Balanced and Veteran Bemidji Wrestling Team Working for 3-Peat

The Bemidji wrestling team is hoping their balanced lineup that includes six wrestlers ranked in the state will lead them to a third-straight Section 8AAA championship...

Brazilian Coronavirus Variant Makes 1st U.S. Appearance in Minnesota

A new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has made its first known appearance in the United States in a person who recently returned to Minnesota after traveling to...

Bemidji School Board Discusses Ways to Sustain Budget

Trying to avoid statutory operation debt, the Bemidji Area School Board is looking at several different ways to sustain their budget. The school board held their monthly...

Crow Wing County Approves More COVID-19 Grants

Crow Wing County has approved more COVID-19 grants for businesses that previously did not have the chance to receive funds. Businesses that had previously not received...

Bemidji Senior Center Offering Tax Assistance

It’s never too early to start thinking about tax season. The Bemidji Senior Center is continuing to offer the help they do each year, but this year will look...

In Business: Brainerd Business Mapping Plans to Harness Sun’s Power

Winkelman Solar Developers helps investors see the positives of changing their traditional ways of generating energy to power their houses, businesses, cars, etc. to a...

White Earth Nation Raises Minimum Wage to $16 Per Hour

The White Earth Nation has passed a $16-per-hour minimum wage for its workers after the tribe was in debt over the past few years. This is designed to attract and retain...

Snowmobiles Fall Through Ice on Cross Lake

No one was injured after two snowmobiles went through the ice on Cross Lake this past Friday. Just before 9 PM on Friday, Jan. 22, Crow Wing County deputies were sent to...

Three COVID-19 Related Deaths Reported on Monday

The state reported 794 new COVID-19 related cases along with three new deaths, none of which were in the Lakeland viewing area. The new cases came from 21,382 tests for a...

Common Ground: Bemidji Community Theater: Part 2

February 4 at 7 pm — Tune in or stream with the PBS app and online at video.lptv.org. Bemidji Community Theater moves into a new space in downtown Bemidji with the intent...

Less Than 5% of Minnesotans Have Received 1 Vaccine Dose

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The number of Minnesotans who have received at least the first dose of the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine is nearing a quarter-million, or less than 5% of...