17+ hour, 15+ min ago  (181+ words) SOUDAN " Underground mine tours at the Lake Vermilion-Soudan Mine State Park will resume Memorial Day weekend, two years after flooding closed the tours indefinitely. The closure for flooding beginning in 2024 followed a two-year restoration project that also prevented the public…...

17+ hour, 40+ min ago  (347+ words) BEMIDJI " Ruby's Pantry, a faith-based nonprofit distributing items for pop-up food pantries across the Midwest for more than 20 years, announced it is closing its operation. In a statement on its website, the nonprofit stated it had been working for months…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (208+ words) Jazz in Grand Rapids, blues in Virginia, country in Aitkin and folk in Bemidji: four very different shows on The Setlist this week. First up, Sam Miltich & Friends are playing Rapids Brewing Co. for First Friday at 6 p.m. The stage will…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (118+ words) The KAXE Bookshelf: Cozy sci-fi, vacation reads and books-to-movies'KAXE The KAXE Bookshelf: Cozy sci-fi, vacation reads and books-to-movies Books featured on the "KAXE Morning Show," including "Project Hail Mary," the Finlay Donovan series, "Covenant of Water," "The Unselected Journals of…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (112+ words) Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund AMPERS programming is supported by Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (the Legacy Fund). Below is an overview of current projects supported by Legacy funding: To learn more about Arts & Cultural Heritage programs, contact Sarah…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (80+ words) 2 killed in head-on crash on Highway 71 in Park Rapids; Train derailment near Warroad prompts evacuation'KAXE 2 killed in head-on crash on Highway 71 in Park Rapids; Train derailment near Warroad prompts evacuation Plus: Minnesotans gathered in the thousands for "No Kings" rallies…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (612+ words) When the sibling duo behind Sotomayor finished recording their newest album, they still didn't have a name for it. The title arrived later when they discovered the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, a philosophy centered on accepting imperfection and appreciating life's…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (697+ words) Is there new music from David Bowie? No. But we are celebrating our 50th birthday here at KAXE, and we thought it would be fun to highlight influential releases from the year this community radio station first transmitted to Northern Minnesota....

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (587+ words) ST. PAUL " As autonomous vehicle companies set their sights on Minnesota, legislators are struggling to reach a consensus on how self-driving cars should be operated and regulated. The latest attempt to set up parameters for autonomous vehicles came in the…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (174+ words) ST. PAUL " The Pequot Lakes Patriots beat Granite Ridge Conference rivals Albany 55-50 to take home third place in Class 2A at the boys state basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, at Concordia University. The Patriots scored 20 points off turnovers, according to the Minnesota…...