Annual ‘Holiday Gifts For Kids’ Program Set to Distribute Toys for Bemidji Families

For over two decades, the United Way of Bemidji Area has offered families in need an opportunity to receive a gift for their children thanks to their Holiday Gifts For...

Bemidji Chorale Conductor Pat Mason Leads Swan Song at 43rd Annual Holiday Concert

A founding member and the most recent conductor of the Bemidji Chorale is retiring after more than 20 years leading the community choir. This past Sunday, Patricia Mason...

Iditarod Musher Wade Marrs Visits St. Francis School in Brainerd

Wade Marrs, a dog sled musher who has placed 4th in the Iditarod sled dog race, made a surprise visit last week to St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic School in Brainerd....

Good Food, Good Life, 365: Christmas Horns

Horns Rich Pastry Dough (you’ll get 12 to 16 Horns from each disk of dough) Prepare the filling: 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 cup finely chopped pecans or...

Fewer Than 20% of Minnesotans Are Current on COVID-19 Shots

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Fewer than 20% of Minnesotans are current on their COVID-19 shots ahead of the Christmas holiday, and health officials said Tuesday that that has them...

Victim of Brainerd House Fire Identified

The victim who died in a house fire in Brainerd last Friday has now been identified. A press release from the Brainerd Police Department says 58-year-old Judith Meyer was...

MnDOT Holds Open House for Highway 10 Project in Wadena

With major updates in the works for Highway 10, Wadena residents attended an open house last week at the Maslowski Wellness and Research Center to see what the Minnesota...

Northwoods Adventure: Special Olympics Holds 1st Unified Indigenous Games at Bemidji HS

While people often compete against each other when it comes to sporting events, Special Olympics Unified Sports is looking to bring inclusion to the popular activity....