Community

The Volunteer of the Year will be honored during United Way’s Community Celebration on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Timberlake Lodge in Grand Rapids.

If selected, the project partnership would connect community ideas with University of Minnesota resources. Applications are due Feb. 14, 2026.

Bridges of Hope serves the Brainerd area through a warming shelter, Operation Sandwich and more. "Hope on the Slopes" sliding event is 6 p.m. Feb. 12, 2026, at Mount Ski Gull.

Staff at a skilled nursing facility in Bemidji bring the joy of the season to its residents.

The United Way of Bemidji Area is coordinating toy drives to serve low-income families in Beltrami, Clearwater and Hubbard counties.

The anti-Trump protesters raised a multitude of issues: immigration policies, health care cuts, women's rights restrictions, calls to release the Epstein files, and messages against hate or fascism.

KAXE was chosen to receive more than $17,000 in community support, recognizing its role as Northern Minnesota’s independent, people-powered public radio station.

Bella Oscarson lived in Floodwood until recently moving to Idaho. Flags in Minnesota will fly at half-staff in her honor Oct. 4, 2025.

Great River Rescue, a private nonprofit rescuing cats and dogs in Northern Minnesota, hosted an open house on Oct. 2, 2025, to feature the latest amenity for its shelter dogs.

Terrifying mascots, drive-up service, wooden porches, smoky smells, long meat counter lines ... this week, KAXE is looking back at grocery stores of the past.