Water protectors

the stories of our community

This Wednesday, artist and cultural organizer Shanai Matteson of Palisade is going to trial in Aitkin County. Matteson has been charged with gross misdemeanor for allegedly conspiring, aiding, and abetting criminal trespass on critical public infrastructure pipeline during the movement to Stop Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 pipeline. She has pled not guilty to these charges.Matteson spoke with Heidi Holtan and John Bauer on the KAXE/KBXE Morning Show to explain the charges, describe her experience, and share what's next for the other 800 people who are facing charges related to the opposition to the Line 3 project. Click the "Listen" player above to hear the full conversation.

This Friday, April 29th at taprooms across northern Minnesota, clean-water group Forest to Tap (F2T) is hosting its 3rd annual seedling giveaway event. To help spread the word about the event and the importance of forests in creating and protecting clean water, KAXE's John Bauer spoke with Patrick Sundberg of Jack Pine Brewery and Mark Jacobs, volunteer with F2T.

We continue our coverage of the Line 3 Replacement Project. Whether it's Enbridge, Water Protectors or Law Enforcement, each has their own narrative about…

We continue to cover the complex story of the Line 3 Pipeline from Enbridge Energy in northern MN. We talk with water protectors, Enbridge employees and…

We continued our conversation for Strong Women on KAXE/KBXE with Simone Senogles and Dawn Goodwin. Last time they told us about getting arrested, treaties…

This week for our Strong Women series we had the chance to talk with 2 women from Bemidji. Dawn Goodwin is cofounder of RISE coalition; she is a…

The Ikidowin Indigenous People's Task Force(IPTF) Youth Theater Ensemble brings their production,"We will do it for the Water!"to the Reif Center Grand…

Annie Humphrey has created a giant puppet she calls Daughter Water. She'll be walking Daughter Water between Grand Rapids and Bemidji beginning June 8.…

Tuesday March 7th, 2017 was the U.S State Department's only public meeting on the proposed Line 67 (formerly known as the Alberta Clipper) . Enbridge…