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KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of September 24, 2924.

New book recommendations from children’s librarian Tracy Kampa include stories by Lisa Fipps, John Schu, Gennifer Choldenko, and more.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of Oct. 8, 2024.

Retired non-game wildlife biologist Pam Perry regales us with insight into Harris's Sparrows, Eastern Towhee and an Oriole sighting in Little Falls.

It's apple season in Northern Minnesota! What are your favorite ways to eat an apple?

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of Oct. 22, 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.

Aaron Brown has been a KAXE voice for over 20 years and is now a columnist at the "Minnesota Star Tribune." He shares why public media matters and how KAXE informed his career.

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.

This year's Miss Minnesota, Emma Vrieze, hails from the Park Rapids area. She will compete in the Miss America pageant with a platform of "Swim with Safety: Water Knowledge."

Every Friday morning, we get to know one of our members on "What's for Breakfast." This week, we talked with Julia Schrenkler from Minneapolis.

This week, we've been hearing from listeners about how they discovered KAXE and what people-powered radio means to them.

Retired rural mail carriers Julie Crabb and John Latimer reflect on how KAXE kept them company on their routes and why supporting local public radio matters now more than ever.

Chicago artist Phyllis Bramson joined “Area Voices” to discuss her inspirations and her first visit to Northern Minnesota. Her Nemeth Art Center exhibit runs through July 26.

John Taylor Ward is the artistic director of the festival in the Brainerd area. Raised in Appalachia, Ward is also a classical singer and folk music researcher/practitioner.

Author Benjamin Percy writes novels, short stories, comics and screenplays. He joins “Area Voices” on the “KAXE Morning Show” to discuss juggling different styles of writing.

Events this week include a car show in Grand Rapids, the Lakes Area Music Festival kickoff in Brainerd, Animal Tracks & Signs in Bagley and the Blackduck Woodcarvers Festival.

Aitkin author Stephanie Mirocha has written a memoir about navigating the loss of her father while exploring one of his favorite things: trees.

Ahead of Boiled in Lead’s show on July 16, 2025, founding member Drew Miller joined KAXE producer Andrew Dziengel for an interview about the band’s history and changing with the times.

The Bemidji Community Theater’s final show this season is “The Iliad, The Odyssey, and all of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less.” Director Vicki Stenerson joined “Area Voices.”