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Monday's powerful storm snapped pines west of Rosby, south of Bemidji near the Hubbard County line. Christopher Muller | Beltrami County Sheriff's Office

Monday storm closes roads, campgrounds in Chippewa National Forest

CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST -- A 15-mile-wide and 70-mile-long section of the U.S. Highway 2 corridor was affected by Monday's storms, with blown-down trees causing the closure of roads and campgrounds...

news / local / region Fri, Jul 06, 2012 - 1:05am

With the Norway pines removed from the trout pond at Animal Land, employee Brandee Evermoen begins cleaning the branches for the parks ground. All the animals were safe from the storm. Animal Land will reopen Monday

Area in recovery mode: Progress shows as residents work to clean up after storm

BEMIDJI - As the Bemidji area continued to clean up from Monday night's severe storm, the northern part of Beltrami County was hit by a similar storm. At about 1...

news / local / region Fri, Jul 06, 2012 - 12:15am

Sanford Health, Medcenter One merger OK'd

FARGO - The merger between Sanford Health and Medcenter One became official with the stroke of a pen Tuesday. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem gave his OK to the merger, already...

news / local / region Thu, Jul 05, 2012 - 12:30am

Beltrami County Board hears about heroin in Beltrami County

BEMIDJI -- According to the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force, heroin is starting to make an appearance in Beltrami County and the surrounding areas. Commander Gary Peterson, who supervises the...

news / local / region Wed, Jul 04, 2012 - 12:50am

Mark Magnuson, with DNR parks and trails, slices up a fallen tree in Bear Paw campground in Itasca State Park after a storm blew through Monday evening around supper time. Magnuson was called in from Maplewood State Park early Tuesday morning, arriving at Itasca around 10 a.m. with a chain saw in hand. Jesse Trelstad | Forum Communications

Storm rips through Itasca State Park

ITASCA STATE PARK, Minn. - Steve Holewa went to see the headwaters of the Mississippi River on Monday night. Who knew it would be a story of a lifetime? Holewa...

news / region Wed, Jul 04, 2012 - 12:04am

Students in the News

-- Robin Salander of Bemidji has made the Spring 2012 Dean's List at Mayville State University in Mayville, N.D. -- The following students have made the Spring 2012 Dean's List...

news / local / region / education Sun, Jul 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Whether to leave your kids in the car when you run a quick errand can be a difficult decision for some parents, and there are no clear rules or guidelines for when it is/isn't OK. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION | FORUM COMMUNICATIONS

No child left behind? Leaving kids in car never advised, but not always illegal

FARGO - The kids are strapped into their car seats. Maybe they're asleep. It's just a quick errand, a couple minutes in the store. Is it OK to leave them...

news / region Sun, Jul 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Pictured is the back of the Anishinaabe Indian dress on display at the Runestone Museum in Alexandria and recently featured in American Indian Art Magazine. The dress, circa 1930, is of faded red cotton sateen, adorned with dentalium shells, glass beads, metal conches and hand-rolled tin can cones with red printed labeling still visible on the inside. The dress has a mock collar and scalloped peplum with three tiers on the skirt. Forum Communications

Alexandria's Runestone Museum 'tinkle cone dress' is a rarity

ALEXANDRIA -- The Runestone Museum in Alexandria has been receiving some national attention lately, and this time it has nothing to do with the famed Kensington Runestone. The attention focuses...

news / region Sun, Jul 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Annual Report | Logging: Family's three generations of loggers keep tradition going

SOLWAY - Entering its third generation of loggers, the Lundberg family has been in the logging business since the late 1950s and they know all too well how much of...

news / region / local / business Sat, Jun 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Man identified in cell tower death

SOLWAY - A 19-year-old Lisbon, N.D., man was identified Wednesday as the victim of a fatal fall from a cell phone tower here. Jeremy Jo Froemke was working on a...

news / local / region Thu, Jun 28, 2012 - 12:00am

UPDATED: Man who died after falling from cell tower identified

SOLWAY - A 19-year-old man who died after falling from a cell phone tower here was identified late Wednesday afternoon. Jeremy Jo Froemke of Lisbon, N.D., died Tuesday evening when...

news / local / region Wed, Jun 27, 2012 - 5:46pm

Man gets 10 years for burning home of ex-girlfriend's family

WALKER - A 23-year-old Akeley man was ordered to 10 years in prison for setting fire to an ex-girlfriend's family's home. Ninth District Judge John Smith sentenced Brandon Todd Sannan...

news / region Wed, Jun 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Keith Ross of Superior grabs a shovel to help clean up Dennis Towns' basement in Fond du Lac Tuesday afternoon. Towns' whole basement -- much of it finished -- was underwater during the flood. Ross volunteered to help neighbors clean up and move broken appliances. Bob King | Forum Communications

Fond du Lac residents still love the neighborhood

Barbara and Dan Aker's washer and dryer are destroyed. Water filled their basement and came to within an inch of their first floor. Their driveway and front yard are strewn...

news / region Wed, Jun 27, 2012 - 12:00am

LaRose, Whitebird drop election contests

CASS LAKE - The Leech Lake General Election is officially over. Leech Lake Chairman Arthur "Archie" LaRose and District III Representative Eugene "Ribs" Whitebird withdrew their respective election contests Monday...

news / region Wed, Jun 27, 2012 - 12:00am

WinnieFest 2012

Date: Friday and Saturday. Time: Gates open at 5 p.m. both days with family free time from 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Place: Big Winnie Store, RV Park and Campground in Bena...

news / region Tue, Jun 26, 2012 - 12:00am

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