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The Azamara Quest, sails through the Suez canal, Egypt, in this April 30, 2010, file photo from the Red sea towards the Mediterranean sea on its way to Athens. The fire on the Azamara Quest started late Friday, March 30, 2012, a day after the ship left Manila for Sandakan, Malaysia, and was immediately put out, said coast guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente. Five crew members were injured. AP Photo/File

Adrift in the sea: Bemidji residents on stricken cruise ship in South China Sea

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A cruise ship with 1,000 people on board that had drifted for 24 hours after being disabled by a fire was headed toward Malaysia following repairs,...

news Sun, Apr 01, 2012 - 12:00am

We drift in the waters south of the Philippines

SOUTH CHINA SEA - It's now 8 a.m. Saturday here. Leif Karlsson, captain of the stricken Azamara Quest cruise ship, speaks into the microphone as we drift in the waters...

news Sun, Apr 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Hibbing, Minn., college instructor to host live radio show in Bemidji to support new independent non-profit radio station in town

BEMIDJI - In the early days of television, many families would sit in front of the television and watch their favorite comedies, dramas, mysteries and variety shows. What has changed...

news / local / entertainment Wed, Mar 21, 2012 - 12:00am

Matt Carlyle of Minneapolis is, simultaneously, a metal worker, artist, builder and naturalist.
Photo Courtesy Brandon Ferdig

The people in my neighborhood: The Character

The three-story, blue-gray home stands on the corner of 31st and Portland. If you drive by on the one-way heading south, nothing would stick out about this particular property. Walking,...

news / local Sun, Mar 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Jefferson to stop bus service to 3 cities

Jefferson Lines will discontinue bus service to Shevlin, Mentor and McIntosh next month. The company announced the change, effective April 1, in a news release issued Wednesday. Jefferson Lines said...

news Wed, Mar 14, 2012 - 11:00am

SkyWest air service in Bemidji begins today

SkyWest Airlines will begin providing air service for the Bemidji area today. The first flight is scheduled to arrive at the Bemidji Regional Airport at 12:33 p.m. and will depart...

news / local / business Fri, Mar 02, 2012 - 12:00am

Pioneer Profiles: Murder mystery author to speak

Who else would promise her writing competition a good time, laughs, honesty and an informative workshop than professor and mystery writer Jess Lourey? During a recent phone interview, Lourey, who...

news / local / entertainment / education Tue, Feb 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Pioneer Profiles: Author David Treuer describes reservation life

Just before appearing to an overflow audience at the Bemidji Public Library last Saturday, David Treuer agreed to sit and talk about himself and his newest book, "Rez Life." It...

entertainment / news / entertainment Wed, Feb 22, 2012 - 1:58am

From left, Meghan Dougherty, Ivan Smith, Kathryn Lavelle and Jadie Hunt rehearse a scene from 'Ajax in Iraq' by Ellen McLaughlin, which opens Saturday at the Wild Rose Theatre. Show times are 7 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday. Tickets are $11 for the play alone and $30 for dinner theater. Gulf and Iraq War veterans will be admitted free. Content of the play would be rated PG-13.

'Ajax in Iraq' opens Saturday

From left, Meghan Dougherty, Ivan Smith, Kathryn Lavelle and Jadie Hunt rehearse a scene from 'Ajax in Iraq' by Ellen McLaughlin, which opens Saturday at the Wild Rose Theatre. Show...

news / local / entertainment Fri, Feb 17, 2012 - 12:58am

Allegiant eyes Bemidji as potential air hub; could lead to direct flight to Las Vegas

Allegiant Airlines and the Bemidji Regional Airport are in "very preliminary discussions" with one another about whether non-stop service between Bemidji and Las Vegas is possible. Harold Van Leeuwen Jr.,...

news / local / business Fri, Feb 17, 2012 - 12:28am

Photographer Deane Johnson and author Jill Johnson

Pioneer Profiles: Book shares beauty of small towns

"Like Living in a Norman Rockwell Painting" is how author Jill Johnson describes the Swedish village of Lengby, "just west of Bagley on Highway 2" and "set on the shores...

news / local / entertainment Wed, Feb 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Belleveau

Play probes war veteran issues

Cate Belleveau, founder of the Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collection, has never wavered in her belief that theater is more than just sitting back and having a good laugh...

news / local / entertainment Wed, Feb 08, 2012 - 12:00am

A pair of college students are shown in Zhuhai, China. Submitted Photo

New Plateaus: College life in China

I kept hearing that we Americans are supposed to be threatened by the countless graduates being pumped out of the universities in China. Well, I figured I ought to check...

news / local Sun, Jan 29, 2012 - 12:00am

Pioneer Profiles: Encouragement from others helped launch Trego's career

It would appear that teachers and older siblings are essential to the development of nascent artists. As Douglas (Doug) Trego said during a recent phone interview, his third-grade teacher, his...

news / local / entertainment Wed, Jan 25, 2012 - 12:00am

China: Approachably abrasive

I'm sure you have your assumptions of how protests are handled in China. Hearing what the locals and expats have said about this has only solidified my assumptions. I learned...

news / local / education Sun, Jan 22, 2012 - 12:00am

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