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Shawn Theis, left, and organizer Jack Carlson, of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 82, protest the construction of Delta Dental’s operations and technology center with a large, inflatable rat on a trailer, and specifically Ford Metro Inc. after the company was chosen to do the glass work on the new building. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
Group protests Bemidji construction project
Shawn Theis, left, and organizer Jack Carlson, of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 82, protest the construction...
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Crews battle fire near Andrusia; Fire danger index high in the Bemidji area
BEMIDJI -- Area fire crews battled a structure fire on Wednesday, the same day the fire danger index for the Bemidji area was listed as “very...
 News/fires April 24, 2019 - 7:15pm
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Minnesota woman agrees to plead guilty to laundering up to $1.5M
FARGO — A Pelican Rapids, Minn., woman has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of mail fraud and money laundering involving the theft...
 News/crime and courts April 24, 2019 - 8:44pm
Minneapolis man pleads guilty in case involving nearly 200 pounds of meth
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty Wednesday, April 24, to conspiring to distribute nearly 200 pounds of methamphetamine, a record...
 News/crime and courts April 24, 2019 - 8:52pm
EDUCATION: With co-op off the table, Laporte outlines $252,000 in budget cuts
LAPORTE—After a meeting earlier this month where many parents and other community members said they opposed a potential athletic co-op...
 News April 24, 2019 - 3:19pm
2 held as Wisconsin man's body found in cabin in east-central Minnesota
SANDSTONE, Minn. - Authorities are investigating after a man's body was found in a "remote" cabin near Sandstone in east-central Minnesota. The...
 News/crime and courts April 24, 2019 - 3:31pm
Yon to succeed Benshoof as chief judge of Ninth District
BEMIDJI—Judge Tamara Yon recently was elected to serve as chief judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District by her fellow judges in the...
 News April 24, 2019 - 2:26pm
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Should Minnesota allow 2 fishing rods per angler? Republicans say yes, Democrats say no
ST. PAUL — Two fishing rods per angler, or one? It’s a perennial question in Minnesota, and one that might spark heated disagreement in the...
 News/government and politics April 24, 2019 - 9:10pm
Natausha Rae Smith
Minn. woman sentenced for attempted murder
DULUTH -- Natausha Rae Smith was the ringleader of a vigilante-style attack on a man who was gagged with a padlock, beaten with nunchucks and...
 News/crime and courts April 22, 2019 - 6:37pm
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A high school's new dress code bans leggings, pajamas and silk bonnets - for parents
It's not exactly unusual for school dress codes to become a source of controversy. But the latest flare-up has a new twist: This time, it's parents...
 News/education April 24, 2019 - 9:33am
Elnora Jacobson
Elnora Jacobson Oct. 25, 1929 - April 23, 2019 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Elnora Jacobson, 89, Bemidji, died Tuesday, April 23, in Neilson Place. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Sanford Health Neilson Place in Bemidji. Interment will be at a later date in Fern Township...
 April 24, 2019 - 9:28pm
John Duane Fairbanks Sr.
John Duane Fairbanks Sr. May 30, 1978 - April 18, 2019 COON RAPIDS, Minn. - John Duane Fairbanks Sr., 40, Bemidji, Minn., died Thursday, April 18. A wake will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, and continue until the traditional service at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 25, at...
 April 24, 2019 - 7:48pm
Attorney Stephen Tillitt, center, who represents the family of the boy thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America, speaks with reporters outside the Hennepin County Jail on Tuesday. Matt Sepic / MPR News
Family updates condition of boy injured in Mall of America attack
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — The 5-year-old boy hurt when he was thrown from the third floor of the Mall of America remains in intensive care and...
 News/crime and courts April 24, 2019 - 8:44am
Betty Louise Juneau
Betty Louise Juneau Betty Louise (Pettit) Juneau November 13, 1934 - April 15, 2019 A Memorial Service and Reception will be held Thursday, April 25, at 1:30PM at Faith Lutheran Church, 2741 Sherman Ave. North Bend, OR 97459. Following the reception, a Graveside Service will be held...
 April 24, 2019 - 9:38pm

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