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BEMIDJI – Some changes to the driveway entrance to the Bemidji Walmart could be on the way. Plans to reconstruct the entrance to the superstore’s parking lot off Paul Bunyan...

Police Report The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls: Thefts 12 p.m. Tuesday, 2000 block of Paul Bunyan Drive Northwest. Report of possible identity theft. 10:18 a.m. Tuesday,...

By Amy Dalrymple, Forum Communications NEW TOWN, N.D. – An armed man wanted on drug charges barricaded himself inside a New Town home Wednesday, causing neighboring homes to be evacuated...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Optimistic despite a tightening deadline, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he and House Speaker John Boehner are "pretty close" to a grand fiscal deal to avoid a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred by a horrific elementary school shooting, President Barack Obama vowed to send Congress new policy proposals for reducinggunviolence by January. "This time, the words need to...

NEW TOWN, N.D. – Schools in New Town are in lockdown today while law enforcement responds to a barricade situation in a neighborhood near the high school. FBI spokesman Kyle...

WILLMAR — Willmar Police and Willmar School District officials have investigated rumors about safety issues in the district’s school buildings this week and have found no credible threats to the...

By Amy Dalrymple Forum Communications NEW TOWN, N.D. – Schools in New Town are in lockdown today while law enforcement responds to a barricade situation in a neighborhood near the...

RED WING, Minn. -- All Red Wing schools are on lockdown today after a student reported receiving a threatening call that alluded to a shooting at the school. According to...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's Department of Public Safety says about 1,300 people have been arrested for driving while intoxicated so far in December. State law enforcement agencies are...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More people in the Twin Cities are applying for gun permits in the aftermath of the Connecticut elementary school shooting. Anoka County had 36 applications Monday and...

By Mark Stodghill, Forum Communications DULUTH — A former Minnesota Power official pleaded guilty Tuesday to the theft of corporate property and agreed to pay $150,000 restitution. Susan Kay Thompson,...

Police Report The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls: Property damage 3:08 p.m. Monday, 200 block of Sixth Street Northwest. A windshield was reportedly damaged by a sidewalk...

HUBBARD COUNTY – Charges have been filed after a vehicle rollover early Friday morning injured all five occupants of the car. According to a press release from the Hubbard County...