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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-politics 29 min 41 sec 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/weather 31 min 7 sec 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-courts 33 min 41 sec 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...

news 1 hour 4 sec 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-courts 1 hour 8 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-courts 1 hour 13 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-courts 1 hour 25 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/nation 2 hours 18 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/accidents 3 hours 14 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...

news 4 hours 21 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-politics 4 hours 26 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...

news 4 hours 29 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...

news 4 hours 42 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-courts 4 hours 55 min ago

Crime report for April 20-22

Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls Friday-Sunday: Assault 12:08 p.m. Sunday. Deputies received...

news 5 hours 18 min ago