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Country singing star Tim McGraw will bring his 2011 Emotional Traffic Tour to Grand Forks May 17 for a concert at the Alerus Center, the Alerus Center has confirmed. The information originally appeared on CMT.com. Dates for the tour, which begins April 8 in Corpus Christi, Texas,...

We'd like to believe that Gov, Mark Dayton's appointment Wednesday of retired Minnesota National Guard Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito as the next commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs brings the Bemidji area one step closer to securing a veterans nursing home. A...

FERGUS FALLS, MINN. - A self-described soul collector and medicine man is charged with assault and attempted murder.

BISMARCK -- The state Health Department said today that a child in north central North Dakota died of the flu. The youngster had underlying medical conditions and died while hospitalized. Officials said the child tested positive for influenza A and was younger than 10. State Epidemiologist...

Before a standing-room-only crowd at the Palace Casino Bingo Hall, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Council voted 4-1 Wednesday morning to hold a recall election for Band members to decide whether Secretary-Treasurer Michael Bongo should be retained or removed from his position....

A former St. Paul Park, Minn., man is accused by prosecutors of producing pornographic videos of girls at his former residence. Jose A. Soto, now a resident of Texas, was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on 17 counts of production of child pornography. Soto...

The nation was rocked Saturday morning by the senseless tragedy that nearly saw a member of the U.S. House assassinated and did see the death of six people and more than a dozen people injured. It leaves us wondering why a young man could be filled with so much anger toward the "establishment"...

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, for years one of the strongest advocates for UND retaining its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, said today that bills introduced in the Legislature Monday to enshrine the symbols in state law face a significant constitutional hurdle. Stenehjem...

Two drivers suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on U.S. Highway 2 west of Bemidji. According to the Minnesota State Patrol out of Thief River Falls: William L. Grapevine, 31, of Bemidji, was driving a 2004 Honda Civic south on County Road 9 approaching...

A Waubun man is facing criminal vehicular operation and driving after cancellation charges after running over three pedestrians in the Walmart parking lot Saturday afternoon. According to Detroit Lakes Police, Charles Irwin Hanson, 81, was waiting for a parking spot to open when...

The common phrase "Falling down on the job" refers to failing in something you should be able to do. But falling down on the job turned out to be anything but failure for John Carlson on Saturday. Carlson, a Litchfield, Minn., native, caught two touchdown passes to help the Seattle...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton plans to bring together state officials to discuss security around the Capitol complex in light of Saturday's Arizona shooting of a congresswoman and those attending her public event. "This is a moment of great national solemnity," Dayton said...

WOODBURY, Minn. - The Home Depot here was one of 13 stores to receive threatening letters containing a nontoxic white powder substance in recent days, according to the FBI. The agency is investigating the mailings, which occurred between Dec. 31 and last Thursday, Ralph Boelter,...

A 19-year-old Hastings, Minn., woman, Aleeza Saande, died Sunday afternoon in a crash near Lake City. Saande was south of Lake City, traveling southbound on Highway 61, when her car crossed the centerline and was broadsided by a charter bus about 1:30 p.m. Saande was driving a 2002...