Grand Rapids

Molly Rocchio from the National Bone Marrow Donor Program joins the KAXE Morning Show to talk bone marrow and blood stem cell donations. People like KAXE’s Malachy Koons are donating and making a difference.

Patty Rohde was riding her bicycle near Crosslake on Sept. 12, 2023, when she was struck head-on by a vehicle. She and her dad Frank shared their story on the "KAXE Morning Show."

The Republican won all but 11 of 80 precincts in Senate District 6 in her April 29, 2025, special election victory. Seven precincts that voted red in 2022 flipped.

Itasca Waters continues its "Practical Water Wisdom" webinar series at noon on May 1, 2025, with Minnesota DNR fisheries research manager Hadley Boehm.

100+ Women Who Care - Itasca Area is hosting a fundraising event for a local nonprofit, to be chosen at the event by attendees.

KAXE is proud to present the 5th annual Grand Rapids Riverfest lineup to you: Courtney Barnett, Margo Price, Jeremie Albino and Alan Sparhawk!

Events this week also include a Hwy 87 construction meeting in Hubbard, astronomy day and Ojibwe Star Wars in Hibbing, CHAIR's grand opening in Virginia and a craft event in Bigfork.

High levels of the invasive insect prompted the quarantine from the state Department of Agriculture. There will be an informational meeting April 29, 2025.

Volunteer photographer Lorie Shaull documented the maple syrup season this year. She visited three hobby maple sugaring sites, capturing the process's creativity and the end product's sweet rewards.

Minnesota’s Forest to Tap program is offering tree seedlings on Friday, April 25, 2025, at local breweries in Baxter, Aitkin, Grand Rapids, Walker, Crosby and Bemidji.