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Vice President Joe Biden, fourth from right, with Attorney General Eric Holder at his left, speaks during a meeting with victim's groups and gun safety organizations in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex Wednesday. Biden is holding a series of meetings this week as part of the effort he is leading to develop policy proposals in response to the Newtown, Conn., school shooting (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden meets with gun-safety, victims groups

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is hearing personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he works on the Obama administration's response...

news Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 11:34am

US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be...

news Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 11:31am

From left, Beltrami County Recorder Charlene Sturk and Beltrami County License Center Director Debbie Reierson greet newly elected Beltrami County Commissioner Tim Sumner Tuesday before he was sworn into office. MONTE DRAPER | BEMIDJI PIONEER

Red Lake Nation ceremony accompanies Sumner’s appointment as commissioner

BEMIDJI - Prior to a Red Lake Nation honor ceremony recognizing his appointment as District 4 commissioner, Tim Sumner injected himself into a discussion of the county’s five-year road plan...

news / local Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 10:53am

Board OKs contracts with Paul Bunyan Transit

BEMIDJI – Two contracts with Paul Bunyan Transit, including one that will allow for the continuation of transportation for those seeking methadone treatment, were approved by the Beltrami County Board...

news / local Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 10:38am

Ferry strikes NYC dock; at least 50 are injured

NEW YORK (AP) — A high-speed ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, injuring...

news / region Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 10:32am

Man accused of harassing deputy who had BMW towed

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A West St. Paul man is accused of creating a Facebook page to harass a Dakota County sheriff's deputy who had his BMW towed. Forty-four-year-old Shawn...

news / region Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 8:30am

Minnesota dentists offering free care to kids in need

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota dentists will be providing free dental care services for children in need across the state on Feb. 1-2. The Minnesota Dental Association's 11th annual Give Kids...

news / region Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 8:29am

Mankato eye doctor accused of sexually assaulting patients

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A Blue Earth County trial is under way for an eye doctor accused of sexually assaulting two female patients. Todd Gavin faces two felony and two...

news / region Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 8:27am

The Northwest Minnesota Foundation moved into its new headquarters, the former Lumberman Bank on Third Street in downtown Bemidji, after a remodel was completed last month. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Foundation shows off remodeled office in historic building

BEMIDJI – The Northwest Minnesota Foundation, in designing its new headquarters, made a concerted effort to represent the entire area it serves within the walls of its home. NMF, which...

news / local Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 10:57pm

Rep. John Persell of Bemidji looks at the ornate ceiling of the Minnesota House chamber Tuesday during opening-day activities. Don Davis | Forum News Service

Farm debate marks first day of Minnesota Legislature

By Don Davis, Forum News Service ST. PAUL — A debate about whether Democratic House leaders are plowing under agriculture interrupted an otherwise ceremonial first day of the 2013 Minnesota...

news Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 10:46pm

Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk of Cook welcomes members of the Minnesota Senate on Tuesday. Danielle Killey | Forum News Service

New lawmakers excited to begin

By Danielle Killey and Don Davis. Forum News Service ST. PAUL — The scene was much like the first day of school or a family reunion as 62 new lawmakers...

news Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 10:41pm

Mille Lacs Indian band plans to buy 2 St. Paul hotels

ONAMIA, Minn. (AP) — The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe plans to buy two hotels in St. Paul. Mille Lacs Band Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin made that announcement Tuesday in...

news / region Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 6:06pm

10 arrested as federal agents search Sparboe Farms

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota egg producer searched by federal homeland security agents on Tuesday says it complies with federal immigration laws. The statement from Sparboe Farms in Litchfield comes...

news / region Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 6:04pm

Minn. man gets 2 months in jail in fatal hit-run

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A Rosemount man has been sentenced to two months in jail for a 2009 hit-and-run that fatally injured a deaf woman. A judge Tuesday also sentenced...

news Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 3:44pm

Firefighters from three departments battle fire in Miltona

MILTONA, Minn. -- Firefighters from three departments battled a fire today at an auto repair business in downtown Miltona, a town north of Alexandria in Douglas County. Thick clouds of...

news / region Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 2:48pm

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