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Jason Ogaard: Record jump gave Baumgartner wings

On August 16, 1960 US Air Force Colonel Joe Kittinger ascended to the edge of space, 102,800 feet, and then jumped. During his descent he set four world records and...

columns Fri, Nov 16, 2012 - 8:26pm

Jason Ogaard column: Advertising evolves along with technology

The amount of advertising we are subjected to is getting out of control. We have commercials on TV/radio, we have billboards along our roads, and ads placed all over websites...

news / local Fri, Oct 19, 2012 - 7:20pm

Apple: iPhone 5 orders topped 2M in 24 hours

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Orders for the iPhone 5 topped 2 million in their first 24 hours, more than double the amount of its predecessor over the same period. Since...

news Mon, Sep 17, 2012 - 5:00pm

Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For the first time, the iPhone is growing even as it slims down. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday...

news Wed, Sep 12, 2012 - 7:10pm

Best Buy's founder allowed to pursue buyout

NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy Co. Inc. and its founder and former chairman Richard Schulze say they have an agreement that will allow Schulze to pursue his plan to...

business Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 12:14pm

IDEA Competition applications open Sept. 1

BEMIDJI — Sept. 1 marks the beginning of the fifth year of the IDEA Competition. In the past four years, nearly $250,000 has been awarded to Northwest Minnesota entrepreneurs. The...

business Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 5:40pm

Verizon expands 4G wireless network to Bemidji area

BEMIDJI – Verizon Wireless announced Thursday it expanded its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in to Bemidji, enabling customers in more areas of Minnesota to take advantage of the...

news / local Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 1:44am

Verizon expands 4G wireless network to Bemidji area

BEMIDJI – Verizon Wireless announced Thursday it expanded its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Bemidji, enabling customers in more areas of Minnesota to take advantage of the network,...

business Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 3:02pm

This image provided Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, by NASA shows a close-up view of a Martian rock that the NASA rover Curiosity zapped at using its laser instrument. Curiosity landed on in a giant crater near Mars' equator on Aug. 5, 2012 on a two-year mission to determine whether the environment was habitable. (AP Photo/NASA)

Mars rover Curiosity prepares for test drive

ROBERT JABLON, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists prepared to send Curiosity on its first test drive Wednesday over the billion-year-old rocks of Mars and said a busted wind...

news Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 10:07am

Bemidji City Council: Upstream TV requests $40K, bumping cable fees for customers

BEMIDJI – The city’s public access television channel has requested the city’s help in expanding and improving its services. Mike Bredon, the executive director of Upstream TV, appeared before the...

news / local Tue, Aug 21, 2012 - 11:24pm

Survey: Minnesota, North Dakota will be among best places to live in 2032

By Marino Eccher, Forum Communications FARGO – Twenty years from now, cars will fly, your iPhone will double as your au pair, and the “Spiderman” trilogy with be on its...

news Thu, Aug 16, 2012 - 12:04am

Annual Report | Technology: Shifting demands provide opportunities

BEMIDJI - Of EXB Solution's eight full-time employees, all but one is a graduate of Bemidji State University. "I never even really started looking for work," said Ken Roy, hired...

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

Annual Report | Technology: Teacher guided BHS graduate to tech field

BEMIDJI - Bemidji High School teacher Ron LeClaire always advised his students to pursue further education as they prepared for their futures. That message stayed with Chris Oelrich, a Bemidji...

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

Nineteen youths spent two days building robots through the Robo Storm Summer Camp at Northwest Technical College-Bemidji. The event culminated with a robotic battle. From left, Brady Duff, 12, Nick Lockner, 11, and Broc Waldhausen, 12, prepare to turn on their computer-programmed lego robots Wednesday afternoon. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Students build sumo wrestling robots

BEMIDJI - A robot fighting competition wrapped up a local summer camp Wednesday afternoon. The Robo Storm Summer Camp, held Tuesday and Wednesday at Northwest Technical College, provided 19 sixth-...

news / local / education Thu, Jun 21, 2012 - 12:00am

Rural broadband project stalled after FCC change

BEMIDJI - A northern Minnesota telephone cooperative has put a $19 million broadband expansion on hold because of federal changes aimed at extending high-speed Internet access in rural areas. Bemidji-based...

news / local / region / business Fri, May 25, 2012 - 12:00am

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