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    Peterson to run again in Minnesota’s 7th District
    WASHINGTON – There’s no waiting game for U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson this year. Peterson, a Detroit Lakes Democrat who represents Minnesota’s sprawling 7th Congressional District, which stretches along the western edge of Minnesota, said through a spokeswoman Tuesday that he...
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    Detroit Lakes man facing charges after leading police high speed pursuit
    A Detroit Lakes man is facing charges after stealing a vehicle and leading police on a high speed pursuit Tuesday morning. Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist says 23-year-old Michael Strehlow stole a vehicle in Becker County and then led police on a high speed pursuit. Becker County...
    news / crime4 hours 15 min ago
    Dayton releases budget plan
    ST. PAUL -- Gov. Mark Dayton wants Minnesota to collect and spend more than $40 billion from state taxpayers in the next two years, without a general tax increase. As always for Dayton, key in his budget proposal he was releasing today is increasing education funding, this year...
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    Explosion levels home near Bemidji
    BEMIDJI, Minn. - Bemidji firefighters responded to a report of an explosion Monday night at a residence southwest of Bemidji near the Grant Valley Township line. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office issued a preliminary release Monday night that included a caller at 5:49 p.m....
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    Dayton seeks $11 billion for transportation
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota motorists would pay at least 16 cents a gallon more gasoline taxes under Gov. Mark Dayton's transportation funding proposal. They would pay slightly higher motor vehicle license fees and $10 more to register a vehicle. Also, a half percent sales tax increase...
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    New proposed route for Sandpiper pipeline would go farther south
    PERHAM, Minn. — An alternative route for the Sandpiper pipeline route that would take a more southern route across north-central Minnesota seems to be much more of a possibility after two recent reports. Canada-based Enbridge Energy has proposed an oil pipeline route of more...
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    January 26, 2015
    Woman pleads guilty in Becker County homicide case
    An Ogema woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder in the Aug. 15 death of Richard Alan Baity, 41, of Ogema. Jessica Marie Kilde, 33, of 46420 State Highway 34 in Ogema appeared in Becker County District Court this morning. Kilde and Baity were in a relationship...
    news / crimeJanuary 26, 2015 - 3:54pm
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    Fire heavily damages south Bemidji home, four dogs lost
    BEMIDJI -- A fire early Saturday heavily damaged a south Bemidji home. No one was injured, but four dogs died in the fire, officials said. The...
    newsJanuary 26, 2015 - 10:58am
    Construction of new pumping stations for Alberta Clipper pipeline under way
    PLUMMER, Minn. -- Travelers along Red Lake County Road 1 just east of here might wonder if the gigantic tent that went up this winter is some sort of modern-day revival of the old Big Top Circus. Actually, the tent is a protective covering for work crews who are building a new...
    newsJanuary 26, 2015 - 10:51am
    Officials study trail to link Moorhead, Park Rapids
    MOORHEAD – Officials are working on the next steps for a 100-mile extension of a hiking trail that would link Moorhead and Park Rapids. Minnesota legislators in 2006 approved the addition to the Heartland Trail, a 49-mile road authorized in 1974 that connects Park Rapids to Cass...
    newsJanuary 26, 2015 - 10:46am
    Amid cameras and cheering, Beargrease teams hit the trail
    TWO HARBORS, Minn. -- Among the oodles of spectators for Sunday's start of the 31st John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon north of Two Harbors were a small army of amateur photographers. Everywhere one looked, lenses were trained on yawping dogs and mushers swaddled in Stay-Puft gear....
    newsJanuary 26, 2015 - 10:44am
    Police investigate report of sexual assault near MSUM
    MOORHEAD, Minn. – A sexual assault was reported near the campus of Minnesota State University Moorhead early Saturday morning. The incident occurred at about 3:10 a.m. in the 1400 block of Sixth Avenue South, according to Red River Valley Regional Dispatch logs. That street runs...
    news / crimeJanuary 26, 2015 - 10:40am
    Hibbing babysitter faces child porn charges
    HIBBING, Minn. -- An 18-year-old Hibbing man admitted to sexually assaulting a 3-year-old child in his care and distributing video of the incident online, according to criminal charges filed this week in State District Court. A juvenile delinquency petition alleges that Brian Dale...
    news / crimeJanuary 26, 2015 - 10:38am
    January 25, 2015
    Major New England Snowstorm
    A major winter storm will be affecting much of New England Monday through Wednesday. Blizzard Warnings have been issued for coastal areas...
    newsJanuary 25, 2015 - 10:29pm
    Money being raised for new museum
    After 70 years with few proactive repairs, the building housing the Becker County Historical Society and Museum is falling into such disrepair, the board and staff have decided to move forward with plans to build a new facility. Plans have begun for the new facility, which will...
    news / Detroit LakesJanuary 25, 2015 - 11:30am
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