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President Donald Trump walks off the stage after a rally for Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.), who was appointed to temporarily fill the seat left vacant when Jeff Sessions became attorney general, in Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 22, 2017. Strange is facing former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. Tom Brenner/ The New York Times. Copyright of the New York Times.

Trump turns sports into a political battleground with comments on NFL, Curry

President Donald Trump turned professional sports into a political battleground Friday night into Saturday morning, directing full-throated ire...

news 22 min 39 sec ago

BSU Homecoming Parade canceled

The annual Bemidji State University Homecoming Parade set for Saturday at 11 a.m. has been canceled. The BSU Alumni & Foundation said the...

news/local 32 min 58 sec ago

Activists Garrett Lampson, left, and "T" sit tied to a flagpole outside of the Enbridge building on Saturday morning in Bemidji. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)

Activists tie selves to Enbridge property in Bemidji (VIDEO)

BEMIDJI — Anti-oil pipeline activists plan to remain locked to a flagpole outside of Enbridge energy company’s Bemidji office for 24 hours....

news/region 57 min 43 sec ago

MPR News correspondent Dan Gunderson keeps his old manual typewriter on the desk next to his laptop computer in his Moorhead radio station office. When he began at the station 30 years ago, he used it for writing his copy.Dave Wallis / The Forum

Content with its content: Minnesota Public Radio celebrates 50th anniversary with events in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Dan Gunderson used to do his job with a manual typewriter and edit tapes of his radio stories with a razor blade. Now,...

news 1 hour 30 min ago

Tom Cherveny Tribune / Traveling solo has taught Jay Gustafson how to pare his supplies and carry no more than the essentials.

Voice for the rivers: 'Waterway Jay' quits his job to paddle Minn.'s 4,500 miles of water trail

JORDAN, Minn. — Jay Gustafson quit the job he loved and hit the trail. We should say trails, as in Minnesota's water trails. He intends...

news 1 hour 43 min ago

Jun 12, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in game five of the 2017 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Photo courtesy of Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports.

Trump says Stephen Curry's White House invitation has been 'withdrawn'

On Thursday, Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne that his players would sit down as a team to talk about whether...

news 2 hours 46 sec ago

Trooper Kendall LeMay of the Minnesota State Patrol conducts a field sobriety test of a suspected drunk driver ahead of the Labor Day weekend. Last year, LeMay, a five-year veteran with the department arrested more than 100 motorists suspected of DWI, the second most of any law enforcement agent in the state. Youssef Rddad / RiverTown Multimedia

In taking impaired drivers off roads, officer says: 'there's only so many people I can stop'

RED WING, Minn. — Between dusk and the twilight hours of dawn, Minnesota State Patrol trooper Kendall LeMay works the graveyard shift...

news 2 hours 38 min ago

Its best to treat yellowjackets at night.

How to deal with the yearly fall nuisance of yellowjackets

Q: I'm being attacked by yellowjacket wasps every time I step out my door. I've set out traps that work especially well but have not found a...

news 3 hours 4 min ago

Northwoods Caregivers to host upcoming program

BEMIDJI -- Northwoods Caregivers will host an upcoming, six-week program called “Powerful Tools for Caregivers.” The program will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays from Oct. 4 until Nov. 8 in the conference room of Lueken’s Village Foods South, 609 Washington...

news/upcoming-events 4 hours 28 min ago

Woodcarver Showcase at Senior Center

BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji Woodcarvers Club is hosting a Woodcarving Exhibition from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Senior Activity Center in Bemidji, 216 Third St. NW. It is free and open to the public.The exhibition will feature works by local woodcarvers completed during a four-day...

news/upcoming-events 6 hours 33 min ago

Ferdig to give presentation at library

BEMIDJI -- Former Blackduck resident Brandon Ferdig will be at the Bemidji Public Library at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, with a presentation about his travels in the Pacific Northwest. The presentation will describe his encounters with an array of people from the homeless to hippie...

news/upcoming-events 10 hours 29 min ago

September 22, 2017

Oak Hills Christian College President Martin Giese speaks during his inauguration ceremony on Friday night in the Schreiber Activity Center Gymnasium at the college. Giese is Oak Hills' 10th president. (Joe Bowen | Bemidji Pioneer)

Giese takes the helm at Oak Hills

BEMIDJI -- About 200 students, academics, and other community members formally welcomed a new leader to the Oak Hills Christian College fold....

news/local 14 hours 35 min ago

The Rev. Kathy Nelson of Peace United Church of Christ talks about the idea of adding housing space, including converting this basement room, to the church for as many as four undocumented immigrants working toward becoming documented. The church’s congregation will vote on Sunday on whether to become a sanctuary church. Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service

Duluth church considers housing immigrants, would be region's first 'sanctuary'

DULUTH, Minn.—A Duluth congregation will decide on Sunday whether to become a sanctuary church, offering temporary living space to undocumented...

news 14 hours 39 min ago

Minnesota Public Radio "Brains On!" podcast producer Marc Sanchez (right) and host Molly Bloom demonstrate how waves travel with a giant slinky during a program at the Boys and Girls Club on Friday. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)

Thinking caps on! Children learn about science during MPR ‘Brains On!’ event

BEMIDJI -- A bunch of young, active brains gathered together Friday to learn a little about science and see the faces behind the voices they’ve...

news/education 14 hours 43 min ago

BSU Assistant Professor of Music Dwight Jilek conducts the BSU choir during a recent rehearsal ahead of the choir's reunion concert Saturday night. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)

Back together, in song: BSU Choir Reunion Concert brings the generations back to campus

BEMIDJI—Much has changed since Robert Green graduated from BSU in 1957, or since Paul Brandvik retired from the university in 1998. But both...

news/local 14 hours 50 min ago