Laporte MN

As some area lakes boast nearly 3 feet of ice during the deep freeze of winter, drivers compete week after week on a frozen racetrack in Laporte.

"Bright Spot" is a segment on the KAXE Morning Show that highlights the good happening in Northern Minnesota. Host Jennifer Barr looks back at some favorites from 2025.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Doyle Turner and Sarah Morris, Nate Boots and Mal Murphy, The Brothers Burn Mountain, and Dave Simonett.

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

MnDOT will host an open house at the Lakeport Township Hall to discuss the $12.8 million project slated for summer of 2027.

Motorists can expect flagger and pilot car operations as the project is underway through mid-October 2025.

Four speakers from three rural Northern Minnesota school districts took first at the state Speech meet last weekend, and 14 more finished in the top eight.

The region will be well represented in the Class A meet, with 69 entries; Northern Minnesota has five entries in the 2A meet.

A Laporte woman is among those capitalizing on the growing number who prefer low- or no-alcohol drink options and cancer risks associated with drinking are further defined.

The Door Coffeehouse, a combination coffee shop and temporary housing facility in Laporte, Minnesota, is featured Jan. 27, 2025, on KAXE’s "Bright Spot" series.