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BEMIDJI -- The United Way of the Bemidji Area's fall campaign raised a total of $403,000 dollars, officials said. Thursday night, guests gathered at the Eagles Club in Bemidji to celebrate the success of fall fundraising campaign for the community. The United Way Campaign Celebration...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- A jailhouse phone call led police to meth stashes that has landed a 34-year-old Detroit Lakes man in prison for more than 13 years. Eric Christopher Bakke was first charged with two felonies of fleeing a police officer in a vehicle and driving after cancellation....

FLOODWOOD, Minn. -- One person died and another was injured in a collision between a pickup and a Minnesota Department of Transportation plow truck Wednesday night on U.S. Highway 2 near Floodwood. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that Winston Lahti, 19, of Brookston died when...

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. – A bus ran over the legs of a boy who slipped and fell near the high school here on Wednesday, police said.The boy, an elementary school student, was taken to a local hospital, Pelican Rapids Police Chief Jeff Stadum said. The accident happened about 3:50...

HIBBING, Minn. -- Hibbing police say a man who broke into a liquor store in the city early Wednesday bypassed more-expensive items and instead fled with three cases of Keystone beer. Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying the man who committed the burglary...

Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls on Wednesday: Assault 1:18 a.m. A 26-year-old man, 24-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were arrested following a property damage complaint on the 19700 block of Plantation Road SE in...

ST. PAUL -- A Minnesota House committee voted against giving the White Earth Nation nearly $2.2 million to buy land for wildlife habitat. Wednesday's 13-8 vote in a House natural resources committee came on an amendment by state Rep. Steve Green, R-Fosston, who said he is a member...