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    June 30, 2017
    A sign on the exterior of Gander Mountain in Hermantown reads "going out of business" in May 2017. File photo / Forum News Service
    Sporting goods chain renames itself, announces which stores with remain open, close
    HERMANTOWN, Minn. — Gander Mountain will keep several Minnesota stores open, though with plenty of changes to come, as CEO Marcus Lemonis recently...
    NewsJune 30, 2017 - 2:11pm
    April 18, 2017
    Minnesota roundup: Bemidji assistant principal enters not guilty plea in social media sex charges; BCA investigating officer-involved shooting
    BEMIDJI, Minn. — A middle school assistant principal in Bemidji pleaded not guilty Monday, April 17, to two felony counts of engaging in...
    NewsApril 18, 2017 - 8:58am
    March 21, 2017
    Andru Peters, center, and other veterans recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a Veterans Day on the Hill event at the State Capitol in St. Paul on Monday, March 20, 2017. Veterans Day on the Hill is a day when Minnesota veterans of all eras gather to announce the 2017 legislative agendas for the 350,000 veterans in Minnesota. Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press.
    Minnesota tax bills seek reductions for veterans' spouses
    ST. PAUL—Widows and widowers of disabled military veterans in Minnesota could be eligible for a permanent property tax exemption after...
    NewsMarch 21, 2017 - 6:00pm
    March 15, 2017
    Minnesota roundup: Three injured in shooting in Bemidji; Ottertail homeowner charged with arson
    BEMIDJI, Minn. —Three individuals were injured early Sunday morning after a shooting in Bemidji. According to a news release from Bemidji Chief of Police Mike Mastin, the police department and Beltrami County Sheriff's Office received a report of two people with gunshot wounds...
    NewsMarch 15, 2017 - 1:00pm
    February 24, 2017
    Minnesota roundup: Two found dead in house fire in NW Minnesota
    NORTHOME, Minn.—Two people were found dead after a house fire early Wednesday in Northome, Koochiching County officials said. The town...
    NewsFebruary 24, 2017 - 12:00pm
    January 19, 2017
    Minnesota roundup: Snowmobile driver seriously injured was fulfilling lifelong dream; western Minn. high school goes on lockdown
    BEMIDJI, Minn.—A Garfield, Minn., snowmobile enthusiast was on his way to fulfilling a lifelong dream Sunday when things suddenly went very wrong north of Blackduck. According to his CaringBridge website, Brad Klinkner, his son Adam and a good friend were planning to fulfill...
    NewsJanuary 19, 2017 - 8:59am
    April 1, 2016
    New indie rock EP features the work of Woodbury native
    Across the album, in large letters is the word “Bemidji.” The letters are on top of an old, faded postcard of the iconic Paul Bunyan and...
    Life/arts and entertainmentApril 1, 2016 - 7:37am
    Woodbury girl experiences life as a German
    Woodbury resident Samantha Peterson, who will be a seventh grader at Lake Middle School in the fall, has experienced first-hand what it’s like...
    News/educationAugust 1, 2015 - 7:09am
    March 26, 2009
    (from left) volunteers Russ Werdman, Mark Anderson, Vinnie Roy and Matty Bowstring unload sandbags as they build one of three dikes Wednesday morning to help protect Jeremy and Michelle Leffelman's home near Whiting Road Northwest. Lack of bags slowed the process. Calls went out to local businesses to find more bags. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
    Bemidji area flooding: Sandbaggers work to protect home
    As light snow fell early Wednesday afternoon, sandbaggers worked to keep water from reaching a house north of Bemidji. The house, where Jeremy...
    NewsMarch 26, 2009 - 8:02am
    February 9, 2009
    Support for vets home strong in Bemidji area
    BEMIDJI, Minn. -- East Grand Forks Mayor Lynn Stauss only heard about Beltrami County's effort to site a Minnesota veterans home two days ago, but he couldn't miss Friday's rally of support. More than 300 people, many of them veterans wearing veteran uniform caps, came Friday evening...
    NewsFebruary 9, 2009 - 12:00am
    October 15, 2008
    Todd Palin to make northern Minnesota swing
    BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Todd Palin, husband of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican John McCain's vice presidential running mate, will visit Bemidji on Thursday as part of a campaign swing. Palin will visit Bemidji Woolen Mills' factory center in the Bemidji Industrial Park at 6:30 p.m....
    NewsOctober 15, 2008 - 12:00am
    October 14, 2008
    Governor on the stump to stop DFL supermajority
    Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto remains the only thing standing in the way of "a runaway train of bad ideas," the Republican governor said Monday. In stumping for Republican House candidates John Carlson in 4A and Doug Lindgren in 2B in Bemidji, Pawlenty said both need to be elected Nov....
    NewsOctober 14, 2008 - 12:00am
    July 3, 2008
    Bemidji woman reported missing
    The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office has issued an "attempt to locate" on a 27-year-old Bemidji woman who has not been seen for at least six days. According to the Sheriff's Office report, it was reported Monday that Lisbeth Rogers had not been seen in six days. She was last seen...
    NewsJuly 3, 2008 - 12:00am
    May 13, 2008
    Bemidji kicks off Sesquicentennial week
    BEMIDJI, Minn. -- While eating pancakes early Monday morning at the Bemidji Senior Center, Gov.
    NewsMay 13, 2008 - 12:00am
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