For our June edition of Dig Deep we were live on the air discussing national media and what it doesn't get about rural/small towns. Tune in for this conversation with our liberal commentator Aaron Brown and our conservative Chuck Marohn. If you have a topic you'd like them to tackle - send it our way! Sign up for a Dig Deep podcast!

Today on our monthly program On the House we welcomed two area real estate agents to talk about the current state of real estate - as well as the past. Take a listen!

In the Spring of 2017, a group of youth in Ball Club started to envision a community park where three old pieces of playground equipment and some grass exists today. They saw a new playground that honors their Ojibwe culture and language and is accessible for young and old alike, they saw a basketball court, and a “chill space” with seating and a fire ring and they saw a picnic area too. Fast forward to today and the playground is designed and fundraising is underway with the goal of breaking

This week Timberjay editor Marshall Helmberger has b reaking news from the EPA. They have released long-sought comments on the proposed copper nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes that call into question previous statements by the MPCA. Marshall also told us about Lampaa Manufacturing in Tower terminating the lease on their new building as well as news from the recent 5 hour Tower City Council meeting.

Scott Hall and Heidi Holtan had a conversation today about the proposed line 3 pipeline from Enbridge Energy. You can read MinnPost's coverage here . On June 3rd the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the environmental impact statement for a crude oil pipeline Enbridge Energy wants to build across northern MN did not adequately address the potential impact of an oil spill in the Lake Superior watershed. The Lake Superior watershed is the eastern most part of a new route across six counties in

Last week we talked with MN Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman - Brooklyn Park (DFL) about what she thinks got accomplished this session - and what is LEFT to accomplish including holding pharmaceutical companies accountable as well as insulin prices. Read MinnPost's Peter Callaghan's a rticle here.

This Youth in Radio Podcast features Finn, Lily, and Graham, from Apple Blossom Village in Bemidji presenting an answer to the question, "Who shares our community? Hear the episode below. Listen Thursday mornings about 8:10 to hear the Youth in Radio Podcast on KBXE/KAXE. The Youth in Radio Podcast is also available on kaxe.org and through iTunes. If you know someone who might want to make a podcast, send an email to [email protected] . Northern Community Radio's Youth in Radio Podcast seeks to

"I have a lot of friends and family members who are two spirit and it really hurts me when they have issues about being bullied and so I'm here to support my two spirit relatives in being who they are ." - Delina White Delina White's Native American inspired clothing line I Am Anishinaabe brings the beauty and details of the great lakes and woodland style to women, men, children and two spirit people all over the world. Her line will be shown on the terrace of the Walker Art Center tomorrow

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week John Latimer takes a close look at the blooms and changes happening in nature and considers how the timing measures up to past years. During the school year we hear from students all across the listening area as they call in their classroom phenology reports. We quickly noticed a shift in the tide this week because schools in the area are out for summer, but we had a sweet suprise from Robbie Tietge who teaches at

Listen to this performance piece from Mike Finley about fatherhood. No, really - listen to it.