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State Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans, left, and Rep. Morrie Lanning of Moorhead chat Monday night before a planned House meeting about funding a Vikings stadium. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Vikings stadium finally moves ahead as House committee OKs nearly $1 billion plan

ST. PAUL -- A Vikings stadium construction proposal took its biggest step forward ever Monday night when a House committee approved the nearly $1 billion plan. After a decade of...

news / sports Tue, Apr 03, 2012 - 12:00am

Republicans send Dayton school payment plan

ST. PAUL - A Republican plan to begin repaying school districts for payments the state has delayed heads to hostile territory in Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton's office. The Minnesota House...

news / education Tue, Apr 03, 2012 - 12:00am

Cloquet native survives 10 days in Nevada desert

As a kid in the 1940s, growing up on the corner of 14th and Selmser in Cloquet and attending Garfield School, Jim Klemovich was part of the Cub Scout pack...

news Sat, Mar 31, 2012 - 12:00am

Senate uses reserve funds to cut business tax

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's Republican-controlled Senate approved business tax cuts Friday that Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton all but promises to veto. The highlight of the GOP tax proposal senators passed...

news Sat, Mar 31, 2012 - 12:00am

What would $540 million buy? Mega Millions lottery prize largest in history

BEMIDJI - It's hard to even begin to comprehend winning $540 million in tonight's Mega Millions jackpot, and especially to imagine what one would spend it on, but let's try...

news / local Fri, Mar 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Gov. Mark Dayton speaks to hundreds who turned out Thursday to rally against a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. He said he hopes Minnesota will be the first state to reject the amendment. DANIELLE NORDINE | BEMIDJI PIONEER

Same-sex marriage debate expands around state

ST. PAUL -- Advocates on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate say they are making progress and will continue to reach out to Minnesotan voters before they cast ballots...

news Fri, Mar 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Anglers worry warm weather kills Minnesota fish

ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans expect temperatures in the 70s, maybe reaching the 80s in places, when April debuts Sunday, but the continued warm weather worries anglers. The record-breaking 2012 warmth...

news / local / outdoors Fri, Mar 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Nancy Brown serves lunch to her children, from left, Doyle, 6, Lincoln, 4, and Walter, 1, at their apartment in Minneapolis, Minn., March 192. Brown says that using certified organic foods for her family helps them avoid harmful chemicals and other toxic substances. JEFFREY THOMPSON | MPR News 91.3FM

State to set health standards for emerging contaminants

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Department of Health is taking a closer look at a variety of chemicals that make their way into the water supply. Federal and state...

news Thu, Mar 29, 2012 - 12:00am

Bemidji broadcast events mark start of paired signal linking northern Minnesota

BEMIDJI - A week of radio programs and special events are planned starting Monday for Northern Community Radio, which will connect 90.5 KBXE and 91.7 KAXE under one signal. The...

news / local / entertainment Wed, Mar 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Hunting, fishing licenses could be sold in shutdown

ST. PAUL - Senators voted 41-24 to keep hunting and fishing license sales going if state government shuts down like last summer. "I saw firsthand how people were hurt by...

news / outdoors Wed, Mar 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Lawmakers consider allowing school before Labor Day

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would give school districts the choice to start before Labor Day, a measure that has sparked a perennial debate over whether an early...

news / local / education Tue, Mar 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Sen. Rod Skoe addresses Beltrami County Democrats Sunday at their annual county convention. Brad Swenson | Bemidji Pioneer

Beltrami County DFLers criticize Republican social agenda at convention

Not willing to solve a pending state budget deficit with raising taxes, Republicans instead are focusing on a social agenda that ignores Minnesota's financial problems and fails to create jobs,...

news / local Tue, Mar 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Tips for talking to kids

Fargo Police Detective Paula Ternes has been a trained forensic interviewer since 2006, specializing in crimes against children. She gives the following advice for parents when talking to their children...

news Sun, Mar 25, 2012 - 12:00am

Sister Betty, left, and Sister Joanne are pictured in their south Minneapolis home. Photo Courtesy Brandon Ferdig

The people in my neighborhood: The sisters

One afternoon I was coming home from a walk when I passed an older woman trying to put a sign in her front yard. She was having a little difficulty...

news / local Sun, Mar 25, 2012 - 12:00am

Quest to preserve Ojibwe goes online - and talks

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Gerri Howard was loath to let a digital recorder capture her voice for a new kind of dictionary. A fluent speaker of Ojibwe on Minnesota's...

news Sun, Mar 25, 2012 - 12:00am

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