Search
Sections

Weather Forecast

Close

news

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has won a more than $1 million settlement against Dale Cich, Diane C. Anderson and J & D Services for hazardous waste violations at this former fuel recycling business in Aurora. MPCA photo.
    Court orders Duluth businessman, partner to pay $1 million in fines, fees for pollution violations
    DULUTH, Minn. — Two Northland residents, including one with a history of pollution violations, have been ordered by the Minnesota Court...
    News8 min 46 sec ago
    SURVEY: Optimism abound for Minnesota manufacturers
    BEMIDJI -- Enterprise Minnesota has released the ninth edition of its State of Manufacturing survey and officials say this one appears to be its best yet. At a Bemidji event Tuesday, the organization shared its survey details to a group of regional individuals with economic and educational...
    News/business2 hours 28 min ago
    Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, seen here in April, said that interior's funding of $11.6 billion for fiscal 2018, which is about $1.6 billion less annually, will eliminate programs that he says are unnecessary, duplicative or a low priority. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford
    Trump proposes sharp cuts at Interior Department while pushing for more drilling on public lands
    The White House wants to cut the Interior Department budget by about 12 percent as the Trump administration shifts the agency's focus toward...
    News2 hours 34 min ago
    John Bruce Steurer (Courtesy of Anoka County Sheriff)
    ‘Any last words?’ Minn. woman tells jury of the horrifying day her ex shot her at work
    John Steurer had a favorite put-down for his wife of more than 20 years. “I was about as dumb as a box of rocks. That’s what he’d always...
    News2 hours 45 min ago
    New standards lead to groundwater advisory
    BEMIDJI -- The state Department of Health now recommends that pregnant women in the Bemidji area drink bottled or filtered water and use the...
    News/local3 hours 14 min ago
    The long hours take their toll on Senators as they listen to Ron Latz, (DFL), St. Louis Park speak on the final day of the regular session at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Monday, May 22, 2017. Scott Takushi \ Pioneer Press
    Bipartisan work gives greater Minnesota legislative success
    ST. PAUL—The 2017 Legislature may do pretty well by greater Minnesota. "We got there because it was a bipartisan effort. both parties...
    News3 hours 14 min ago
    Rochester man pleads not guilty to sex crime
    BEMIDJI—A Rochester man accused of seeking sex with an underage girl after allegedly being caught in an online sting pleaded not guilty...
    News/local3 hours 44 min ago
    Sonny Perdue
    Farm groups express concern about White House budget proposal
    WASHINGTON — The White House budget released on Monday, May 22, would mean big cuts for agriculture, including new limits on federal subsidies...
    News3 hours 46 min ago
    A woman lays flowers for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack, in central Manchester, Britain May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples
    UK PM May says threat level raised to "critical" after Manchester attack
    LONDON - Britain's armed forces will be deployed to boost security, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, as the country raised its terror...
    News3 hours 56 min ago
    Time of the ticks: Dept. of Health says risk of tick-borne diseases high in the state
    BEMIDJI—It is the season of the ticks in north-central Minnesota. And the Minnesota Department of Health says that this past winter's heavy...
    News/local4 hours 1 min ago
    While participating in a panel discussion Greg Liedl, transportation coordinator for Bemidji Area Schools, demonstrates how some students use their cell phones to makes bus drivers aware of their presence during the Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths workshop on Tuesday at the Sanford Center. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
    Lessons learned: School officials, law enforcement, first responders discuss response to school bus crash
    BEMIDJI—By all accounts, the aftermath of the early May school bus crash that left a handful of children seriously injured went as well...
    News/local4 hours 9 min ago
    Minn. legislators expected to finish final part of $46B budget; tax cuts, bonding bill included
    ST. PAUL—After failing to complete their work by a midnight Monday deadline, Minnesota legislators returned to the Capitol on Tuesday,...
    News4 hours 12 min ago
    U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli TPX
    U.S. forces kill 7 suspected al-Qaida militants in new Yemen raid
    American Special Operations forces conducted a new ground raid against al-Qaida's Yemen branch early on Tuesday, killing seven suspected militants,...
    News4 hours 42 min ago
    Victor Sibson / Washington Post
    An Alaska man tried to take his life. But the bullet passed through him and killed his girlfriend.
    Victor Sibson does not remember what happened the night he put a gun to his head, he told police. Shortly after 2 a.m. on April 19, the 21 year-old...
    News5 hours 24 min ago
    Man fires 5 to 7 shots at another vehicle on Minnesota interstate
    ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota State Patrol is looking for tips to find a driver who fired five to seven shots at a tow truck on Interstate 35E...
    News5 hours 33 min ago
    PageOlder »
    randomness