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Bemidji Trivia for Friday, March 19

Today’s question: How many lift stations carry effluent to the Bemidji Wastewater Treatment Facility? A. 18 B. 27 C. 31

March 19, 2010

Klobuchar pushes U.S. Coast Guard for fishing guide rule change

President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the U.S. Coast Guard got a boatful of advice Thursday from U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minn., on new regulations facing fishing guides.

By Brad Swenson , March 19, 2010

Veterans support license fund use

ST. PAUL — Minnesota veterans took aim at legislators and media accounts critical of the governor’s office using veterans’ funds to pay a staff member, and during a Thursday committee hearing senators apologized to veterans.

By Don Davis , March 19, 2010

‘Biography of the Bride’: Bagley woman writes Bible study essays

On Dec. 22, 1975, a 19-year old woman experienced a Christian conversion.

March 19, 2010

Walls going up for new Bemidji Bowl

Mild temperatures helped construction crews from Fabcon Construction of Salvage, Minn., complete setting the final precast concrete walls on Thursday morning for the new Bemidji Bowl west of Bemidji. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper

March 19, 2010

Myers challenges Lehmann for House 4A GOP nod

David Myers, a Baptist minister, doesn’t think Bemidji Mayor Richard Lehmann is conservative enough, so he’s challenging Lehmann for the House 4A Republican endorsement.

March 19, 2010

Number of Bemidji farmers markets doubles

A difference of opinions on the future of the North Country Farmers Market has led to the splintering of the group.

By Bethany Wesley , March 19, 2010

House committee debates mine financial protections

ST. PAUL — Minnesota lawmakers are trying to find a balance between creating mining jobs and protecting the environment.

By Andrew Tellijohn , March 19, 2010

Second man charged in Cass Lake Laduke shooting

Anthony Francis Cree, 23, of Cass Lake, was charged Thursday in Cass County District Court with felony first-degree attempted murder and felony second-degree attempted intentional murder in relation to the March 4 shooting of Amos Ervin Laduke in the Tract 34 area of Cass Lake.

March 18, 2010

Minnesota man pleads guilty in poaching case

A Cannon Falls, Minn., man accused of poaching a world-class buck was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail and had his hunting privileges suspended for five years.

By Mike Longaecker, The Red Wing Republican Eagle , March 18, 2010

Man killed after hitting dog on ATV

Stearns County sheriff’s deputies say Wilfred Marthaler, 63, of Paynesville was driving his ATV in Spring Hill Township Wednesday afternoon when he struck and killed a dog, then ran into some trees.

By Associated Press , March 18, 2010

Northwoods Politics: Klobuchar named to impeachment panel

Most Americans remember the tortuous route Congress took in the late 1990s to bring about the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. The U.S. House impeached the president, but the charges didn’t stand in a U.S. Senate trial. In the history of the United States, only 15 impeachment trials have been held, including 11 judges. Now a new one is gearing up, and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minn., will play a key role.

March 18, 2010

Crookston ice jam breaks; Red Lake River dropping after quick 4-foot rise

Crookston is feeling a bit easier about the Red Lake River today after a three-mile-long ice jam northeast of the city broke early this morning and quickly -- but temporarily -- caused a 4-foot rise in floodwaters.

By Ryan Bakken, Grand Forks Herald , March 18, 2010

Missing sex offender back in custody in Fargo, N.D.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo police say a high-risk sex offender who cut off an electronic monitoring device he was wearing and disappeared on Monday has been arrested.

March 18, 2010

Duluth strip club manager takes own life

A friend says Jim Gradishar’s battles with the city and acrimony with the media started a gradual decline.

By Mark Stodghill, Duluth News Tribune , March 18, 2010