Business
HCMC physician residents gain northern exposure to rural medicine
Doctors rotate through Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, gaining an interest in rural medicine or at least an appreciation for its challenges.
February 20, 2025
Outdoor Activities
DNR setting the table for a possible bigger walleye catch on Mille Lacs
Members of an advisory committee want the season to start with a two-fish or three-fish bag limit.
February 19, 2025
The Good Life
5 Minnesota spas that offer ways to escape cold and stresses of daily life
In winter, everyone deserves a rejuvenation escape. Here are statewide and DIY options.
February 19, 2025
Outdoors
Minnesotans rejoice over partial reprieve for holders of Canadian remote border crossing permits
Recently expired permits are now valid through the end of the year.
February 18, 2025
Bemidji
Snowmobile rider dies after crashing into fish house in northern Minnesota
It was the second snowmobile fatality over the weekend in the lakes area.
February 17, 2025
Outdoors
Canada’s ‘pause’ of remote border crossing permits puts some Minnesotans' lives, and livelihoods, in limbo
“You can’t get there from here” is the dilemma facing some cabin owners, businesses and canoeists.
February 14, 2025
Bemidji
Bemidji man charged with threats to kill children
In 2007, he threatened to kill students and staff at Bemidji State University the day after a mass shooting at Virginia Tech.
February 12, 2025
News & Politics
MnDOT reveals winners of ‘Name a Snowplow’ contest
A nod to our superstar, culture and, of course, our weather.
February 12, 2025
High Schools
Unrivaled rivalries: The 10 most electric high school matchups in Minnesota
Star Tribune readers who double as prep sports fans made their cases for the best grudge matches in the state.
February 12, 2025
Outdoors
Minnesota’s elusive pine martens are on the hunt in snowy woods
The capable hunters are fueling up before the next generation is born, starting next month.
February 10, 2025
Outdoor Activities
A river runs through Hockeytown USA, and you can skate on it for miles.
Ice trails like the one in Warroad have become destinations for skilled hockey players and new skaters alike.
February 6, 2025
Bemidji
Charge: Minnesota driver admits watching TikTok videos when she struck and killed pedestrian
Law enforcement found that she watched five TikTok videos in the minutes leading up to the crash, the complaint read.
January 31, 2025