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Kelley Vagle, who graduates tonight from Northwest Technical College, has worked at Neilson Place for the past year. She will resign that position this month as she prepares for a new job in Hawaii. Bethany Wesley | Bemidji Pioneer

NTC commencement: Aloha! NTC grad prepares for Hawaiian work opportunity

BEMIDJI — It took Kelley Vagle a few tries before she found the perfect fit. The Alexandria native graduated high school in 2008, simultaneously attending Alexandria Technical & Community College...

news / education Fri, May 10, 2013 - 12:13am

Police and fire report for May 10

Police Report The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls: Assault 2:41 a.m. Thursday, 602 Second St. SE. A large fight was reported in the Corner Bar parking lot...

news / local Thu, May 09, 2013 - 11:40pm

Same-sex marriage opponents, supporters pack Capitol

ST. PAUL – Hundreds of people on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate stood side by side throughout the Minnesota Capitol waiting for the House’s decision Thursday. They found...

news Thu, May 09, 2013 - 6:44pm

Bemidji, developers finalize south shore land deal

BEMIDJI — Preliminary construction of townhomes northeast of the Sanford Center will start Friday after the developers closed on the land deal Thursday morning. B&B Enterprises LLC, operated by Bob...

news / local Thu, May 09, 2013 - 6:15pm

Bensen to receive lifetime achievement award

Former Bemidji State University President Jim Bensen will receive the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Charlie Naylor Lifetime Achievement Award. Bensen served as BSU’s president from July 1994 to...

news / local Thu, May 09, 2013 - 5:57pm

Local food drive planned Saturday

BEMIDJI — United Way of the Bemidji Area encourages area businesses to sponsor internal workplace food drives in support of the Bemidji Community Food Shelf as a primer to Saturday’s...

news / local Thu, May 09, 2013 - 4:25pm

Gay marriage bill passes House with help of local legislators

BEMIDJI—A historic vote to legalize gay marriage passed the state House Thursday afternoon with two local DFL legislators — Reps. John Persell of Bemidji and Roger Erickson of Baudette —voting...

news Thu, May 09, 2013 - 4:05pm

Jacob, Sophia again top baby names

WASHINGTON (AP) — Talk about high expectations for a newborn: King and Messiah are among the fastest-rising baby names for American boys. They're just a little behind Major, the boy's...

news / region Thu, May 09, 2013 - 3:46pm

Body of missing Minn. woman found in Mississippi

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Police say the search for a missing St. Paul woman is over. Authorities say Thursday that a body recovered a day earlier from the Mississippi...

news Thu, May 09, 2013 - 3:35pm

Shevlin man sentenced for stealing cars, operating mobile meth lab

BEMIDJI — A Shevlin man was sent to prison Wednesday for cooking methamphetamine and stealing two vehicles — one of which caught fire —when he returned to his mobile meth...

news / local Thu, May 09, 2013 - 3:24pm

Demonstrators gather outside the Minnesota House chamber to greet lawmakers as they arrive to take up the gay marriage bill at the State Capitol, Thursday, May 9, 2013 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Minnesota House votes to allow gay marriage

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota is a vote and a signature away from becoming the 12th state to allow gay marriage. The House voted 75-59 today to eliminate an existing gay-marriage...

news / region Thu, May 09, 2013 - 3:17pm

Faith briefs for May 10

Bemidji Area Aglow meeting scheduled BEMIDJI — Bemidji Area Aglow will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Beltrami Electric Co-op. There will be role playing scenarios, small...

news Thu, May 09, 2013 - 2:55pm

Girl, 15, dies from ATV crash injuries in NE Minn.

CANYON, Minn. (AP) — A 15-year-old girl has died after an all-terrain vehicle crash in northeastern Minnesota. The St. Louis County sheriff's office says Tyleen Weber of Canyon was driving...

news Thu, May 09, 2013 - 2:51pm

Growers plan $1 billion fertilizer project near Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- North Dakota corn growers are planning a $1 billion nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing plant to be built near Grand Forks in rural Grand Forks County. Gov. Jack...

news / region Thu, May 09, 2013 - 9:14am

Patrol: Semi driver in Diet Coke spill had been put out of service

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- The driver of a semi that rolled and spilled its load of Diet Coke bottles on Interstate 94 near Alexandria early Wednesday had been put out of...

news / region Thu, May 09, 2013 - 9:12am

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