KAXE Morning Show
Monday-Friday 5-9am
A mix of National Public Radio's Morning Edition and local features including arts, nature, sports, weather, music and more!
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Events this week include the First Friday Art Walk in Grand Rapids and programs at Lake Bemidji State Park.
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Bemidji Area Take a Kid Fishing hosts a day of fishing for children ages 10-15 June 10, 2026. Beginners and those with experience are welcome to take part.
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Reclaiming Critical Metals is an Iron Range startup working to create jobs and reduce landfills by recycling e-waste and recovering metals like copper, gold and silver.
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Bemidji Community Theater presents “The Sunshine Boys” June 5-7, June 12-14, 2026. Actor Paul Conklin joins “Area Voices” to discuss the production.
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Events this week include "The Sound of Music" in Mountain Iron, the grand opening of a Deer River dog park and a mural unveiling in Bemidji.
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Nathan Bray’s new exhibit, “We Are All Human,” is at the Ripple River Gallery in Deerwood. Bray joins “Area Voices” to talk about this journey with art.
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Jonathan Schilling, a mycologist with the U of MN, discusses wood-eating fungi. The dead and dying trees series is produced by Mark Jacobs.
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Minnesota Lions Hearing Foundation's annual Walk to D-Feet Hearing Loss returns to Bemidji on Saturday, June 6, 2026, beginning at Diamond Point Park.
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Pam Perry, retired DNR non-game wildlife biologist, joined KAXE staff phenologist John Latimer and Heidi Holtan to talk about warblers, pelicans, and the Merlin birding app.
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Events this week include a Norwegian celebration in Bemidji and a unique exercise class in Grand Rapids.