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BSU president wants new vision for athletic department

BEMIDJI – The university president here has no immediate plans to either add positions in its athletic department or change its hierarchy. Rather, Bemidji State University President Richard Hanson said...

news / local Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 10:19pm

Closures lifted on major roads, but motorists should still expect difficult travel

BEMIDJI - Road closures around the Bemidji area were lifted Saturday afternoon after crews treated highways with de-icing materials. The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office released updated information to caution motorists...

news / local Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 3:00pm

A man performs a ritual as he looks toward the descent of the Kukulkcan serpent, whose image is seen illuminated along the edge of the stairs of the Mayan Chichen Itza pyramid, during the Spring equinox in Chichen Itza, Mexico. (AP Photo/Israel Leal, File)

Mexico's Mayas face Dec. 21 with ancestral calm

UH-MAY, Mexico (AP) — Amid a worldwide frenzy of advertisers and new-agers preparing for a Maya apocalypse, one group is approaching Dec. 21 with calm and equanimity — the people...

news Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 1:07pm

Secretary of state faints, sustains concussion

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting, the State Department...

news Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 1:04pm

Ambulances leave an area near the scene of a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UPDATED: Conn. police find 'very good evidence' on gunman

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions...

news / education Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 1:02pm

Jerry and Darlys Hess of Fergus Falls, whose grandsons Aaron and Abram Aho are wrestling in the Big Bear Wrestling Tournament in Cass Lake, were joined by grandson Ike Carlson, a senior at Bemidji state University. Above, they look over brackets while sending in results to Fergus Falls. Laurie Swenson | Bemidji Pioneer

Big Bear Wrestling Tournament: Little town, big tournament

CASS LAKE — Wrestling is part of everyday life for Jerry and Darlys Hess, who have two grandsons in the two-day Big Bear wrestling tournament hosted by Blackduck-Cass Lake-Bena and...

news / region Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 1:54am

Blue Ox Marathon: Online registration opens for inaugural event

BEMIDJI – Online registration for the Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon is now available, making it easier for participants to sign up for one of next year’s races. A link to...

news / local Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 1:50am

South shore hotel deal still up in the air

BEMIDJI – The finishing touches on the deal for a new hotel attached to the Sanford Center have not yet been finalized. The Bemidji City Council was scheduled to continue...

news / local Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 1:47am

Minnesotans prepare for possible school shootings

ST. PAUL – Minnesota officials say they have tried to prepare for school shootings like one Friday in Connecticut, but there always is more they can do. “We need to...

news Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 1:45am

The Kid’s Kitchen program hosted by Parks and Recreation was full on Friday evening as young cooks made chicken soup, paninis and monster cookies. From left, Charlotte Saxton, Jamie Rootes-Olson and Sydney Rentz cut up the carrots for the chicken soup under the supervision of Josiah Tripett, a cook from Lueken’s Village Foods. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Young cooks make chicken soup

The Kid’s Kitchen program hosted by Parks and Recreation was full on Friday evening as young cooks made chicken soup, paninis and monster cookies. From left, Charlotte Saxton, Jamie Rootes-Olson...

news / local Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 1:39am

Police and fire report for December 15

Police Report The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls: Suspicious 11:35 p.m. Thursday, 900 block of Minnesota Avenue Northwest. A peeping Tom was reported looking into a bedroom...

news / local Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 1:35am

Growing trees, growing cheer

A light snow is falling on a recent Saturday, as several families walk down the rows of trees at the Christmas Forest. “We might set a record today,” says John...

news / local Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 10:50pm

Beltrami County Court Report for December 16

The following cases were heard Dec. 10 by Beltrami County District Court Judge John Melbye: -- Zachary Ryan Swaser, 20, of Coon Rapids, Minn., was sentenced for felony fifth-degree drug...

news / local Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 10:12pm

BPD hires two new police officers

BEMIDJI – Officers Dane Donnell and Mark Pinoniemi were recently hired to join the Bemidji Police Department. Donnell fills the position vacated by Eric Rypkema’s resignation. Donnell was sworn in...

news / business Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 10:04pm

Home Depot helps Bemidji Community Food Shelf

Tom Batt and Amber Lepisto, Home Depot team members, help Brian Ingalls, Bemidji Community Food Shelf volunteer, install a new kitchen donated by Home Depot. Home Depot Foundation donated $8,500...

news / business Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 10:03pm

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