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Deer River Baseball Gets 1-0 Win as W-H-A Throws Combined No-Hitter
In high school baseball on Friday, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley was 1-0 entering into their home opener with Deer River, who was also 1-0. The Warriors went on to win as Kaden King…
Read MoreIn Focus: Air Force Band Flies into Bemidji on Concert Tour
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan Visits Bemidji
Lake Shore City Clerk Patti McDonald Retires After 22 Years of Service
Brainerd Softball Sweeps Bemidji in Doubleheader, Stays Perfect on Season
Brainerd softball is off to a great start for the 2024 season after taking down St. Cloud Tech 9-0 last week. Fresh off an 18-5 season in 2023, the Warriors…
Read MoreBrainerd Hosts Pequot Lakes, Other Schools at Track Quad
Alexandria, Silver Bay, St. Cloud Tech, and Pequot Lakes were all at the Brainerd track quad on Thursday. Final results were still pending as of when this story aired on…
Read MoreBemidji Boys’ Tennis Takes 1st Loss of Season Against Alexandria
Bemidji boys’ tennis hosted a triangular on Thursday, where they had Alexandria in the first set of matches. The Lumberjacks were 2-0 on the season heading into the day’s competition.…
Read MoreMerrifield Man Found Guilty of 1st-Degree Murder
A Crow Wing County jury has found a Merrifield man guilty of premeditated first-degree murder. 46-year-old Michael LaFlex had pleaded innocent on the charge in connection with the October 2022…
Read MoreOver 4 Pounds of Meth Seized in Pine County Drug Bust
The Aitkin-Itasca-Mille Lacs Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (AIM VCET) recently executed search warrants in Pine and St. Louis counties and seized more than four pounds of methamphetamine and one pound…
Read MoreMinnesota State Patrol Names Their Next Chief
The Minnesota State Patrol has a new leader. Interim Col. Christina Bogojevic has been named the organization’s next colonel. Bogojevic has been with the State Patrol for more than 20…
Read MoreSexual Assault Charges Dropped Against Bemidji HS Graduate Teaching in Duluth
Charges have been dropped against a Bemidji native now teaching in Duluth who was accused of sexually assaulting a student. 48-year-old John Horgeshimer is a 1993 graduate of Bemidji High…
Read MoreMan Run Over by Tractor in Morrison County, Airlifted to Hospital
A man who was run over by a tractor in Morrison County was airlifted to a St. Cloud hospital with unknown injuries. The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Albin…
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