Itasca Community College's Provost Bart Johnson and Enrollment Services Director Bill Marshall joined Heidi and John to talk about planning and preparing for students at ICC in a few weeks.

Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College begin classes Monday, August 24 th . This will be the first time both campuses will have students in attendance since this past March when in an effort to flatten the COVID-19 curve, students simply did not return after spring break. Colleges and universities across the country are grappling with the safest ways to provide quality educational experiences during the pandemic. Randy Westhoff is the BSU Associate Vice President for Academic

Fred Freidman and Kyle Erickson join John and Heidi for Sports Page on the Thursday Morning Show. They discuss the tough schedule the Lynx are up against, the many problems facing college football this year, thoughts on how the Twins season is going and if they will make it to the playoffs. They also touch on the NFL, NHL, golf and of course there is trivia.

Early Bird Fishing Guide Jeff Sundin joins Heidi Holtan on the Thursday Morning Show from Rainy Lake. Jeff tells us it has been tough fishing on Rainy Lake because of the intense fishing traffic, due to the Canadian border closing, along with the changing weather. He also talks about the changing water temperatures and makes some fall fishing predictions.

Bird experts John Richardson from Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory , Laura Erickson from “For the Birds” and Harry Hutchins retired forest ecologist and longtime host of A Talk on the Wild Side, join John Latimer and Heidi Holtan on the extended hour of the Tuesday Morning Show to talk about birds. They share what types of birds you can see and hear now and what they are eating. They give us information on fledgling birds and the migration of many species at this time of year. We get tips on the

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Every Tuesday our resident phenologist John Latimer takes a closer look at the natural world around us. He notes subtle and big changes happening and clues listeners in on what will be happening in the coming weeks. How does he know so much? He’s been documenting daily phenological notes for more than thirty years! This week John reports on the blooms in the KAXE rain garden, shares a recording of a chorus or grey

The first Grow Bemidji Virtual Garden Fair starts next week. Everyone is welcome. Organizer Vivienne Morgan , musician Kristi Miller , parent/grower/maker Shannon Westrum , and artist/homesteader Marilyn Lee met together over Zoom to speak with Maggie Montgomery about the fair and the Grow Bemidji Facebook page on KAXE/KBXE (you can listen to the conversation below). Grow Bemidji is not only a virtual community where gardeners can gather and get advice, but its members are making things happen

Bemidji’s Natural Choice Farmers’ Market meets Saturdays from 9-1 in the Union Square Parking lot in Bemidji. Longtime market member and baker Rebecca Whiting (from the Dirty Goat Farm ) and organic grower Randy Peterson (from Merry Gardens Farm ) explained how the market operates behind the scenes, the impact Covid-19 has had on sales, and what is fresh and ripe now in the interview below. Find Bemidji's Natural Choice Farmers' Market on Facebook here .

DFL Representative Melissa Hortman was elected in 2004 to the MN House and is from Brooklyn Park, MN. She currently serves as the Speaker of the House. Rep. Hortman joins Heidi Holtan on the Friday Morning Show to talk about the 2020 MN Legislative Sessions. This year the 2020 MN Legislative Session had a lot to deal with. They expected a bonding bill. What they didn’t expect was a worldwide pandemic and the killing of George Floyd to push the issue of police reform to the forefront. There have

Have you ever wondered what the State Auditor does? Us too! Here's the mission of the office: T he mission of the Office of the State Auditor is to oversee local government finances for Minnesota taxpayers by helping to ensure financial integrity and accountability in local governmental financial activities. Through financial, compliance, and special audits, the State Auditor oversees and ensures that local government funds are used for the purposes intended by law and that local governments