji on Saturday, June 21.

Events culminated in the governor launching from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cross Lake Recreation Area, along with all four Minnesota Legislature leaders from both parties.

School board accepts 4 early buyouts with $10,000 incentive, but rejects the same agreement with principals.

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 Itasca County early childhood program was long supported by the Blandin Foundation. A new model may be on the horizon, but for now, cuts are needed.