*We are continuing our Meet the Candidates conversations for the November 3rd, 2020 elections. We recently talked with Dale Menk (DFL) running for MN House District 10a. You can see his facebook page here. His opponent is incumbent Representative Josh Heintzeman (R). Find information on his MN House record here and listen to our conversation with Rep. Heintzeman . It is our goal to give you information so you can go to the polls ready to vote. ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE? Find out who will be on

In every part of Minnesota case numbers for COVID-19 are rising. And as the infections rise, so do the hospitalizations. We had been wondering how the hospitals that serve our communities are doing. So we reached out to the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center and were able to check in with Dr. Colleen Swank. Dr. Swank is a pediatrician and Sanford Health Vice President of Clinics for northern Minnesota. Maggie Montgomery and Dan Houg spoke with Dr. Swank on the Wednesday 10/14/20 KAXE/KBXE Morning

The world seems pretty dark right now. Pandemic. Elections. Social Media and politics dividing communities and families. It's at times like these where we need to look to the helpers. Look to the heroes in our past and in our midst right now. Brad Meltzer and Christpher Eliopolous have created a series of books (and a PBS series too!) for kids or for anyone who wants to find some optimism in the world. His latest are I Am Anne Frank and I Am Benjamin Franklin . I worried that the Anne Frank

Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for listeners to connect with the station thru one of our favorite things: nature! Each week, listeners and students report observations and present questions to our resident phenologist, John Latimer. What are you noticing? Send your observations via email or voicemail at 218-999-9876. You could even record a voice memo on your phone and send your thought that way ! If you are a teacher interested in getting your class on the phenology trail, John has

On Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo we hear about Indigenous Peoples Day and we are entertained with past stories and myths about Christopher Columbus.

Friday mornings during Border News Roundup we get a chance to check in with Marshall Helmberger, the editor and publisher of The Timberjay newspaper serving NE Minnesota. This week Marshall gives us an update on Covid-19, talking about the changes made with Independent School District 2142 in St. Louis County since the county increase of infection rate is now at close to 30%. We hear about the story of Boltz, an eight-year-old grey wolf from the International Wolf Center receiving an MRI at the

Once a month local real estate agent Jesse Davis joins John and Heidi on the Friday Morning Show for On The House. This week farm loan officer Cattibrie Nichols from the USDA Farm Service Agency joins them to answer questions on how direct farm loans work, who they can work for and what they can do. For more information on farm loans in your area see below: Koochiching and Beltrami- Bemidji USDA Service Center Julie Kolodji, Senior Farm Loan Officer 218-751-1942 [email protected] Cass and

A statewide conversation with Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz . It’s your opportunity to ask questions about Minnesota’s response and plans during this COVID-19 pandemic. This week the Governor answered questions about tthe next special session, concerns about people not complying with the mask mandate and more! If you didn’t get a chance to send or call in your question this week email [email protected] or call 612-562-9895.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Mandy Alto, the Executive Director of Advocates for Family Peace, joins John Bauer on the Thursday Morning Show to talk about the state of domestic violence in northern Minnesota. With the surge in Covid-19 cases limiting personal movement and confining people to their homes, domestic violence is sometimes called the pandemic within a pandemic because of the potential increase in intimate partner violence. Mandy and John discuss the support

On the Thursday Morning Show Fred Freidman and Kyle Erickson join John Bauer for the Sports Page. This week they answer a listeners question – why are both divisions playoffs in California, they discuss Kyle’s good news/bad news predictions for the Vikings, talk about how can they pull off a High School football season during the pandemic, remember American baseball pitcher Bob Gibson and answer trivia questions on sports writers and writers.