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Austin Police's Sgt. Joe Milli clears heavy snow off his police cruiser Thursday morning, May 2, 2013 behind the Law Enforcement Center in Austin, Minn. Winter made a return appearance in southeastern Minnesota where residents are digging out of more than a foot of new snow. (AP Photo/Austin Daily Herald, Eric Johnson) Copyright 2013 Associated Press.

Upper Midwest schoolchildren get rare May snow day

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Schoolchildren in Minnesota and Wisconsin got a rare May snow day Thursday as a storm dropped up to 16 inches of sticky snow across a beleaguered region...

news Thu, May 02, 2013 - 1:13pm

May Day activists cheer state immigration laws

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across...

news Thu, May 02, 2013 - 1:11pm

Medical marijuana bill outlined, but debate waits

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Supporters of legalizing marijuana for medical use put their plan forward at Minnesota's Capitol on Thursday even though the major debate will wait until next...

news Thu, May 02, 2013 - 1:09pm

Storm dumps up to 15.5 inches in southeastern MN

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The calendar has flipped to May, but winter has made a return appearance to southeastern Minnesota where residents are digging out of an unseasonable dump of wet...

news Thu, May 02, 2013 - 10:50am

This courtroom sketch by artist Jane Flavell Collins shows defendants Dias Kadyrbayev, left, and Azamat Tazhayakov appearing in front of Federal Magistrate Marianne Bowler at the Moakley Federal Courthouse on Wednesday. The two college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and another man, were arrested and charged with removing a backpack containing hollowed-out fireworks from Tsarnaev's dorm room. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

For 3, bomb suspect's friendship leads to charges

BOSTON (AP) — Just hours before one of the Boston Marathon suspects and his brother allegedly gunned down a campus police officer, authorities say he exchanged a series of text...

news Thu, May 02, 2013 - 10:31am

Ketzalcoatlicue Aztec dancers perform Wednesday during an immigration reform rally at the Minnesota Capitol. Don Davis | Forum News Service

Legislature: Undocumented immigrants could get financial aid, in-state tuition

ST. PAUL — Minnesota senators approved a plan that supporters say would bring the dream of attending college closer to reality for students like Deisy Rivera. "It will help me...

news Thu, May 02, 2013 - 12:34am

Legislative Notebook: Sunday liquor sales plan fails again

Legislative Notebook: Sunday liquor sales plan fails again ST. PAUL — Another year, another defeat for Sunday liquor sales. The Minnesota House voted 106-21 Wednesday to retain state law forbidding...

news Thu, May 02, 2013 - 12:26am

Police and sheriff report for May 2

Police Report The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls: Theft 6:37 p.m. Tuesday, 1800 block of Anne Street Northwest. A theft from a vehicle was reported. 12:58 p.m...

news / local Thu, May 02, 2013 - 12:06am

Bemidji Community Food Shelf volunteer Leo Jedlick restocks the fruit and salad cart Wednesday morning. The demand for food is always present but finding volunteers is just as important; Jelick volunteers three days out of the week. — Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Hand in hand to fight hunger: Saturday kids event at mall also will benefit food shelf

BEMIDJI — Families are invited to take part in a special event Saturday at Paul Bunyan Mall while also benefitting a local non-profit. The mall is hosting Kids Join Hands...

news / local Wed, May 01, 2013 - 8:09pm

'One for the bucket list' local bar owner wrecks dirtbike on Lake Bemidji

BEMIDJI — On a whim, local bar owner Karl Jacobson decided to take his dirtbike onto Lake Bemidji Wednesday afternoon. The joyride ended with a trip to the hospital and...

news / local Wed, May 01, 2013 - 7:17pm

Fugate’s to close store, automotive shop to remain open

BEMIDJ — This week’s flooding did not impact just the roads, but a local business, as well. Fugate’s Country Store, which has been in operation for five years, will soon...

news / local Wed, May 01, 2013 - 5:16pm

Senate looks at township aid

BEMIDJI —Ron Kinn isn’t sure how the Turtle River town board is going to compensate for the extra snowplowing costs from this winter season. “We’re just going to have to...

news / local Wed, May 01, 2013 - 4:52pm

Scientists find cannibalism at American settlement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists survived harsh conditions by resorting to cannibalism. On Wednesday, the...

news Wed, May 01, 2013 - 4:19pm

An Aug. 13, 2008, file photo is of former Pink Floyd band member David Gilmour in London. Police say a 53-year-old man who went to a Minnesota hospital for treatment on April 20, 2013, is accused of pretending to be singer-guitarist David Gilmour _ and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills. Authorities say the man didn't have health insurance, was treated and released, but not before signing an autograph. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)Copyright 2008, The Associated Press

Pink Floyd poser arrested in Minnesota for theft by swindle

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital — and racking up as much...

news Wed, May 01, 2013 - 3:23pm

MN seeks dismissal of suits over DNR data breach

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota has asked a federal judge to dismiss five lawsuits filed on behalf of several people who say their driver's license data was improperly...

news Wed, May 01, 2013 - 3:18pm

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