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    Joe Borgen of East Grand Forks hangs on the wheel of his father's 1910 Fairbanks-Morse tractor, just like he did when he was little. The tractor that operates with a hit-and-miss engine is one of three of its kind left in the world, Borgen said Friday as he looked over it at the Heritage Village. (April Baumgarten/Forum News Serviceplay button
    107-year-old tractor, one of two that is operational, visits northwest Minn.
    EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn.—It took a couple of tries, but once started, a tractor more than a century old ran without a hitch. Joe Borgen...
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    Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, arrives to attend a news conference at the White House in Washington, April 20, 2017. Bannon, the right-wing nationalist who helped Trump win the 2016 election but clashed for months with other administration figures, is leaving his post, the White House announced on Aug 18. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
    Steve Bannon returns to Breitbart News after White House exit
    WASHINGTON - Steve Bannon returned to Breitbart News on Friday, after he was ousted as President Donald Trump's chief strategist. Charlie Spiering,...
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    Indian Affairs Council schedules Bemidji listening session
    BEMIDJI—The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council's Urban Indian Advisory Board will listen to concerns and answer questions during an open meeting in Bemidji on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The board will be on hand from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Northwest Indian Community Development Center,...
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    Truckers, hay wanted to help aid drought-stricken livestock producers in region
    BISMARCK — With livestock producers sorely in need of hay for their animals in drought-stricken areas of North Dakota, South Dakota and...
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    Crime report for Aug. 17
    Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls Thursday: DWI 12:17 a.m. A 38-year-old male was arrested...
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    Regional, U.S. background checks for guns down from last year, up historically
    Background checks for buying guns has dropped off in recent months, but firearms advocates say sales are strong compared with previous years...
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    Owen Anderson, a sophomore at BSU, helps move students in to Oak Hall. (Matthew Liedke | Bemidji Pioneer)
    New Beavers move in
    BEMIDJI—From freshmen to seniors, Bemidji State Beavers one and all, they were swarming around the residence halls on campus Friday for...
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    World Wide Day of Play set for Sept. 16
    BEMIDJI -- Save the date of Saturday, Sept. 16, for the annual World Wide Day of Play with the city of Bemidji Parks and Recreation Department. In addition to all the regular activities, this year also will have an inclusive 5K fun run. THere will be bounce houses, Headwaters Science...
    News/Upcoming Events1 hour 34 min ago
    Ron Parker stands in front of the Holy Innocents Episcopal Church near the Rice County Fairgrounds in Faribault, Minn. Parker is leading an effort that has prisoners at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault building new doors for the historic church. Suzanne Rook / Faribault Daily News
    Prison work program helps preserve historic southern Minnesota church
    FARIBAULT, Minn. — There's a 2,000-plus- person working community sitting on the edge of Faribault, and the way some see it, local organizations...
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    Carl Icahn, an activist investor, during the 32nd Annual Gala for the Police Foundation in New York, March 16, 2010. The special committee of Dell's board overseeing the sale of the computer maker asked Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, whose combined stake is over 12 percent in the company, on May 13, 2013 to furnish more information about their recent demand for a special dividend. (Chad Batka/The New York Times)
    Carl Icahn steps down as adviser to U.S. President Trump
    Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Friday ended his role as a special adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump after facing criticism that his...
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    Three girls under 10 found slain in Maryland home
    WASHINGTON - Three girls under 10 years of age were found slain on Friday in a Maryland home and police have launched an investigation into the...
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    Some workers in the Capitol and other Minnesota government buildings will receive raises of at least 2 percent this year and 2018 if the administration and Legislature approve a contract agreement that could affect 30,000. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Capitol Chatter: Minimum wage automatically heads up
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota's minimum wage workers will receive a 15-cent-per-hour bump on Jan. 1. The state Department of Labor and Industry...
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    Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer, speaks at Heyer’s memorial service at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 16, 2017. Heyer was run down by a car during violent clashes on Saturday at an opposition to a rally against the removal of a statue of the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. (Andrew Shurtleff/Pool via The New York Times)
    Susan Bro, the mother of slain Charlottesville protester Heather Heyer, says she has received death threats
    Not even a week since her daughter Heather Heyer was killed in Charlottesville, Susan Bro said she has received threats against her life. "I've...
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    A clouded leopard at the Nashville Zoo, where the public will watch the animals for reactions to the eclipse. Veterinarian Woc Colburn thinks some animals such as lemurs, clouded leopards and kangaroos may begin to exhibit nighttime habits when totality hits, whether that's waking up, going to sleep or lining up for a feeding. MUST CREDIT: Courtesy of Nashville Zoo.
    During the solar eclipse, animals will be confused
    Margarita Woc Colburn's childhood memories of a July 1991 total solar eclipse in Central America are of a social gathering for excited adult...
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    White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts /File Photo
    Steve Bannon out as Trump's chief strategist
    WASHINGTON - Steve Bannon is out as President Donald Trump's chief strategist, ending a controversial tenure for the self-described populist...
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