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Grateful homeowners thank Bemidji firefighters after Menahga blaze

BEMIDJI —It was the largest fire David Gould had seen in his short time with the Bemidji Fire Department. He and 10 other local firefighters were called Tuesday night to...

news / region Sat, May 18, 2013 - 10:19pm

Kelly Elsner stands near his water truck. He and his eight employees worked through Tuesday saving Elsner’s business and home, then setting out through the rural neighborhood to help others. Sarah Smith | Forum News Service

Ragtag band of firefighters jumps into action

PARK RAPIDS — Kelly Elsner found his second calling Tuesday night — amateur firefighter. As fires closed in on his Hubbard County Road 111 home and well drilling business south...

news / region Sat, May 18, 2013 - 9:37pm

Weekend rain could help firefighters

PARK RAPIDS — Weekend rains could bring relief to hundreds of weary firefighters battling a 7,100-acre blaze in three west-central Minnesota counties. The fire started Tuesday afternoon near Little Long...

news / region Sat, May 18, 2013 - 1:39am

House defeats bonding bill ... for now

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota House defeated a public works funding bill this afternoon, but even with a Monday adjournment deadline looming it still could come back up. Bill author...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 3:20pm

Thief River Falls day care owner accused of bruising boy

The father of a 4-year-old boy in Thief River Falls says a day care owner there spanked and slapped his son this week, leaving him bruised and black-eyed. This morning,...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 1:14pm

2 Minnesota babies sickened by recalled tahini

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State health officials say two Minnesota babies have gotten sick from bacteria matched to a recalled sesame paste product. The Minnesota Department of Health said...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 11:38am

2 Minnesota women sentenced in Somali terror case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 8:56am

This artist's rendering provided by the Greater North Dakota Chamber shows the design of a billboard that went up Thursday, May 16, 2013 along Interstate 94 in Moorhea, which is across the Red River from Fargo. (AP Photo/Greater North Dakota Chamber)

N.D. billboards meant to attract Minnesota consumers

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is promoting its business climate at Minnesota's expense. The Greater North Dakota Chamber has created billboards that mock decisions made this session by the...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 8:47am

Minnesota begins 2013 gypsy moth trapping program

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Officials will set more than 14,000 gypsy moth traps across Minnesota this spring as part of the state's annual monitoring program for the destructive tree...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 8:45am

Ex-pastor sentenced to 5 years in prison

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former pastor is sentenced to five years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. Gustavo Resendiz Talabera pleaded guilty to...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 8:44am

Klobuchar asks Energy Department to act on Minnesota gas prices

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has asked the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the steep increase in Minnesota gas prices over the past few weeks. Gasoline industry officials...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 8:37am

Jim Carlson lost his home, which overlooked the No. 8 fairway at Blueberry Pines Golf Course near Menahga. Sarah Smith | Forum News Service

Calm winds helping fire fight; cleanup begins

PARK RAPIDS — Calm winds were allowing 40-some fire departments to get control of a wildfire that has scorched more than 7,100 acres in three counties since Tuesday. "We’ll make...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 12:01am

The proposed new Minnesota Vikings stadium.

Smokers may help fund Vikings stadium construction

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota legislative tax negotiators tentatively approved a plan today to use cigarette tax increase funds and close corporate tax loopholes to provide backup Vikings stadium construction funds...

news / region Thu, May 16, 2013 - 1:03pm

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources research biologist Doug Dieterman lugs a net full of fish into a small freshwater corral for tagging and the implantation of electronic transmitters on the Mississippi River below the Ford Dam in St. Paul, Minn. on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, John Doman)

Fight to stop spread of Asian carp goes high tech

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's fight to stop the spread of invasive Asian carp is going high tech. Scientists launched a new underwater spying campaign this week. They plan...

news / region Thu, May 16, 2013 - 12:27pm

Jogger falls to death in Red Wing

RED WING, Minn. - A jogger here diedWednesday night after apparently falling off 200-foot Mississippi River bluff. Police and fire departments in this city about an hour southeast of Minneapolis...

news / region Thu, May 16, 2013 - 12:25pm

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