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BEMIDJI -- A 17-year-old girl was shot in Eckles Township Monday night. The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office confirmed the shooting Tuesday morning. The Beltrami County dispatch center received a 911 call at approximately 10 p.m. from the 17-year-old female. She said she had been...

ST. PAUL — U.S. Sen. Al Franken's re-election campaign says he will not take part in a traditional Minnesota State Fair debate. Minnesota Public radio has hosted the fair debate for 20 years. MPR reported that a Franken spokeswoman did not give a reason for rejecting the debate...

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s top education official wants to copy a Montana program that weaves the history and culture of American Indian tribes into classroom instruction, and the first step was an Indian Education Summit held Tuesday in Bismarck. Superintendent of Public Instruction...

BEMIDJI -- At the high school last year, 23 students were in danger of losing their extracurricular privileges due to academic probation. At the middle school, that number was 22. Of those 45, only four students ended up having to drop from their sport. The others found ways to...

BEMIDJI -- Two Bemidji men suffered non-life-threatening injuries when the vehicle they were in rolled off of U.S. Highway 2 in Itasca County on Tuesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Kenyon Tader, 21, was driving a 1995 Ford Explorer east on the highway near...

Sheriff’s Report The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls on Friday: Violation 4:00 p.m. A 24-year-old man was remanded into custody on the 600 block of Minnesota Ave. NW for a domestic assault charge following a violation of court orders call. Burglary 10:03...

The following people were booked into the Beltrami County Jail Friday. 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. Justin Edward Fender, 24 M-REMANDED-609.2242.1(2) REMANDED-Domestic...

Thirty-five Minnesota 4-H youth and 11 adults represented Minnesota at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational in Grand Island, Neb., June 24-29. Youth were selected to represent Minnesota through an application process following their participation in the 2014 Minnesota 4-H...