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    Theresa May, U.K. prime minister, departs No. 10 Downing Street on her way to a weekly questions and answers session at Parliament in London on Dec. 12, 2018. Bloomberg photo by Chris J. Ratcliffe.
    Conservative Party calls for vote of no confidence to oust Prime Minister Theresa May
    LONDON - Lawmakers in Britain's Conservative Party on Wednesday, Dec. 12, triggered a "no confidence" vote against Prime Minister Theresa May,...
    news/government-and-politics5 hours 9 min ago
    The intersection of Ridgeway Avenue and 30th Street Northwest in Bemidji, the site of an officer-involved shooting on Nov. 28. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)
    No complaints, discipline found in files of officers involved in fatal shooting
    BEMIDJI -- The law enforcement officers involved in a recent fatal shooting have no complaints filed against them or any disciplinary actions...
    news/crime-and-courts7 hours 32 min ago
    December 11, 2018
    Teen severely burned in gas pump fire in Twin Cities suburb
    ST. PAUL — Authorities say a teenage girl was critically injured Tuesday morning, Dec. 11, after gasoline ignited at a Shoreview convenience...
    news/fires15 hours 28 min ago
    Minnesota Capitol
    Minnesota lawmakers vow action on rising insulin costs
    ST. PAUL — Alec Smith died less than a month after he fell off his parents’ health insurance plan because he could not foot the $1,300 bill...
    news/government-and-politics/business/healthcare16 hours 29 min ago
    Brian Ross Shaw was booked on a preliminary charge of second-degree manslaughter for the Dec. 10 shooting death of Kevin John Weiss in Gary/New Duluth. Courtesy of St. Louis County Sheriff's Office
    Victim remembered, suspect jailed in Duluth shooting
    DULUTH — A man killed after an altercation in the Gary-New Duluth neighborhood was remembered Tuesday for his friendly personality and big...
    news/crime-and-courts16 hours 40 min ago
    County to rework ordinance on tobacco sales
    BEMIDJI—Following a public hearing and commissioner concerns, the Beltrami County Board decided Tuesday to rework an ordinance that raises the legal age to buy tobacco products. The ordinance would raise the buying age for tobacco products to 21. It was introduced during a meeting...
    news17 hours 5 min ago
    BELTRAMI COUNTY: Levy to increase 5.83 percent; total budget comes in at $87 million
    BEMIDJI—On a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners adopted both the 2019 budget and tax levy, which carries a 5.83...
    news17 hours 24 min ago
    Joan Gabel, the lone candidate to replace University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler, speaks to a group at the University of Minnesota-Crookston while Crookston Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause looks on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Gabel is touring the five campuses across the state this week before her final interview Friday with the Board of Regents. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
    Lone candidate for University of Minnesota president visits Crookston
    CROOKSTON -- The lone candidate to replace University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler spoke Tuesday, Dec. 11, to a group of more than 50 faculty,...
    news/education17 hours 25 min ago
    Thomas Wayne Matthews
    Cass County man charged with second-degree murder in mother's death
    WALKER—A Cass County man has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing his mother multiple times at her home in Bena....
    news18 hours 44 min ago
    Will Schroeer, center, speaks in support of a set of proposals aimed at boosting funding for public transit across Minnesota. A coalition called Keep Minnesota Moving announced its goals Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 at the Capitol. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service
    Transit coalition push includes $120 million ask for Greater Minnesota
    ST. PAUL -- A Twin Cities coalition aiming to boost state investments in public transit said it will push for full funding of $120 million in...
    news/government-and-politics19 hours 29 min ago
    Junior nursing student Sarah Lagos, from St. Cloud, works on final projects at BSU’s A.C. Clark Library on Tuesday. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
    Finals frenzy: Students bracing for finals week at Bemidji State
    BEMIDJI—Tucked in a quiet corner of the A.C. Clark Library at Bemidji State, Sarah Lagos types away at one of her final papers as a midnight...
    news/education19 hours 29 min ago
    Minnesota State proposal could mean $6.4 million more for BSU, NTC
    BEMIDJI—Minnesota State's funding request to the state Legislature would mean an additional $6.4 million for Bemidji State University and...
    news/education19 hours 33 min ago
    Senate passes 2018 Farm Bill compromise, House vote expected as soon as Wednesday
    WASHINGTON -- After months of back-and-forth and missing their Sept. 30 re-authorization deadline, the U.S. House and Senate has finally come...
    business/agriculture/news/government-and-politics19 hours 51 min ago
    Stormy Daniels, left, speaks to members of the media while attorney Michael Avenatti listens outside Federal Court in New York on April 16, 2018. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Victor J. Blue
    Daniels must pay Trump $293,000 for legal fees in defamation case, judge says
    A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Stormy Daniels must pay President Donald Trump more than $293,000 in legal fees in her failed defamation lawsuit,...
    news/nation19 hours 57 min ago
    State Rep. Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa tells reporters Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, that he might support online voter registration, but will not know unless the Legislature examines the topic. (Forum News Service photo by Don Davis)
    Minnesota lawmakers seeking 'refuge' forge new Republican caucus
    ST. PAUL — Four Minnesota lawmakers announced plans to part ways with the House Republican Caucus this week, citing a desire to seek refuge...
    news/government-and-politics20 hours 4 min ago
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