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FARGO - A gold coin valued at $1,400 was discovered in a Salvation Army kettle over the weekend. Capt. Bill Mealy announced today that a 1976 South African Krugerrand was...

What if Bemidji does vote to extend liquor hours? And then what happens if Beltrami County then votes to prohibit alcohol sales after 1 a.m.? Does one take precedence over...

Some Duluth city councilors say they want to charge landlords a much higher rate to convert single-family homes into multiple-tenant rental units. The councilors are responding to a plan from...

It's a continuing battle every winter for cold-weather states, but one that must go on if our people are to stay warm this winter. U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al...

An $18,562,767.45 money judgment was recently awarded to the White Earth Band of Chippewa against Angelo Medure and Gaming World International, Ltd. (GWI). The award culminates a 14-year struggle of...

The Obama administration on Thursday issued a strong package of actions it plans in 2011 to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp, an important action to keep the highly...

CASS LAKE -- Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Chairman Arthur "Archie" LaRose accepted a petition Thursday morning for the removal and/or recall election of Secretary-Treasurer Michael Bongo. The petition charges...

Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reported Thursday afternoon that Jeffrey Scott Donnell, 18, of Cass Lake, was airlifted to a Duluth Hospital Wednesday with a stab wound to the chest...

A man who was pinned under a snowmobile in Fosston on Wednesday night has been transported by ambulance to First Care Hospital. The Polk County Sheriff's Office received a 911...

Minnesota Gov.

The effort to delist the gray wolf in Minnesota took a step forward last week, thanks to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minn. Minnesota has been ready for years to assume...