It's your opportunity to ask questions about Minnesota’s response and plans during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by News and Public Affairs Director Heidi Holtan. A collaboration of AMPERS - Diverse Radio in Minnesota and the MN Broadcasters Association. This week we heard questions about mobile vaccine clinics, students and sports, testing and pandemic fatigue as well as the racial reckoning this week in the State of MN with the guilty charges against Derek Chauvin for the murder of

Friday mornings during Border News Roundup we get a chance to check in with Marshall Helmberger, the editor and publisher of The Timberjay newspaper serving NE Minnesota. This week we hear about the Eagles Nest Township Board voting in favor of creating a new township road to provide easy water access for fire trucks to refill their tanks during a fire. Marshall tells us about the St. Louis County School District repeatedly violating the state’s Open Meeting Law , restricting the public and the

Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo teaches us Ojibwe words to use during a fundraiser. They ask people to “Daga Bami” / Please Support, and they ask that you become a member and “miizh zhoonia” / give money. Find more Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo here .

...it's just so incredible, the matrix in nature...when I see a bird, I see the bird. I see the shape of it but at the same time I see the history and the biology and the beauty … and they feel like poetry to me. - Kellie Rae Theiss Nature gives us hope. Art gives us hope. Inspired people give us hope. We are celebrating hope this week and Kellie Rae Theiss is a painter who gives us hope.

...it's just so incredible, the matrix in nature...when I see a bird, I see the bird. I see the shape of it but at the same time I see the history and the biology and the beauty … and they feel like poetry to me. - Kellie Rae Theiss Nature gives us hope. Art gives us hope. Inspired people give us hope. We are celebrating hope this week and Kellie Rae Theiss is a painter who gives us hope.

On Thursday morning’s Fred Freidman and Kyle Erickson join John and Heidi for the Sports Page. This week they talk about the pain and anguish they have been through with the Minnesota twins, worries over the Timberwolves and the one and done rule in the NBA. Heidi’s theme for trivia is athletes in trouble with the law.

Every Thursday morning Jeff Sundin joins Heidi Holtan and John Bauer for Early Bird Fishing Guide. Jeff talks about the challenge of fishing in the wind but reports the crappies were biting on the trip he took last week to the Bemidji area. He reports that DNR walleye spawning has started out slow but hopes the warmer weather today may speed things up. Red Lake has reduced their walleye bag limits from four to three, allowing you to keep one over 17 inches and 2 under 17. Jeff was preparing

The Heart of the Continent Partnership (HOCP) is a Canadian –American coalition of Land Managers and local stakeholders working together on cross border projects that promote the economic, cultural and natural health of the lakes, forests and communities on the Minnesota-Ontario border. Tonia Kittelson is chair of the Heart of the Continent Partnership, she joins Maggie and Dan on the Wednesday Morning Show . Tonia talks about the HOCP coalition, the areas it covers and some of their many

Right between East Rapids Elementary School and the local middle school is a plot of land dedicated to Indian Education and many outdoor activities. It is a wonderful celebration of culture and indigenous ways, I knew I’d want to bring my recorder at the next opportunity. So… when Family Fun night for Indian Education rolled, I asked if I could include them on Northern Voices! So here we are! Back on site, There’s a bunch going on. Maple sap is boiling, lacrosse sticks swinging, white fish

This month on Conservation Conversations we are joined by Annie Johnson and John Sumption from Northern Waters Land Trust and Kelly Condiff who works with the Cass County SWCD and Cass County Environmental Services. We talk wetlands, water shed plans and the existing relationship between the NWLT and the SWCD. Private landowners seeking more information can go to the Cass County SWDC website or call 218-547-7399. For information on NWLT go to northernwaterslandtrust.org or call 218-547-4510.