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Jennifer Carnahan, elected to her role as chairperson of the Minnesota Republican Party in 2016, said she shares a similar rise as GOP candidate Pete Stauber -- a virtually unknown political outsider, suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Submitted photo / Minnesota Republican Party

Minnesota GOP sees land of opportunity in 8th District

DULUTH—The 8th Congressional District might be Democratic-Farmer-Labor country, but don't tell that to Minnesota Republicans. Banking on...

news/government-and-politics 1 min 44 sec ago

Red Lake Superintendent Melinda Crowley pours chicken wild rice soup for attendees of the "Naboob with the Supe" event Tuesday at the Red Lake School. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)

'Naboob with the Gichi-ogimaakwe': Meetings over dinner explain school district plans in Red Lake

RED LAKE—Red Lake School District holds quarterly meetings for parents and the public at large to visit with the superintendent here. "Naboob...

news 5 min 31 sec ago

Crash kills Brainerd man

A 46-year-old Brainerd man was killed Tuesday morning when the Jeep pickup he was driving lost control on the Highway 371 exit ramp to Business Highway 371. The Minnesota State Patrol reported the driver, Wyatt E. Jacobs, died at the scene. Jacobs was traveling south to the exit ramp...

news/accidents 5 min 55 sec ago

Construction project starts Monday on Fifth Street downtown

BEMIDJI—A block-long section of Fifth Street in downtown Bemidji is expected to close Monday for more than a month. The city of Bemidji...

news 15 min 6 sec ago

BSU to host fourth annual TAD Talks

BEMIDJI -- BSU’s School of Technology, Art and Design will feature eight speakers during its fourth annual TAD Talks event on Thursday, April...

news/education 58 min 15 sec ago

Gregory Scheel Submitted photo

Grand jury indicts Gregory Scheel in deaths of his Paynesville grandparents

ST. CLOUD — A Stearns County grand jury has indicted Gregory Allen Scheel on four counts of first-degree murder in the March 21 deaths...

news/crime-and-courts 1 hour 23 min ago

Machete-wielding Minnesota driver charged with murder for fatally striking bystander while fleeing police

ST. PAUL -- A St. Paul man faces a murder charge after crashing into a car while drunkenly fleeing police and killing the other driver, authorities...

news/crime-and-courts 1 hour 34 min ago

One of the founders of the Minnesota Republican Farmer Labor Caucus, Rep. Tim Miller of Prinsburg, talks in the House Tuesday, April 24, 2018. The Democratic Farmer Labor Party wants the group to change its name. Don Davis / Forum News Service

DFL demands GOP farm group change name, logo

ST. PAUL — Rural Republican Minnesota House members wanted to make the point that Democrats often ignore farmers. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor...

news/government-and-politics 2 hours 14 min ago

Human remains found near Minnesota River are ‘suspicious,’ sheriff says

BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- Human remains found this weekend along the Minnesota River in Burnsville are “suspicious” and will be autopsied later...

news/crime-and-courts 2 hours 35 min ago

Bio Corporation in Alexandria, Minnesota supplies animal specimens to classrooms around the country. Lowell Anderson / Forum News Service

Cruelty charges dropped against central Minnesota animal specimen company

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—All charges of animal cruelty have been dropped against Bio Corporation, an company here that provides specimens for...

news/crime-and-courts 2 hours 48 min ago

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Wisconsin man charged with killing uncle, injuring cousin in northeast Minnesota

news/crime-and-courts 3 hours 1 min ago

Ronny Jackson, seen here in January, is meeting with lawmakers ahead of his confirmation hearing next week. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford

Trump suggests nominee for VA post drop out because of 'ugly' process

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is standing behind Ronny Jackson to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, but suggested...

news/government-and-politics 3 hours 39 min ago

Minnesota House Tax Chairman Greg Davids talks about a tax bill his committee debated Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Don Davis / Forum News Service

House tax bill is 'Ain't My Fault' effort

ST. PAUL — Republicans who control the Minnesota House and Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton do not agree on many aspects of tax policy, but...

news/government-and-politics 3 hours 44 min ago

Employees outside the Waffle House restaurant where a gunman opened fire early Sunday morning in Nashville, April 23, 2018. The police said Monday that they had arrested a suspect, Travis J. Reinking, in the shooting that left four people dead and four others wounded. (Shawn Poynter/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)

Waffle House shooting suspect left behind considerable evidence at scene, authorities say

The 29-year-old charged with killing four people at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee, over the weekend left behind considerable evidence...

news/nation 3 hours 53 min ago

The Hart family, formerly of Alexandria, Minn., were in a van that ran off a cliff along the California coast on Monday, March 26. Courtesy of Mendocino County Sheriff's Office

Records reveal years of child abuse in former Minnesota family driven over cliff in California

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Oregon child welfare officials knew in July 2013 that Jennifer Hart - who last month drove her wife and six adopted children...

news/crime-and-courts 4 hours 10 min ago