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Bemidji hosting endangered species meeting tonight at Sanford Center

BEMIDJI – One of five statewide meetings to gather public input about proposedupdates to Minnesota’s list of endangered plants and animals species is planned for tonight. The Department of Natural...

outdoors / environment Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 10:21am

Minn. might name highway for slain police officer

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer killed in the line of duty could soon be remembered with a stretch of highway named in his honor. A state...

news / region Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 9:21am

2012 was bad year for poachers in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — 2012 was a bad year for poachers in Minnesota. The Department of Natural Resources says a surge in calls to its Turn In Poachers hotline...

outdoors / environment Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 9:19am

Xcel plans to tap more wind power

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Xcel Energy plans to capitalize on what could be a buyer's market for wind energy this year. The Minneapolis-based utility has told regulators in Minnesota, Wisconsin and...

news / region Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 9:16am

Pilot Steve Mazur readies a two-seater plane for takeoff on a moose viewing expedition Jan. 23. Steve Foss | MPR News

Voyageurs study aims to answer why moose are dying

By Tom Robertson, MPR News 91.3 FM VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK – Nearly every week, Ranger pilot Steve Mazur flies a small, two-seater plane over the forests of Voyageurs National Park...

outdoors Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 11:35pm

Bill advances to save Minnesota taxpayers’ money this year

ST. PAUL – As many as 192,000 Minnesotans would benefit if state legislators quickly pass a bill matching state tax law with federal law, the state House Taxes Committee chairwoman...

news Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 11:19pm

President Barack Obama speaks to Minnesota law enforcement officials, lawmakers and local leaders Monday at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center about his plan to curb gun violence. Danielle Killey | Forum News Service

Obama: Americans need to push for gun violence solution

By Danielle Killey, Forum News Service MINNEAPOLIS – President Barack Obama says citizens must make their opinions heard on gun violence issues for change to be possible, and Monday he...

news Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 10:45pm

President Barack Obama speaks to Minnesota law enforcement officials, lawmakers and local leaders Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center about his plan to curb gun violence. (Forum News Service photo by Danielle Killey)

Obama pushes gun control plan during Minnesota visit Monday

MINNEAPOLIS - President Barack Obama emphasized background checks and a ban on military assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in a speech to Minnesota law enforcement officials and local leaders Monday...

news / region Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 2:58pm

Undated 2012 courtesy image of a proposed Minnesota Vikings stadium for downtown Minneapolis. Image courtesy of the Minnesota Vikings.

Mayor: Minneapolis can handle another Super Bowl

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis says a new Minnesota Vikings stadium puts the city in a position to host another Super Bowl. Mayor R.T. Rybak says Minneapolis put...

news / region Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 8:27am

Ask a Trooper: Traffic fatalities dropping in state

Question: I know you are always talking about the number of traffic deaths in Minnesota for each year, but how many have there been in the past 10 years? It’s...

columns Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 5:50pm

Red Lake man sentenced under federal domestic assault law

ST. PAUL – A federal jury convicted a 35-year-old Red Lake this week for assault with a dangerous weapon and domestic assault. A trial for Brian Gordon Graves concluded Thursday...

news / local Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 3:11pm

Bill Batchelder, owner of Bemidji Woolen Mills, holds a Woolen Mills coat and Red Wing boots in the store Thursday. Under Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget proposal released last month, both items would be taxed because they cost more than $100. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Some local retailers push back on sales tax plan

BEMIDJI – The more Bill Batchelder reads about Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget proposal, the more he doesn’t like. That’s partly because a key piece of the tax plan laid out...

news / local Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 12:14am

Obama to talk at police facility with no public access

ST. PAUL — President Barack Obama’s Minneapolis appearance Monday will be at a Minneapolis Police Department facility, and not open to the public. The president will talk about his plan...

news Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 11:56pm

A crowd waits for an elevator in a Minnesota Capitol tunnel. This space in the basement would be the first renovated under a $109 million proposal. on Davis | Forum News Service.

After 28 years, state Capitol renovation could begin this year

ST. PAUL – Minnesota officials started planning a state Capitol renovation project in 1984, and chances are improving that serious work could begin in 2013. But work would begin only...

news Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 11:52pm

Teens asked to make safe driving ad

ST. PAUL – Students in grades 9 through 12 are invited to produce a 30-second TV public service announcement about the importance of buckling up or the dangers of distracted...

news / local Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 5:46pm

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