Harry Hutchins joins John Latimer on Tuesday mornings for A Talk on the Wildside. This week he wanted to talk about national monuments and the Antiquities Act of 1906 that was initially created by President Teddy Roosevelt to prevent looting of Indian artifacts. The act prevents commercial development or future mineral exploitation. Tatiana Schlossberg from The New York Times reported The president can make national monuments only from land already controlled by the federal government, and the

Every Tuesday we hear from students and listeners across Minnesota as they send in their weekly Phenology observations. This week we get a throw back report from Lake of the Woods School as well as some great observations from listeners around the region. Click on the links to hear the reports. This week's cold weather opened up a nice conversation about how the frigid temps may or may not affect the Emerald Ash Borers as well as a number of other insights. If you are a teacher wanting to get

We care deeply about the natural world around us here at KAXE-KBXE . Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer's Phenology Report provides a comprehensive look at what's happening in nature here in northern Minnesota. John's been out enjoying the bright moon these last few nights. What have you noticed? Send us a note via email or leave a voicemail at 218.999.9876. We'd love to hear about it. If you love this stuff, you'll dig our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Page on Facebook . Check it out!

Every Tuesday we hear from students across Minnesota as they send in their weekly Phenology Reports. This week we heard from the kids at North Shore Community School in Duluth, MN and the 5th graders at Roosevelt Elementary in Viriginia, MN. Wolf tracks, mice and frigid temps, oh my! Click on the links to hear our school reports. If you are a teacher wanting to get involved in our Phenology program, send John Latimer an email and he'll get you set in the right direction. We love hearing from

Our final on-air conversation on the stories of 2017 (those of you listening in podcast or online get a bonus!) where Heidi Holtan poses the year of women to Chuck and Aaron . Sign up for the Dig Deep podcast!

This is the bonus edition of Dig Deep where Aaron and Chuck talk predictions of 2018. Let us know topics you think we should address on Dig Deep....and sign up for the podcast here. Chuck mentions a book he loved this year "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt.

Justice Anne McKeig recently spent a couple of days visiting the courts in Bemidji and Walker as part of the Minnesota Supreme Court judicial "ride along" program. Justice McKeig grew up on the Leech Lake Reservation in the Sugar Point and Federal Dam areas. She graduated from Northland High School in Remer before attending the College of St. Catherine and the Hamline School of Law. As the first member of the Minnesota Supreme Court of Native descent, Justice McKeig's ride along included a

It's been a year of the Dig Deep segments and podcasts where we pair Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn to explore issues that are relevant in our communities and the larger world. In December they are taking the time to look back at 2017. Chuck poses the first topic. Sign up for the Dig Deep podcast!

Vertical Malt is a craft malting company located in the Red River Valley in the Crookston area near Fisher MN. They offer a range of malt products including roasted, toasted, and smoked malts made from barley grown on their family farm. Their customers use the malt to brew craft beer. The Wagner homestead was established in the late 1800s by Julius Wagner. A couple years ago Julius' great-great grandson Adam Wagner, and his father Tim, started a new business together called Vertical Malt. The

Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn continue the conversation. This time Aaron chooses the topic. Sign up for the Dig Deep podcast!