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Negotiators Finalize Details of Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — House and Senate negotiators wrapped up work Tuesday on the details of a bill to legalize recreational marijuana for adults in Minnesota, setting the stage…
Read MorePact Gives 3 Minnesota Tribes Stronger Voice on Land Ceded in 1854
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The Superior National Forest and three Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota have signed an agreement that gives the bands a stronger voice in managing natural resources on…
Read MoreBemidji Baseball Falls to Elk River in Extra Innings
3-Run Walk-Off Homer Gives Brainerd Baseball Win Over Sauk Rapids-Rice
SWAT Team Called Near Sebeka for Arrest of Man Suspected of Arson
A SWAT team was called into action near Sebeka on Saturday after shots were fired while officers tried to arrest a man suspected of intentionally setting a building on fire…
Read MoreCar Driven into Pond at Baxter Gas Station on Sunday
A 53-year-old Pillager man managed to avoid serious injury on Mother’s Day after driving his car into a pond in Baxter. The accident happened in the parking lot of Casey’s…
Read MoreAir Quality Alert Issued for Tuesday for Northern MN Due to Wildfire Smoke
Much of northern Minnesota will be under an air quality alert tomorrow because of wildfire smoke that is expected to enter the state from Canada. The alert takes effect at…
Read More3rd Person Sentenced for May 2020 Murder of Bemidji Man
A third person has now been sentenced for the May 2020 murder of a Bemidji man. 33-year-old Rebecca Lockman of Bemidji was sentenced on Thursday in Beltrami County Court to…
Read MoreBemidji Man Charged After High-Speed Chase, Alleged Assault on Officers
A 31-year-old Bemidji man led police on a high-speed chase through Clearbrook and Gonvick Thursday evening and is facing charges for felony assault after officers say he attacked them with…
Read More2023 MN Fishing Opener About to Kick Off
Pequot Lakes Softball’s Kaitlyn Geschwill Gets 500 Career Strikeouts
MN Deer Hunter’s Association Not Participating in Next Governor’s Deer Opener
The Minnesota Deer Hunter’s Association says it will not take part in next fall’s Governor’s Deer Opener. The MDHA made the announcement on its Facebook page that in a unanimous…
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