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Emily Powers, left, and Emily Papke-Larson, have been together for five years. They have no immediate plans to get married after Gov. Mark Dayton signs a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to do so, but they are happy to see it happen. — Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

‘I couldn’t be happier’: Local gay community excited for bill’s passage

BEMIDJI — The state Senate’s passage of the gay marriage bill Monday didn’t make marriage any less of a personal decision for Emily Papke-Larson and her partner Emily Powers. But,...

news / local Mon, May 13, 2013 - 9:47pm

Man gets 20 years in Somali terror investigation

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who authorities say played a key role in funneling young men from Minnesota to the terrorist group al-Shabab in Somalia has been sentenced to 20...

news / region Mon, May 13, 2013 - 7:08pm

Two adult bald eagles locked talons in mid-air Sunday over Duluth International Airport and crashed to the ground when they couldn't separate. (Courtesy Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)

CRASH LANDING: Two eagles, locked in a mid-air territorial dispute, plummet to runway in Duluth

DULUTH -- Two adult bald eagles made an unplanned landing on the tarmac at the Duluth International Airport on Sunday. The two birds had locked talons in mid-air and couldn’t...

news / region Mon, May 13, 2013 - 7:00pm

Dr. Kermit Gosnell is escorted to a waiting police van upon leaving the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia, Monday, May 13, 2013, after being convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his clinic. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, Yong Kim)

Philly abortion doctor guilty in 3 babies' deaths

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed with...

news Mon, May 13, 2013 - 6:36pm

Former corrections officer sentenced for having sex with female inmate

A former corrections officer was sentenced Monday to 5-plus years in jail on charges he had sex with an inmate at a Minnesota facility, James Allen Bongaarts, 57, of Tower,...

news / region Mon, May 13, 2013 - 6:20pm

Paulsen rules out run for US Senate or MN governor

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen has ruled out a run for the U.S. Senate or for governor of Minnesota, saying he plans to seek a fourth term...

news / region Mon, May 13, 2013 - 3:36pm

Burning restrictions added in 4 Minn. counties

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have added four more northern Minnesota counties to the long list of counties where spring burning restrictions are in effect. The latest restrictions took...

news / region Mon, May 13, 2013 - 2:31pm

Bemidji resident wins $20,000 in lottery

Kjell Thompson of Bemidji recently won $21,000 playing the Minnesota Lottery's Cash Star Crossword game, officials said today. Thompson claimed the prize on May 7. The winning ticket was sold...

news / local Mon, May 13, 2013 - 11:24am

Two men stabbed in Cass Lake

Two Cass Lake men were stabbed early Saturday in the city, officials said Monday. At just after 3:15 a.m. Saturday, the Cass County Sheriff's Office received a report of a...

news / local Mon, May 13, 2013 - 11:13am

Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, left, sponsor of the gay marriage bill in the Minnesota Senate, and his partner Richard Leyva greet a large, joyous crowd as the arrive at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. on Monday, May 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Ben Garvin)

Senate approves gay marriage in Minnesota

ST. PAUL — Love and marriage soon will go together for Minnesota gays like they do for straight couples. “Vote yes for love,” Minnesota Sen. Scott Dibble told his colleagues...

news / region Mon, May 13, 2013 - 10:58am

Driver of semi in collision with train has died

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — The driver of a semi that collided with a freight train in western Minnesota last week has died. St. Cloud Hospital spokeswoman Jeanine Nistler says...

news Mon, May 13, 2013 - 10:30am

Crookston moose back in town after brief hiatus

A moose that had hung around Crookston for about 10 weeks in the winter and early spring is back. Authorities believed they had finally shooed the yearling of town for...

news / region Mon, May 13, 2013 - 9:16am

Material of Native treaties developed

EDEN PRAIRIE — “WhyTreatiesMatter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations,” a traveling exhibit that explores Native nations in Minnesota and their history oftreatymaking in the U.S., is on view...

news / education Mon, May 13, 2013 - 9:14am

A Bangladeshi rescuer stands amid the rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Search teams resumed their rain-interrupted work Sunday as the death toll from the collapse continued to climb past 1,100. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Bangladesh collapse search over; death toll 1,127

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Nearly three weeks after a Bangladesh garment-factory building collapsed, the search for the dead ended Monday at the site of the worst disaster in the history...

news Mon, May 13, 2013 - 9:11am

Study finds chemicals, drugs common in Minnesota lakes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A new study finds that chemicals from household products, prescriptions and illegal drugs are common in Minnesota lakes. MPCA scientists chose 50 lakes at random...

news / local Mon, May 13, 2013 - 9:03am

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