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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources says it expects to soon fix a problem with the website that tallies the number of wolves killed in the state's inaugural...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The new year brings a variety of new laws in Minnesota. New school buses will be required to have right-side crossing arms to protect students...

MELROSE, Minn. (AP) — A snowmobile crash in Stearns County is fatal. Sheriff John Sanner says a man crashed his snowmobile into a tree in Melrose Township New Year's Eve...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's representatives voted along party lines on the bill to keep the U.S. from driving off the so-called "fiscal cliff" — with two notable exceptions. Democrats Tim...

LAKE SHORE, Minn. – Approximately 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine was uncovered when a search warrant was executed Saturday at a residence here. According to a press release from the...

BEMIDJI – Parents are invited to treat themselves to a night off. Bemidji Parks and Recreation will offer a Parent’s Night Out from 5:30-9 p.m. Jan. 18. Parents and guardians...

Karvakko named top 40 under 40 BEMIDJI – Michael Karvakko, president of Karvakko Engineering is Bemidji was recently listed in Prairie Business Magazine’s Top 40 under 40. The list is...

The following cases were heard Dec. 17 by Beltrami County District Court Judge Shari Schluchter: -- Carolyn Annette Jones, 24, of Duluth, Minn., was sentenced for gross misdemeanor giving a...

A crisp, sunny Monday morning throws a shadow off two bird houses along the east side of Lake Bemidji. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Racing the clock, the White House sealed a New Year’s Eve accord with Senate Republicans late Monday to neutralize across-the-board tax...

BEMIDJI – In the last year, I lost more than 60 pounds and dropped five pants sizes. I wouldn’t say I’m proud – if anything, I’m ashamed to have gotten...