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By Molly Miron, Special to the Pioneer BEMIDJI – A Bemidji State University assistant professor said the country’s pending “fiscal cliff” is highly relevant to Bemidji area residents, and some...

BEMIDJI – An 18-year-old woman who worked for a local convenience store is accused of illegally obtaining about $2,400 in fraudulent lottery winnings. Payton Lynzee Church has been charged with...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Another former University of North Dakota student was sentenced this week to years in federal prison in the Grand Forks-based synthetic drug conspiracy blamed in the...

BEMIDJI – A Beltrami County judge on Monday will hear from attorneys on a motion to dismiss the charges levied against a former Bemidji business owner. Margaret Jo Hirt, 52,...

Police Report The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls: Thefts 6:23 p.m. Wednesday, 1100 block of Paul Bunyan Drive Northwest. A man was cited for shoplifting and trespassing...

WADENA, Minn. – Just 40 days out of prison, a Minnesota man with more than two dozen drunken driving convictions is back behind bars. Danny Bettcher, of New York Mills,...

Members of the American Swedish Institute Bemidji Affiliate hosted the annual Sankta Lucia Festival early Thursday. Megan Anderson was selected as the 2012 Sankta Lucia. She is followed by first...

BEMIDJI – An 18-year-old woman who worked for a local convenience store is accused of illegally obtaining about $2,400 in fraudulent lottery winnings. Payton Lynzee Church has been charged with...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Xcel Energy has been granted a rate hike that will have the average customer paying $9 more per month starting in January. The Public Utilities Commission approved...

PARSHALL, N.D. - An oil well blowout was reported about a half mile from Lake Sakakawea, but information available so far indicates the lake has not been compromised, said Alison...