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The new program increases monetary rewards for information on six cold cases involving Native people where the FBI has jurisdiction, including one from the Red Lake Nation.

Fifty years after experiencing a canoe trip into remote Canada that spanned 1,100 miles, a group of paddlers is reuniting.

Beltrami County Master Gardener John Reff joined the KAXE Morning Show to talk about becoming a master gardener and gathering wildflower seeds.

Storyteller Leif Wallin presents “A Night of Story, Music, and a Family Secret” at 7 p.m. Aug. 22, 2026, at the Bemidji Community Theater.

During the week of Aug. 18, 2026, we enjoy reports of exploding seeds, hopping frogs and red pine cones. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

Get to know the volunteers behind the mic on KAXE. This week we find out more from "On The River" host and volunteer, Cullen Horien.

Plus: Meat processing facility in Staples opens

Thirty-three communities received nearly $5 million in funding, including Virginia, Hill City and other Northern Minnesota cities. A new DNR grant closes Sept. 14, 2026.

Local livestock producers face limited options for meat processing and slaughter amid market consolidation and workforce shortages.

Walz is instructing the DNR not to grant permits. This move bears a strong risk of litigation over Twin Metals, which wants to extract copper, nickel, cobalt and other valuable metals from underground veins.