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Vacation photo helped solve child porn case after tying suspect to west central MN resort

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say a photo taken at a resort in west-central Minnesota helped them solve a child pornography case and rescue a girl...

news Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 1:07pm

LRHC opens joint care center

Lake Region Healthcare’s Orthopedic Joint Care Center opens this week in the main hospital building in Fergus Falls. The JCC specializes in knee and hip replacements, with a comprehensive before...

news Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 1:06pm

Feds, Transocean reach $1.4B deal over Gulf spill

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Justice Department has reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers...

news / business Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 11:13am

Retailers report higher December sales

NEW YORK (AP) — A last-minute surge in spending may have saved Christmas for stores. Major retailers such as Costco and Nordstrom on Thursday reported better-than-expected revenue in December. That...

news / business Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 11:12am

Push to help Minn. veterans find job pays off

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An intensive effort to help Minnesota veterans find civilian jobs is paying off. National Guard officials say most of the 2,700 soldiers from the "Red...

news Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 11:05am

Hormel buying No. 2 peanut butter Skippy for $700M

NEW YORK (AP) — Hormel Foods apparently has a hankering for a peanut butter and bacon sandwich. The company primarily known for Spam and other cured, smoked and deli meats...

news / business Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 10:06am

NJ Gov. Christie blasts Boehner, Republicans

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie's blunt talk has long been one of his hallmarks. But Christie, who has verbally tangled with many, showed Wednesday he's willing to aim...

news Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 9:00am

Sandy Hook kids face 1st classes since shooting

MONROE, Conn. (AP) — Classes resumed Thursday for the students of Sandy Hook Elementary School for the first time since last month's massacre in Newtown, where a gunman killed 20...

news Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 8:58am

Minn. DWI arrests hit 300 over New Year's

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Public safety officials say at least 300 people were arrested in Minnesota on suspicion of DWI over the New Year's holiday. One person died in...

news / region Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 8:40am

Minn. Congress members to take oath at US Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota's members of Congress who were elected in November are being sworn in at the U.S. Capitol. The 113th Congress convenes at noon eastern time on Thursday...

news / region Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 8:39am

Custody awarded after parents' murder-suicide near Fergus Falls

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A judge in Otter Tail County has awarded custody of an orphaned child to the parents of a teen who killed the toddler's mother and...

news / region Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 8:37am

Hormel buying No. 2 peanut butter Skippy for $700M

AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) — Hormel Foods apparently has a hankering for a peanut butter and bacon sandwich. The company primarily known for cured, smoked and deli meats said Thursday that...

news / business Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 8:35am

The Paul Bunyan Mall starts out the New Year with a new owner. Lexington Realty International has purchased the mall from DDR Corp. The sale was finalized Monday. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Lexington Realty buys Paul Bunyan Mall

BEMIDJI – The Paul Bunyan Mall has been sold. Lexington Realty International purchased the mall from DDR Corp. on Monday. “The charm of smaller markets appeal to us,” Alan Retkinski,...

news / business Wed, Jan 02, 2013 - 11:23pm

Globetrotter Willie “Slick” Shaw, left, did not have to provide much help to 7-year-old Trinessa Robinson of Bemidji as she spun a basketball on her finger during the Wednesday evening Globetrotters show at the Sanford Center. Watching in awe is Globetrotter Kevin “Special K” Daley. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Trinessa spins basketball

Globetrotter Willie “Slick” Shaw, left, did not have to provide much help to 7-year-old Trinessa Robinson of Bemidji as she spun a basketball on her finger during the Wednesday evening...

news / local Wed, Jan 02, 2013 - 11:20pm

Peoples Church pastor facing charge of obstructing legal process

BEMIDJI – A local pastor believes an armed police officer should have provided him an explanation before going through his church in pursuit of a woman suspected of a probation...

news / local Wed, Jan 02, 2013 - 11:17pm

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