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Northern Minnesota's two representatives are among the U.S. House's most bipartisan members, a Capitol Hill newspaper said Tuesday. Reps. Collin Peterson of the 7th District and Jim Oberstar of the...

Facing a probable legislative mandate, Ainsworth Lumber Co. has agreed to keep its three closed Minnesota plants operationally ready, two lawmakers said Tuesday. Because of a the unprecedented downturn in...

Several blocks of Park Rapids were cordoned off Tuesday afternoon when workers trenching a residential sewer line struck a clearly marked gas line, sending a brief vapor of gas into...

A project to improve the condition and safety of state Highway 219 from Highway 1 near Goodridge to the junction with Highway 89 west of Grygla gets underway today. Traffic...

The Duluth Police Department is warning residents after receiving several reports of phony $100 bills in the community. The bills are of good quality, according to a police advisory Monday...

WASHINGTON -- Red Lake and the Mississippi Headwaters are among recipients of federal economic stimulus funds for water projects, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minn., announces. The funds are part of...

WASHINGTON -- Several area local governments won funding for water treatment projects from federal economic stimulus funds, says U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, DFL-8th District. Northeast Minnesota received $10 million from...

Charges were filed April 20 against a Wadena man who police said was passed out on the couch while children in his care went missing. Police received information around 2...

Officials from USDA Rural Development will visit Bejou at 10 a.m. on April 22 for a special Earth Day celebration. Rural Development will announce that Bejou has been awarded a...