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This May 14, 2013, photo providec by the Minnesota Incident Command System shows the Green Valley Fire that has burned about 3,000 to 4,000 acres near Menahga, Minn. The MICS said Wednesday that several structures were lost after the fire started around 3 p.m. Tuesday, but no injuries have been reported. (AP Photo/Minnesota Incident Command System)

Menahga area fire consumes nearly 4,000 acres

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. -- Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire that is now between 3,000 and 4,000 acres in north-central Minnesota as of this morning. Officials are now calling...

news / region Wed, May 15, 2013 - 8:40am

Ex-Minnesota pastor sentenced for criminal sex conduct

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A former West St. Paul pastor has been sentenced to five years in prison after an alleged affair with a 16-year-old girl who was a parishioner...

news / region Wed, May 15, 2013 - 8:13am

Marathon Senate session OKs child care union

ST. PAUL – Minnesota senators took nearly 17 hours to approve a bill allowing childcare providers and personal care attendants to unionize. The bill passed 35-32 a little after 8...

news / region Wed, May 15, 2013 - 8:11am

A smoke plume rises high above a road block at the intersection of County A and Ross Road east of Solon Springs, Wis., Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Crews from Wisconsin and Minnesota were trying to control a rapidly growing wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that forced evacuations of the sparsely populated area. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Northwest Wisconsin wildfire consumes 8,700 acres

TOWN OF GORDON, Wis. (AP) — A smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that destroyed dozens of buildings and forced at least 60 people from their homes was almost contained Wednesday,...

news / region Wed, May 15, 2013 - 8:09am

Bemidji State: Large construction/renovation project will improve campus, student services

BEMIDJI — A multimillion-dollar project is planned at Bemidji State University in summer 2014 to better align the campus. The project, which could approach $12 million, would relocate the College...

news / education Wed, May 15, 2013 - 12:00am

Sen. Rod Skoe, DFL-Clearbrook, explains his tax proposal April 23. Danielle Killey | Forum News Service

Key tax proposals to be finalized this week

ST. PAUL — Ten Minnesota lawmakers must decide exactly how to raise about $2 billion for the state, and they have plenty of work to do before the Legislature adjourns...

news Tue, May 14, 2013 - 11:55pm

Police and fire report for May 15

Police Report The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls: Assault 1:38 a.m. Tuesday, 2500 block of Phoenix Loop Northwest. A man and a woman were arrested on charges...

news / local Tue, May 14, 2013 - 11:50pm

Forest tent caterpillars can be seen in large masses in Hubbard County, above, where they weave a large silk tent to emerge from in this photo from 2012. Shannon Geisen | Forum News Servces

Forest tent caterpillars vs. Foray 48B insecticide

ALEXANDRIA — The fuzzy little caterpillar takes a nap in a cute cocoon and emerges a beautiful butterfly. Ah. Why then does the tale turn into a horror story when...

news Tue, May 14, 2013 - 11:47pm

Same-sex marriage facts

ST. PAUL — Here are highlights of the gay marriage issue in Minnesota: The law Minnesota law has restricted marriage to between men and women, but a bill the governor...

news Tue, May 14, 2013 - 11:24pm

Sen. LeRoy Stumpf was one of 3 DFLers to vote ‘no’ on gay marriage

ST. PAUL — Sen. LeRoy Stumpf, DFL-Plummer, one of just three DFLers to vote Monday against legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota, said Tuesday the four-hour debate was heartfelt and moving...

news Tue, May 14, 2013 - 11:18pm

Big brother Aidin Blackwood, 5, pictured left and Graham, 3, were in impressed with the big steering wheel and all the gauges in one of the many vehicles on display for the youths at the Early Childhood Family Education Wheels, Wheels Program on Tuesday night. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Brothers impressed with vehicle

Big brother Aidin Blackwood, 5, pictured left and Graham, 3, were in impressed with the big steering wheel and all the gauges in one of the many vehicles on display...

news / education Tue, May 14, 2013 - 11:11pm

Alexandra Terebenet was one of 26 American Indian seniors recognized at an honors banquet Tuesday who received a gift and certificate at Bemidji High School. Accompanying her is her mother Cynthia Gayle. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

American Indian seniors recognized

Alexandra Terebenet was one of 26 American Indian seniors recognized at an honors banquet Tuesday who received a gift and certificate at Bemidji High School. Accompanying her is her mother...

news / education Tue, May 14, 2013 - 11:08pm

In this April 29 photo, Senate Tax Chairman Rod Skoe, DFL-Clearbrook, tells fellow senators about his tax bill. Forum News Service photo by Don Davis

Key Minn. tax proposals to be finalized this week

ST. PAUL - Ten Minnesota lawmakers must decide exactly how to raise about $2 billion for the state, and they have plenty of work to do before the Legislature adjourns...

news Tue, May 14, 2013 - 9:32pm

Gov. Dayton issues emergency executive order, providing funds to fight wildfires

MINNEAPOLIS - Citing extreme weather conditions that have sparked 25 wildfires across the state, Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday issued an emergency executive order providing assistance to battle the blazes...

news / local Tue, May 14, 2013 - 8:05pm

A motorcyclist in Mankato, Minn., rides past a sign flashing a record-breaking 100 degrees, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Just two weeks ago, some parts of south-central Minnesota were digging out from 15 inches of snow. (AP Photo/Mankato Free Press, John Cross)

Record temps in southern Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A wet and chilly spring has given way to record high temperatures for mid-May in southern Minnesota. The temperature soared to 102 degrees Tuesday in St. James...

news / region Tue, May 14, 2013 - 6:11pm

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