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    April 23, 2018
    Class-action lawsuit alleges Capella University lied about time, cost of advanced degrees
    MINNEAPOLIS—Two former students say Minneapolis-based Capella University lied about how much time and money it would take to complete an...
    news/education9 hours 57 min ago
    Proposed sexual harassment policy in Minnesota Legislature would cover everyone, all the time
    ST. PAUL—Lobbyists, interns, members of the media and the general public would all be protected from sexual harassment under a proposal...
    news/government-and-politics10 hours 28 min ago
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    Spring flooding begins with flooded farmland along Red River
    GRAND FORKS—A temperature warm-up is melting snow and ice fast, causing some farmland and banks along the Red River to flood. A flood warning...
    news/weather10 hours 29 min ago
    Proposed tougher sex harassment law in Minnesota might be first of kind in nation
    ST. PAUL—Here's the sentence: "An intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment ... does not require the harassing conduct or communication...
    news/crime-and-courts10 hours 32 min ago
    The fire-danger level for the Bemidji area was listed as high on Monday, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The conditions resulted in multiple grass fires over the weekend. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)
    Wildfire season arrives: Much of area in ‘high’ fire danger category
    BEMIDJI—Wildfire season took off in the Bemidji area Saturday; the fire department responded to three blazes, and the Minnesota Department...
    news10 hours 58 min ago
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    Minnesota acting teacher sentenced for masturbating during lessons
    ST. PAUL --Acting teacher Nicholas Barghini, 31, who pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct charges in Ramsey County District Court in March for...
    news/crime-and-courts11 hours 7 min ago
    An undated photo provided by the Metro Nashville Police Department shows Travis J. Reinking. Police said Reinking used an AR-15 rifle to gun down diners at a Waffle House on Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Nashville, killing at least four people and wounding four others. As of Monday morning, Reinking was still at large after fleeing the scene. (Metro Nashville Police Department via The New York Times Copyright 2018)
    Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking arrested, refusing to answer questions, police say
    After a sprawling manhunt that swept across Nashville, police in the Tennessee capital on Monday arrested Travis Reinking, the 29-year-old accused...
    news/crime-and-courts11 hours 12 min ago
    LaShay Whittaker died after he was struck by the vehicle of a man fleeing from police in St. Paul on Friday, April 20, 2018. (Courtesy photo)
    After deadly crash, St. Paul barber mourned
    ST. PAUL—A dad and a beloved St. Paul barber was on his way home Friday, April 21, when he was fatally injured by a man speeding away from...
    news/crime-and-courts11 hours 24 min ago
    Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and his daughter Dorothy "Doro" Bush Koch greet visitors during the public viewing for the late former first lady Barbara Bush at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, April 20, 2018. (Mark Burns/Office of George H.W. Bush/Pool via The New York Times Copyright 2018)
    George H.W. Bush hospitalized the day after funeral for his wife, Barbara
    Former president George H.W. Bush was hospitalized Sunday morning "after contracting an infection that spread to his blood," spokesman Jim McGrath...
    news/nation12 hours 16 min ago
    Body of missing northwest Minn. teen found
    LENGBY, Minn. -- A 19-year-old man who went missing this weekend in rural Polk County in northwest Minnesota has been found dead. The body of...
    news/accidents13 hours 13 min ago
    Brad Paisley will perform at the Sanford Center in Bemidji on Saturday, April 28. Submitted photo
    Sanford Center releases 100 more tickets for Paisley concert
    BEMIDJI—The Sanford Center recently announced that 100 tickets have become available for Brad Paisley's Bemidji concert, which will be...
    news14 hours 20 min ago
    Mike Pompeo, director of the Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. secretary of state nominee for President Donald Trump, sits during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2018. Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer
    Pompeo likely to fail committee vote, but is all but assured Senate confirmation
    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump personally intervened Monday to convince a committed Republican naysayer to back Mike Pompeo for secretary...
    news/government-and-politics14 hours 25 min ago
    Anne Street project starts Thursday
    BEMIDJI—The city of Bemidji and Reierson Construction will begin the Anne Street Sewer Extension Project on Thursday, April 26, officials...
    news14 hours 27 min ago
    Activists Emily Johnston, left, and Annette Klapstein attempt to cut chains after trespassing into a valve station for pipelines carrying crude from Canadian oils sands into the U.S. markets near Clearbrook, Minn., in this image released on Oct. 11, 2016. Courtesy Climate Direct Action/Handout via REUTERS
    Appeals court rejects necessity defense objection in pipeline protest case
    BAGLEY—The Minnesota Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by Clearwater County prosecutors Monday, paving the way for four anti-pipeline...
    news14 hours 40 min ago
    Polk County family speaks out after dog dies from bullet wounds
    POLK COUNTY, Minn.—In Polk County, a local family is grieving after someone mysteriously killed their dog and left bullet holes in cars...
    news/crime-and-courts14 hours 54 min ago
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