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Northwest Minnesota couple face drug charges after stop in Grand Forks

By Stephen J. Lee Forum News Service GRAND FORKS, N.D. --A northwest Minnesota couple faces felony drug charges in a Grand Forks court after being stopped downtown mid-morning on May...

news / region Wed, Jun 12, 2013 - 6:32pm

Minn. Senate legal costs in Brodkorb case: $226K

ST. PAUL (AP) — State legal expenses associated with former Senate aide Michael Brodkorb's lawsuit now top $226,000. The Minnesota Senate is paying a private firm to fight claims it...

news Wed, Jun 12, 2013 - 2:42pm

Teen charged in crash that killed 2, injured 2

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A 17-year-old Burnsville boy is facing vehicular homicide charges in juvenile court for a crash that killed two teens and injured two others. A juvenile petition...

news / region Wed, Jun 12, 2013 - 12:24pm

Anoka County exec enters race for Bachmann seat

HAM LAKE, Minn. (AP) — Rhonda Sivarajah, the head of Anoka County's governing board, entered the race Wednesday for the congressional seat being vacated by Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. Declaring...

news / region Wed, Jun 12, 2013 - 12:16pm

Campaign launches to help spot, stop elder abuse

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protecting Minnesota's elderly residents from abuse is the aim of a new public awareness campaign to help people spot such abuse and stop it. The MN S.A.F.E...

news / region Wed, Jun 12, 2013 - 9:58am

Cleanup time for Mississippi at St. Paul

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Mississippi River is about to get a good scrubbing in the Twin Cities. Wednesday is riverboat cleanup day along the river, with volunteers to...

news / region Wed, Jun 12, 2013 - 9:55am

5-month-old girl dies after being left in minivan in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Police in Moorhead say a 5-month-old girl has died after being left in a minivan for hours. Authorities arrived at the scene about 8:20 p.m. Tuesday...

news / region Wed, Jun 12, 2013 - 8:29am

Minnesota Veterans agency launches retooled website

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a newly redesigned website aimed at giving the state's veterans improved access to job opportunities, information about...

news / region Wed, Jun 12, 2013 - 8:25am

Charter commission looks at city council vacancy process

BEMIDJI — The city’s charter commission wants to change the procedure for filling vacancies on the Bemidji City Council. The commission discussed amending the charter to trigger a special election...

news / local Tue, Jun 11, 2013 - 11:42pm

Brady Olson prepares to work on a car in the shop of his family-owned service station in Moorhead on June 5. Olson recently ran radio ads in the area to draw attention to what he says is a burdensome tax climate in Minnesota, which makes it difficult for him to compete with businesses across the Red River in Fargo, N.D. Dan Gunderson | MPR Photo

Minnesota business say new taxes make it hard to compete

By Dan Gunderson MPR News 91.3 FM Moorhead — When service station owner Brady Olson decided politicians weren’t listening to him, he took to the airwaves to protest higher taxes...

news / business Tue, Jun 11, 2013 - 11:39pm

Crews from Diversified Builders install a brighter, larger Paul Bunyan State Trail sign on the bike trail bridge on Tuesday. Pictured from left are Randy Johnson, Burke Thorson and Tim Sturk. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Recreation trail bridge gets new sign

Crews from Diversified Builders install a brighter, larger Paul Bunyan State Trail sign on the bike trail bridge on Tuesday. Pictured from left are Randy Johnson, Burke Thorson and Tim...

news / local Tue, Jun 11, 2013 - 11:23pm

Duluth police: 26-year-old man fatally shot was armed

DULUTH — Two Duluth police officers fatally shot an armed man yesterday after a traffic crash. The 26-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene outside a house on the...

news Tue, Jun 11, 2013 - 11:05pm

Bemidji Township approves mediation agreement

BEMIDJI — Bemidji Township voted unanimously to approve a mediated settlement agreement with the city of Bemidji Tuesday night. The settlement agreement allows the township to leave the orderly annexation...

news / local Tue, Jun 11, 2013 - 8:04pm

Police chase hits 100 mph, man arrested

DETROIT LAKES — A man led authorities here on a high-speed chase when they tried to arrest him on two felony warrants earlier today, police allege. According to a news...

news Tue, Jun 11, 2013 - 7:56pm

Officers shoot, kill man after confrontation

DULUTH — Two Duluth police officers fatally shot an armed man early Tuesday after a traffic crash. Just before 2 a.m. officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash...

news Tue, Jun 11, 2013 - 7:53pm

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