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United Way fundraising campaign raises $403,000
BEMIDJI -- The United Way of the Bemidji Area's fall campaign raised a total of $403,000 dollars, officials said. Thursday night, guests gathered at the Eagles Club in Bemidji to celebrate the success of fall fundraising campaign for the community. The United Way Campaign Celebration...
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Bemidji’s AJ Anderson goes in for a layup in the first half against Moorhead on Thursday night. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer
BOYS BASKETBALL: Moorhead ends Bemidji's two-game win streak
BEMIDJI — Moorhead had a tough time missing shots Thursday as the Spuds took care of business against Section 8 4A rival Bemidji High School,...
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Jailhouse phone call leads to more prison time for Detroit Lakes man
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- A jailhouse phone call led police to meth stashes that has landed a 34-year-old Detroit Lakes man in prison for more than 13 years. Eric Christopher Bakke was first charged with two felonies of fleeing a police officer in a vehicle and driving after cancellation....
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OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: DNR to hold deer population meeting in Bemidji
DNR to hold deer population meetings BEMIDJI -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will hold public input meetings in Bemidji, Deer River, Park Rapids and Brainerd starting next week to ask for public comments on deer population goals in north-central Minnesota.
outdoors6 hours 41 min ago
‘Keystone bandit’ bypasses expensive liquor to steal beer in Hibbing
HIBBING, Minn. -- Hibbing police say a man who broke into a liquor store in the city early Wednesday bypassed more-expensive items and instead fled with three cases of Keystone beer. Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying the man who committed the burglary...
news / region6 hours 49 min ago
Crime report for Jan. 28-29
Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls on Wednesday: Assault 1:18 a.m. A 26-year-old man, 24-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were arrested following a property damage complaint on the 19700 block of Plantation Road SE in...
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Bemidji Fire Department had their hands full responding to a fire at the dining lodge at Oak Hills Bible Camp on Sept. 25, 2013. The building was empty at the time of the fire. (Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer)
Pioneer takes home 11 awards: Draper receives top photography honor (photo gallery)
BLOOMINGTON -- Bemidji Pioneer photographer Monte Draper earned a top honor and the Pioneer collected 11 awards Thursday in the state's Better...
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Daily arrests for Jan. 28-29
The following people were booked into the Beltrami County Jail Wednesday. The charges listed here do not necessarily reflect the nature of the...
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Bemidji High School junior Tony Todavich helps install a new ospreys nest Wednesday morning on the site where a former osprey nest once stood along Beltrami County Highway 15. Minnkota Power and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources worked with Todavich and some his BHS classmates to design and build the platform. Behind Todavich is classmate James Larson.
Bird's eye view: Bemidji high schoolers help raptors live the high life
BEMIDJI -- Students from a Bemidji High School environmental science class had a bird's eye view Wednesday -- in nearly the most literal sense...
newsJanuary 28, 2015 - 7:19pm
Funds for White Earth land purchase rejected
ST. PAUL -- A Minnesota House committee voted against giving the White Earth Nation nearly $2.2 million to buy land for wildlife habitat. Wednesday's 13-8 vote in a House natural resources committee came on an amendment by state Rep. Steve Green, R-Fosston, who said he is a member...
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School bus runs over boy’s legs in Pelican Rapids
PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. – A bus ran over the legs of a boy who slipped and fell near the high school here on Wednesday, police said.The boy, an elementary school student, was taken to a local hospital, Pelican Rapids Police Chief Jeff Stadum said. The accident happened about 3:50...
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Bemidji State goaltender Michael Bitzer, center, listens to instructions during a recent BSU practice at the Sanford Center along with teammates Jesse Wilkins, left, and Matt Prapavessis. Bitzer, the freshman from Moorhead, has stepped into the starting role for the Beavers in the second half of the season. He helped lead BSU to their first-ever North Star College Cup championship last weekend in St. Paul and was named the tournament’s MVP. Jack Hittinger | Bemidji Pioneer
MEN'S HOCKEY: Freshman netminder Bitzer leads strong defensive effort for North Star Cup winners Bemidji State (w/VIDEO)
BEMIDJI — Clinging to a 3-1 lead late in the third period in the North Star College Cup championship game against No. 1-ranked Minnesota State,...
sports / beaversJanuary 28, 2015 - 9:54pm
PAUL NELSON FISHING COLUMN: Mild January leads to heavy action on the lakes
Lakes in the Bemidji area have been very busy this winter, with large numbers of anglers on the lakes, especially on the weekends. Good ice conditions, minimal snow cover and mild January weather have allowed anglers to spread out on the lakes, with many of the most popular fishing...
outdoors6 hours 41 min ago
Trisha Newland sent in this photo of the sunset a few miles south of Bagley.
PHOTO GALLERY: Sunset photos from readers
We were receiving so many sunset photo submissions, we thought we would run them as a gallery. Some of these already have appeared on the website...
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Joseph Cotto: The Left should look in the mirror
Let’s be frank; not many people feel comfortable discussing the subject of race. Considering what happened to Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown, among others, the hows and whys of this situation should go well understood. However, even after America’s legal system...
opinion / commentary3 hours 12 min ago

Inside Bemidji Pioneer

Dave and Kim Smith were recently awarded with the “end of trail, I have gone home” recognition by the Voyageurs Area Council’s Northern Lakes District of the Boy Scouts of America. (Maggi Stivers | Bemidji Pioneer)

BEMIDJI -- Each time Dave and Kim Smith have moved, the Boy Scouts of America have been there to say goodbye -- but also to welcome them to their ...

The Winter 2015 issue of inMagazine is now available throughout the Bemidji area.

inMagazine is a free lifestyle magazine published quarterly by The Bemidji Pioneer. 

The Pioneer has a new app for iPad users.

BEMIDJI -- Readers of the Pioneer now have one more avenue to get their news. In an exclusive partnership with Lueken's Village Foods, the Pioneer now has an iPad app. ...

Looking to contact the Pioneer about a question or submit information for publication?  Readers can call (218) 333-9200 for service, but here are a number of ways we can ...

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