PassportPosts by Josh Peterson
Bemidji Man Pleads Guilty To Theft
After being charged in 2015, 61-year-old Thomas Kaplan has pleaded guilty to one count of theft by diverting corporate property. Kaplan was originally scheduled to go to trail on March…
Read MoreFish House Removal Date Approaching
It may still feel like winter, but the date to have fish houses off area lakes is approaching fast. The Department of Natural Resources says that Ice anglers in northern…
Read MoreMan Arrested For Counterfeit $100 Bills
Businesses in Benton County are being asked to see if they recently received any counterfeit $100 bills. On Tuesday, a sheriff’s deputy pulled over and arrested 53-year-old James Meyer on…
Read MorePeterson Named Winner Of “Hotdish Off”
Rep. Collin Peterson is the winner of this year’s Minnesota congressional “Hotdish Off,” with the help of a key ingredient from a neighboring state. Peterson won the seventh annual competition…
Read MoreMinnesota Republicans Aim To Loosen Gun Laws
Minnesota gun owners may no longer need a permit to carry in public as Republican lawmakers seek to loosen state gun laws. The Associated Press is reporting that a House…
Read MoreVehicles Go Through Ice On Leech Lake
The temperatures outside may still be cold, but ice conditions on area lakes are not ideal. Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch says that the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received three…
Read MoreSchool Transportation Bill Could Help Struggling School Districts
It’s a service that is relied on across the state, transportation to and from school. But for years some school districts in Greater Minnesota have been battling a continual deficit…
Read MoreNorthwoods Adventure: Fat Bike Rallies For A Cause
For just one weekend in the winter, the trails at Lake Bemidji State Park open up to cyclists that have the itch to pedal there way through the ice and…
Read MoreStandardized Tests Questioned
Minnesota’s legislative auditor says the state’s schools are spending a lot of time and money taking standardized tests without a clear payoff. The nonpartisan auditor’s report Monday listed several ways…
Read MoreRequest To Halt The Dakota Access Pipeline Is Rejected
The Associated Press is reporting that a federal judge has declined to temporarily stop construction of the final section of the Dakota Access pipeline. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s decision…
Read MoreTornado Confirmed In Sherborne County
The National Weather Service has confirmed that damage from a Monday night Strom in the Zimmerman area was caused by a tornado and it’s the earliest tornado on record in…
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: Sleigh Ride Benefits Area Food Shelf
The warm temperatures this past weekend did not keep a first time event from happening. We show you how a first time event made use of what little snow we…
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