Each Friday morning we hear news from northeastern Minnesota when Marshall Helmberger joins Heidi Holtan for Border News Roundup. This week Marshall gives us some updates on the Covid-19 case numbers dropping in the area with the vaccine roll-out moving slowly, he also updates us on Congressman Pete Stauber who hasn’t gotten far in his attempts to derail the first Native American Cabinet member Deb Haaland. We learn about the area’s population decline in Fishers, the largest member of the weasel

Thursday mornings we gather John Bauer, Heidi Holtan, Fred Friedman and Kyle Erickson to talk sports. This week they pay tribute to Hank Aaron with statistics, history and stories of the late great Major League baseball player. They also discuss who makes the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Twins new shortstop Andrelton Simmons, football and the Super Bowl and Heidi stumps them with trivia.

On the Thursday Morning Show Jeff Sundin joins John Bauer for Early Bird Fishing Guide. Jeff lets us know that trout season is open. He gives some information on trout lakes and assures us that the DNR has continued stocking trout this year. Perch fishing has picked-up on both Winnie and Leech Lake but you need to be willing to move around the lake to find them. The road to the Northwest Angle has opened on Lake of the Woods and the resorts there are booking up fast as the walleye season is at

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer closely assesses the subtle changes happening outside and gives a full, official phenology report. This week, John reflects on his nature notes from decades past! He considers average coldest day of the, average date of robins returning, and he notes a change in the song of the chickadee! Listen to this week's report right here: Don't hesitate to send along your

On the Tuesday Morning Show John and Heidi welcome back Pam Perry, a retired non-game wildlife biologist for the Minnesota DNR, who joins them to talk about birds. Pam talks about the rare sighting of long-tailed ducks and tells us more about this Arctic duck while recalling a story of one that was included in the Pillager Christmas Count in 2007. Pam tells us her bird feeder has been slow this year with very few species coming in, especially a decline in finches. John and Pam discuss John’s

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for us to hear what you are noticing outside. This week, in addition to two phenomenal classroom reports, phenologist John Latimer heard from Northern Community Senior Correspondent Scott Hall and good friends Jack and Cindy Shelton. Scott saw seventeen trumpeter swans and dozens of golden eyes on the Mississippi. Kids at Pike Lake Elementary reported a snowy owl, rabbit tracks

KAXE/KBXE volunteer Brandon Lentz joins John Latimer and Heidi Holtan on the Tuesday Morning Show. Brandon was recently appointed to the board of the Minneapolis Audubon Society and joins them to talk birds. He tells us of his favorite places for birding in the Twin Cities area as well as many other areas throughout the state. He lists some of the birds he has sighted in the metro area including varied thrush, winter finches, white winged crossbill, evening grosbeaks and the common redpoll. He

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Today on Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo we learn the Ojibwe story of the bear, Makwa and the crow, Aandeg. For more on the bear and the crow click here.

Today our On the House host Jesse Davis is joined by Pam Edwards to talk about painting. In the past year the sale of paint has quadrupled with people spending more time at home “nesting” during the pandemic. Pam suggests using alkyd paint for cabinets, trim and doors and gives us tips on painting paneling. She tells us the popular colors used today but points out that people often use their own personal taste to pick out what works for them. With the shortage of houses for sale now, Jesse gives