2022 January 17

Hundreds Gather to Pay Respects to Irma Cragun

Irma Cragun, one of the owners of what is now the largest all-season resort in Minnesota, passed away last week at the age of 87. On Monday, she was honored with what she...

BSU Hosts Breakfast in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College’s Center for Diversity, Equity, and inclusion hosted a breakfast at BSU’s Beaux Arts Ballroom this...

Red Bull Heavy Metal Rail Jam in Duluth Sees Snowboarders Soar

An extreme snowboarding event that was last held in Duluth in 2003 made a comeback there over the weekend.

In Business: CrossFit Bemidji Unveils Gym Under New Owner

CrossFit Bemidji unveiled its gym under new owner and operator Lynn Boyer this past Saturday, January 15th. Boyer is ecstatic to provide this service to the community as...

Republican Stauber Announces Bid for Reelection to Congress

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Republican congressman and staunch Donald Trump ally who has been representing Minnesota’s Iron Range for the last four years says he’s running for...

Judge Stops Minnesota Hospital from Disconnecting Ventilator

COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — A man who has been suffering from a severe case of COVID-19 and was being kept alive by a ventilator has been moved from a Minnesota hospital to...

Ice Road on Large Northern Minnesota Lake Opens for 2nd Year

WARROAD, Minn. (AP) — A 37-mile ice highway in Minnesota that takes motorists across the mammoth Lake of the Woods to the northernmost point in the contiguous United...