Ellis Delaney creates uplifting and powerful music in her 10th studio album " Ordinary Love " due to be released Friday, June 5th. It's the first album using her full name as she continues to provide a positive, hopeful outlook on life through her music. During the Extra Hour of the Morning Show a day after the protests in Minneap0lis passed near her neighborhood, Ellis talked about privilige, parenting, and her new album. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Find her music at ellis

Nevada posted this on Facebook: I live within walking distance of Minneapolis Police Precinct. I have been onsite peacefully protesting everyday this week. I have been shot at with rubber bull ets, tear gassed, hit with percussion bombs and watched people hit with “soft” bullets (see below). I’ve seen the police advance on citizens using violence and intimidation. A man standing in front of me was hit in the neck with a rubber bullet and dropped to the ground. As we surrounded him to protect and

In this week's statewide conversation with MN state officials and elected officers Heidi Holtan spoke with Dan Huff – Assistant Commissioner of the MN Dept of Health . Each week you have the opportunity to ask questions about Minnesota’s response and plans during this COVID-19 pandemic. We’re teaming up with community radio stations throughout the state, in partnership with Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities, and the Minnesota Broadcasters Association, to bring you COVID-19

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Ben from Bemidji stirred up a sourdough popovers stuffed with berries and some yogurt and drizzled with syrup for his girls. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it takes is your membership and an email !

On the extended hour of the Thursday Morning Show, Katie Carter talks with Megan Hill, one of the owners of Bemidji Brewing . Megan gives us some history on how the brewery got its start and how they were able to make the changes needed to operate during the pandemic. With plans having to change daily she said they have learned to expect the unexpected. With the partial opening nearing, Megan announced that they would not be opening for on premise consumption at that time. They are working to

Writing can be very solitary . Most often it's a very solitary endeavor and a writing conference can give you community and a sense of being in a community , being among people who are endeavoring on the same path as you are ... you get those nuts and bolts , craft things, those little things you didn't understand about the craft of writing . .. and then there's that organism that is the workshop and then there's the greater organism of the conference.. .you learn things with everyone. - Sean

On the Thursday Morning Show John and Heidi talk with local brewery’s about how they have been doing during the pandemic. Bill Martinetto, owner of Rapids Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, joins them from the woods while picking ramps. Bill talks about what it was like for the brewery to go from no restrictions to curbside service and now the partial opening outdoors on Monday, June 1 st . Their plan is to use the outdoor space they have by following the state guidelines of wearing face masks and

On the Thursday Morning Show John and Heidi talk with local brewery’s about how they have been doing during the pandemic. Tasha Klockow, owner of Klockow Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, joins them. Tasha talks about what their initial response was at the start of the pandemic and how they will handle the partial reopening starting Monday, June 1 st . They plan to have a beer garden set up in the parking lot for outdoor service for no more than 50 people. Tasha talks about the new beers they

Robert Jevne is a contributing writer for Northern Community Radio. He shares his poetry, essays and musings in The Pandemic Papers, written during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time like no other we have known.

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Jill from south of Floodwood teased the host with her first harvest breakfast of the season, an asparagus egg bake with chives with freshly grated parmesan. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it takes is