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Christmas celebration set BEMIDJI — A special Christmas worship service will be take place at 6 p.m. Sunday at Bemidji Baptist Church, 2130 Paul Bunyan Drive SE. All are welcome and refreshments will be served following service. Call 751-9311 or visit www.BemidjiBaptist.com for...

A decision issued by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday could spell new hope for the city of Duluth in its quest to reclaim about $6 million per year that it used to receive from video slot machines at the Fond-du-Luth Casino in downtown Duluth. U.S. District Judge...

Sheriff’s Report The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls on Wednesday. Drugs 2:56 p.m. A 20-year-old man was cited for driving after revocation, no insurance and possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle on Highway 89 NW and Jackpine Road. Theft 9:03...

The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the following calls on Tuesday: 11:30 p.m. Fire alarm on the 200 block of 19th Street NW. The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the following calls on Wednesday: 4:47 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Birchmont Beach Road near Country...

The following people were booked into the Beltrami County Jail Wednesday. The charges listed here do not necessarily reflect the nature of the counts that may be levied against them by the Beltrami County Attorney's Office. Curtis Eugene Isham, 37 F-COURT/PENDING-152.025.2(a)(1) WARRANT-Drugs...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton isn't saying if he asked for the resignation of Minnesota's health insurance exchange's director, but says he's ultimately responsible for the success or failure of the venture. Dayton was asked several times at a news conference Thursday...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Canadian company that makes sophisticated heating and ventilation systems will locate a research facility in a Twin Cities suburb. A top executive from Price Industries joined Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday in announcing the project, which grew...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A massive amount of dirt will be hauled from the Metrodome site as construction of a new Minnesota Vikings stadium moves ahead. Crews will soon begin to truck more than 300,000 cubic yards of dirt from the Minneapolis site. That's enough dirt to fill more...

The Nary Community Center Christmas dinner and program will begin with a light potluck dinner with wassail at 5:30 p.m. Saturday with strolling musicians and Santa Claus handing out treats to the children. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. It will be a play within...

BEMIDJI -- Commissioners wrapped up 2013’s final meeting with a recap of the county’s accomplishments and an unofficially tabled fire department debate. Beltrami County Board Chairman Richard Anderson highlighted the county’s accomplishments for 2013 including: road improvement...

RED LAKE -- Crackling wood burning in fireplaces and the sound of heat registers clanking rival a brisk wind whooshing by and snow crunching beneath frozen feet on a winter night in Northern Minnesota. Most people will come home on that cold night, close the door behind them...

DULUTH — A Duluth man was sentenced Wednesday to more than 10 years in prison for stabbing his former roommate with a sword this year. A jury found Kyle Dean McClain, 43, guilty of first-degree assault with great bodily harm and second-degree assault following a three-day trial...

FARMINGTON — A 51-year-old Farmington woman admitted knowing about marijuana found growing on her property, police said, but blamed someone else’s discarded seeds for the presence of the plants in her greenhouse. Dakota County Drug Task Force agents searched Lori Abeln’s property...