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Minnesota state Rep. Erin Maye Quade talks to reporters after she ended a 24-hour sit-in at the front o f he House chambers Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Don Davis / Forum News Service

Speaker cracks open door for Minnesota gun bill

ST. PAUL — A gun regulation bill may be possible after all. Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, made the strongest comments yet...

news/government-and-politics 3 min 5 sec ago

SD improves teacher pay ranking, but still near worst in country

ST. PAUL — Despite a nation-leading 11.8 percent statewide pay increase, South Dakota’s teachers continue to be among the least compensated...

news/education 6 min 11 sec ago

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Former Moorhead man is second to be fully discharged from state sex offender program

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn.—A convicted sex offender who recently won a court fight with the Minnesota Department of Human Services plans to...

news/crime-and-courts 12 min 50 sec ago

Crime report for April 24

Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls Tuesday: Sex Crimes 5:19 p.m. Deputies received a report...

news/crime-and-courts 39 min 6 sec ago

Emmanuel Macron, France's president, gestures after speaking to a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer

French President Macron charms both parties in an impassioned speech to Congress

WASHINGTON - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday delivered an impassioned call for multilateralism and U.S. engagement in the world,...

news/government-and-politics 56 min 28 sec ago

An ATV fell through the ice near Cameron Park on Wednesday in Bemidji. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)

ATV falls through ice on Lake Bemidji

BEMIDJI -- No one was hurt when an all-terrain vehicle fell through the ice on Lake Bemidji on Wednesday morning. According to a Facebook post...

news/accidents 1 hour 35 min ago

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Bemidji Fire Department have listed the Bemidji are in a "very high" fire danger rating for Wednesday. (Bemidji Fire Department)

Fire danger 'very high' in area

BEMIDJI -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Bemidji Fire Department have listed the Bemidji are in a "very high" fire danger...

news/fires 1 hour 43 min ago

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn. Submitted photo

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., ranks first in a study on bipartisan legislation

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, a Democrat serving in his 27th year in the U.S. House, had the highest bipartisan legislation score...

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

A protester signs a giant passport outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, April 25, 2018. Justices on Wednesday grilled the government’s lawyer about President Donald Trump’s authority to impose a travel ban, which restricts entry into the United States from several predominantly Muslims nations, after the president promised during his campaign to impose a “Muslim ban.” (Lawrence Jackson/The New York Times/Copyright 2018)

Conservative justices voice skepticism that Trump lacks authority for immigrant ban

WASHINGTON - The conservative majority on the Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of arguments that President Donald Trump lacks the authority...

news/government-and-politics 2 hours 3 min ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks during a news conference after a weekly caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C., on Jan. 30, 2018. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer

Senate confirms 15th circuit court judge in 15 months of Trump's presidency

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the 15th circuit court judge since President Donald Trump took office 15 months ago, far outpacing...

news/government-and-politics 2 hours 21 min ago

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wait for French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, to arrive for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, April 24, 2018. (Doug Mills/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)

As a hostess, Melania Trump finally seems at ease as first lady

Would the signature Trump bling break through the looming gray clouds on the night of his administration's first state dinner? The answer on...

news/government-and-politics 2 hours 30 min ago

A fire engulfed this house, located at the corner of Fish Hook Drive and County 1, early Monday morning. The young couple renting the home, and their dog, were able to exit safely. (Shannon Geisen | Forum News Service)

Fire destroys home north of Park Rapids

Hubbard County Sheriff's Office received a call of a house fire at 3:37 a.m. Monday. The home, located on Fish Hook Drive, is approximately three...

news/fires 3 hours 5 sec ago

Mick Mulvaney listens during a Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2018. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Toya Sarno Jordan

The Daily 202: Mick Mulvaney's confession highlights the corrosive influence of money in politics

Mick Mulvaney said the quiet part out loud. "We had a hierarchy in my office in Congress," the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

news/government-and-politics 3 hours 48 min ago

A driver uses a cell phone while stuck in trafffic in New York in file photo. (Rob Bennett/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)

Places that write lots of tickets for distracted driving also have lower fatal crash rates, analysis finds

Places that write a lot of tickets for distracted driving appear to have lower fatal crash rates than places that don't, according to a report...

news/traffic-and-construction 5 hours 22 min ago

MASTER GARDENERS: Plant winter squash. . . for next winter!

In one way, the name winter squash is very deceiving, as virtually all squashes are very easily damaged by even a light frost. However, winter...

news 6 hours 50 min ago