Mark Olson co-founded the Jayhawks , considered by many to be one of the most influential bands of the 1980s and beyond. Bands like Uncle Tupelo , the Gear Daddies and the Honeydogs found inspiration in the Jayhawks' roots/country rock sound. Olson continues to make music, just releasing his 17th album, this one a duet with his wife Ingunn Ringvold called Spokeswoman of The Bright Sun . Olson talked about songwriting and his upcoming U.S. tour supporting the album on a recent episode of

Imagine a rich, dark beer that tastes like a black forest cake or a chocolate covered cherry--made with local malted barley, oatmeal, tart cherries, and chocolate nibs. That describes this year's holiday ale from Bemidji Brewing . The base beer for this infusion, a rich export stout, was aged on over 50 pounds of whole cherries grown by Honeyberry Farm in Bagley, MN, and 25 pounds of cocoa nibs from Terroir Chocolate in Fergus Falls. The stout contains malted barley from Vertical Malt , a craft

Kids all across Minnesota are sending in their Phenology reports and we are excited about their excitement! The next generation of nature lovers is passionate about their environment! Click on the links to hear what the kids are noticing across the listening region! Know of a teacher who wants to get students involved in the Phenology Program? Send John Latimer an email! Send along your observations and questions about what you are noticing outside. We'd love to hear from you. Email or give us a

Tuesdays are dedicated to the natural world around us here at KAXE/KBXE . The Phenology Report provides a comprehensive look at what's what's changing , flying, freezing and happening in nature here in northern Minnesota. 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! Phenology is made possible by the members of Northern Community Radio

Where do you want to end up when you...uh...end. Mike Elliott tells this funny story about his Grandpa

On the Friday Morning Show, Heidi talks with Marshall Helmberger the editor of the Timberjay Newspaper. This week we got an update on a eating competition that took place at Fortune Bay Casino last weekend. Did competitive eater Joey Chestnut win? Find out more!

Colleen Nardone joined us on the Thursday morning show. She talked about the historic elections in Minnesota this week, and how national media was likening the Democratic win across the country to getting Democrats more engaged. Colleen had a different opinion.

Bemidji Community Theater's production of The Sound of Music opens this Friday and will run both this weekend and next. Maria, Captain VonTrapp , Marta VonTrapp , Sister Agethe and Sister Sabine chatted about the play, the history behind the story and the benefits of community theater on the morning show this week. Tickets for The Sound of Music are still available at Ken K Thompson Jewelry and Iverson Corner Drug in Bemidji. Children's seats are $6 each while adult tickets are $12 each.

Kids all across Minnesota are sending in their Phenology reports and we are excited about their excitement! The next generation of nature lovers is passionate about their environment! Click on the links to hear what the kids are noticing across the listening region! Know of a teacher who wants to get students involved in the Phenology Program? Send John Latimer an email! Send along your observations and questions about what you are noticing outside. We'd love to hear from you. Email or give us a

"All human beings have an intrinsic desire to be accepted, to know it's ok to be me and someone's got my back...if the existing choices for having that, for finding that, feel like they don't fit, then people look elsewhere..." Anton Treuer stopped by the KBXE studio recently and spoke candidly about a variety of topics, one of which was gangs on northern Minnesota reservations. Gangs can be appealing in terms of meeting that essential human need to belong and feel protected. Click on the link