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NEW HOPE, Minn. - Two police officers were injured by a gunman outside a New Hope City Council meeting on Monday night. The gunman was fatally shot by police, authorities said. The incident happened outside the council chambers after two new officers were sworn in. The new officers,...

BEMIDJI, Minn. - Bemidji firefighters responded to a report of an explosion heard for miles Monday night at a residence southwest of Bemidji. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office issued a preliminary release Monday night that included a caller at 5:49 p.m. reporting a house...

WASHINGTON – Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked the Keystone XL pipeline bill from moving forward on Monday, but supporters of the project vowed to push ahead and eventually get a vote on the measure. The Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to limit debate, voting 53...

WILLISTON, N.D. – State oversight of more than 20,000 miles of underground pipelines has been “very, very minimal” as it struggles to hire qualified inspectors, a spokeswoman for the North Dakota Industrial Commission says. New rules approved by the Industrial Commission...

Bowling D Results West Acres Bowl Men High game: Travis Ackerson 279, Dave Schick 277, Alex Trosen 266.  High series: Travis Ackerson 734, Larry Bormann 727, Carl Gormann; Mark Lang 692. Women High game: Becca Olund 243, Jennifer Skaurud 237, Sandy...

There is a great line spoken by Capt. Benjamin Willard near the beginning of the film “Apocalypse Now.”  “When I was here, I wanted to be there; when I was there, all I could think of was getting back into the jungle.”  I have some of the same emotions about our...