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A Bemidji firefighter monitors the flames from an apartment fire Saturday night in the Nymore neighborhood near Central Avenue SE and Second Street. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)
Fire consumes Nymore structure
BEMIDJI—Amid the bitter cold of Hockey Day Minnesota, a structure fire broke out in Nymore on Saturday night. Located across the street...
 News January 19, 2019 - 9:45pm
Dwight Yoakam will perform at the Sanford Center in Bemidji on Sunday, Jan. 20. (Submitted photo)
Yoakam hits Sanford Center stage Sunday
BEMIDJI—Two-time Grammy winning country singer Dwight Yoakam will take the stage Sunday at the Sanford Center. Yoakam is scheduled to play...
 News January 20, 2019 - 5:45am
Pictured standing from left to right are ambassadors Benita Dingman, Mya Beaulieu, Paula Howard, Karl Bleser, Noemi Aylesworth and Betsie Curb. Salon owner Missy Jemtrud is seated in front. Submitted photo.
Ambassadors welcome Bemidji Bliss
Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors recently welcomed Bemidji Bliss Salon to the downtown area. Owner Missy Jemtrud provides both hair...
 News January 20, 2019 - 10:30am
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Minn. gun-control plan faces opposition from within
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Senate’s top Democrat doesn’t support the heart of the Democratic proposal to expand background checks for gun...
 News/government and politics January 19, 2019 - 2:30pm
Fireworks light up the sky immediately following the Bemidji High School boys hockey game on Saturday against Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin for Minnesota Hockey Day. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
Hockey History in Bemidji: Record-setting frigid temps can't keep fans away from Hockey Day
BEMIDJI—The 13th annual Hockey Day Minnesota was one for the record books. At the onset of the yearly event celebrating the state's beloved...
 News January 19, 2019 - 10:17pm
Rev. William Graham wants to return to St. Michael’s, following a jury award of $13,500 in the case where he sued the man who accused him of child sexual abuse. Photo from William Graham
Duluth priest fights removal
DULUTH -- A Duluth jury last summer awarded $13,500 to the Rev. William Graham after he sued the man who came forward to accuse him of child...
 News/crime and courts January 20, 2019 - 5:40pm
Native American drummer speaks on the MAGA-hat wearing teens who surrounded him
The images in a series of videos that went viral on social media Saturday showed a tense scene near the Lincoln Memorial.In them, a Native American...
 News/government and politics January 20, 2019 - 8:50am
Bemidji High School’s show choir group Vocalmotive rehearses on Wednesday under the direction of Chris Fettig, left, in the high school auditorium. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
A 'Game of Survival': Vocalmotive Dinner Show set for Friday-Sunday
BEMIDJI—Vocalmotive is off to another strong start to the show choir season, and Bemidji area fans will have a chance to see the award-winning...
 entertainment/music January 20, 2019 - 8:05am
President Donald Trump makes an announcement on border security and immigration, at the White House in Washington, Jan. 19, 2019. Trump cast the proposal, which offered extended deportation protections for undocumented immigrants in exchange for $5.7 billion for a border barrier, as a compromise as he sought to shift pressure to Democrats to end the government shutdown. (Tom Brenner/Copyright 2019 The New York Times)
Trump takes aim at Pelosi amid stalled shutdown negotiations
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over stalled negotiations to end the partial government shutdown...
 News/government and politics January 20, 2019 - 7:16pm
X-ray of 33-year-old man who injected himself with monthly doses of his own semen (Irish Medical Journal).
A man's unusual treatment for his chronic back pain: Injecting himself with his own semen every month
A 33-year-old man who had been suffering from back pain decided to treat himself by resorting to an unusual remedy not supported by scientific...
 lifestyle/health January 20, 2019 - 2:47pm
St. Louis Park police confirm officer-involved shooting
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — St. Louis Park police have confirmed that there was an officer-involved shooting here at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan....
 News/crime and courts January 20, 2019 - 6:54pm
Plungers take the leap at the Bemidji Jaycees' Brrrmidji Plunge on Saturday on Lake Bemidji. Matthew Liedke | Bemidji Pioneer
Definitely a 'Brrrmidji' plunge: Jaycees hold annual event next to Hockey Day Minnesota
BEMIDJI—A total of 55 people braved the frigid temperatures to raise money for the Bemidji Jaycees. The local service club held its 16th...
 News January 19, 2019 - 4:51pm
Doris Swedmark walks down Bemidji Avenue on Saturday as part of the annual March For Life. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)
Nearly 100 take part in Bemidji March for Life
BEMIDJI—Nearly 100 people of all ages gathered Saturday for the annual March For Life in downtown Bemidji, taking a stand to end abortion....
 News January 19, 2019 - 8:53pm
SPC Evelyn Ramos, center, stands with her group, the 247th Financial management Support Detachment, during a departure ceremony Jan. 19, 2019 at the Arden Hills Army Training Site. The soldiers will spend nine months deployed in the Middle East. (Deanna Weniger / St. Paul Pioneer Press)
25 Minnesota National Guard soldiers headed to the Middle East
Twenty-five members of the Minnesota National Guard’s Arden Hills-based 247th detachment gathered with family and friends Saturday before deploying...
 News January 20, 2019 - 11:45am
Crowds attend the 2015 Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul. Forum News Service
Minnesota State Fair admission prices are going up this year
ST. PAUL — The price of admission to the Great Minnesota Get-Together is going up this year — it’s the first such price hike in two years....
 News January 20, 2019 - 6:47pm

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