We hear Early Bird Fishing Guide Jeff Sundin on the Thursday Morning Show. This week Jeff joins John Bauer to talk about what a pleasant week it has been to be out on the lake. Jeff tells us the fish are biting, the fall colors are at their peak and the loons are gathering in flocks getting ready to head south. We get an update on the crappie action with tips on where they can be found and how to catch them. Jeff ends with a prediction that the upcoming weekend will be the time to catch the big

Heidi: It is time for Making Sausage on the Thursday Morning Show. It is where we look at the messy business of politics. I'm Heidi Holtan and joining me now is Aaron Brown , a frequent contributor to KAXE/KBXE. He is the liberal arm of Dig Deep . He's lived his life on the Iron Range. He's an author, blogger, podcaster, Great Northern Radio Show host and instructor at Hibbing Community College. Well Aaron, last Friday, both President Trump and vice President Biden visited Northern Minnesota and

We are continuing our Meet the Candidates conversations for the November 3rd 2020 elections. We recently talked with Dennis Barsness from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party running for MN Senate in District 5 against Rita Albrecht (DFL) and incumbent Senator Justin Eichorn (R). We have requested an interview with Senator Eichorn and have not heard back yet. Robyn Smith from t he Legalize Cannabis Now party also registered to run for Senate 5 but Ballotpedia reports that Robyn Smith has

*We are continuing our Meet the Candidates conversations for the November 3rd, 2020 elections. We recently talked with Senator Paul Galzelka (R) from Minnesota Senate District 9 who is running for reelection. You can find his social media here . He is running against John Peters (DFL). 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 your ballot at mnvotes.org . *KAXE/KBXE News and Public Affairs Director Heidi

We are continuing our Meet the Candidates conversations for the November 3rd 2020 elections. We recently talked with Rita Albrecht (DFL) running for MN Senate in District 5 against incumbent Senator Justin Eichorn (R) as well as Dennis Barsness from the Grassroots Legalize Cannabis party and Robyn Smith from t he Legalize Cannabis Now party . Ballotpedia reports that Robyn Smith has suspended her campaign. MinnPost has reported on how Marijuana parties are affecting state races. See our

Today on the Tuesday Morning Show KAXE/KBXE News Director Heidi Holtan talked with Itasca County Public Health Department Manager Kelly Chandler about the growing numbers of COVID-19 in Itasca County and the Free Drive Thru testing on Wednesday September 23rd. It's part of the MN Department of Health's "No Barrier" testing in the state - you don't need to have symptoms or insurance to get this free test. ITASCA COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ITASCA RESOURCE CENTER 1209 SE 2nd Avenue, Grand

Today Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo teaches us the word for spider. He goes on to tell the story of Peter Parker, or Spiderman, while interjecting the tale with the Ojibwe langauge. You can learn more from Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo here.

Ted Hajnasiewicz talked about his recent project on CenterStage Minnesota. Like so many other musicians, the pandemic spawned creativity for Ted Hajnasiewicz and Ryan Rud, two Minnesota musicians. According to Hajnasiewicz, after deciding to work together, things moved quickly to creating and album and then to using their art to help another musician. The result is the 16-track album, Quarantine Dream which features as many as 45 Minnesota musicians from Adam Levy to Vicky Emerson to Waltzing on

We continue the conversation on Dig Deep with liberal Aaron Brown and conservative Chuck Marohn . This time, the state of Minnesota when it comes to race, politics and the pandemic. In part 3 of this Dig Deep conversation - we hear more of how Chuck works to actively listen to those who don't share his point of view. Listen to the 1 st part of the conversation here . and the 2nd here . Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal

Steve Downing shares his essay on how the terms “the American people” and “the American way of life” are being loosely tossed around during these election times.