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    April 1, 2012
    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 south of the Philippines. "Ladies and gentlemen, and this is for the crew as well, good morning," Karlsson says....
    newsApril 1, 2012 - 12:00am
    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...
    newsApril 1, 2012 - 12:00am
    Ship's voyage starts, ends with trouble
    SOUTH CHINA SEA - It's just past noon on our first day of riding the following seas. It is hot, there is no air-conditioning on the ship yet, but other than that, the day seems relatively normal. On the pool deck, people are in the water to get a cool dip, others are playing bridge,...
    newsApril 1, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 21, 2012
    Brown
    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...
    entertainmentMarch 21, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 18, 2012
    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...
    news/localMarch 18, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 14, 2012
    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 it would continue providing service and boarding locations in Bemidji, Bagley, Fosston...
    newsMarch 14, 2012 - 11:00am
    March 2, 2012
    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 at 1:03 p.m. The flights will be in a Bombardier-manufactured Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ200). Each...
    news/businessMarch 2, 2012 - 12:00am
    February 28, 2012
    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...
    entertainmentFebruary 28, 2012 - 12:00am
    February 22, 2012
    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...
    entertainmentFebruary 22, 2012 - 1:58am
    February 17, 2012
    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...
    entertainmentFebruary 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., the airport manager, said in an email that he expects to know more by the end...
    news/businessFebruary 17, 2012 - 12:28am
    February 15, 2012
    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...
    entertainmentFebruary 15, 2012 - 12:00am
    February 8, 2012
    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...
    entertainmentFebruary 8, 2012 - 12:00am
    January 29, 2012
    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,...
    news/localJanuary 29, 2012 - 12:00am
    January 25, 2012
    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 three older sisters (Christy, Mary and Melanie) and classmates in high school all encouraged...
    entertainmentJanuary 25, 2012 - 12:00am
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