3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (899+ words) BEMIDJI " When Aubrey Hanson came to the plate in the second inning, she swung at the first pitch she saw. She didn't expect it to clear the fence. The sophomore for the Bemidji High School softball team had never hit…...

9+ hour, 44+ min ago  (547+ words) ST. PAUL " Monday marked eight months since the Annunciation school shooting that killed two children and injured 30 others. While the tragedy may be in the past for some, families, community members and lawmakers are still fighting for legislation to prevent…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (310+ words) U. S. Sen. William "Wild Bill" Langer was implored by the loved ones of Martin Sandberger, a convicted mass murderer of Jews, to help spare his life....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (555+ words) Victor Barnard faced 59 charges related to criminal sexual conduct at a rural Minnesota religious compound when he fled the country in 2014. He was found months later at a beach house in Brazil....

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1249+ words) As a special agent, Aaron Graham conducted undercover drug smuggling and money laundering investigations in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, San Francisco and Tucson. He and his family traded it in for a life in Alexandria, Minnesota....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (21+ words) Authorities hope recently released age-enhanced photos of Nathan Edberg, who would now be 48 years old, will solve the case....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (973+ words) Just before the Civil War, settlers desperate for money turned to ginseng digging in Minnesota, which attracted the attention of southern slavers....

11+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1393+ words) ST. CLOUD " Melissa Noelle "Missy" Johnson should have been preparing for her first classroom, not becoming the center of one of central Minnesota's most haunting murder cases. The 23-year-old St. Cloud State University student was set to graduate in August…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (163+ words) Our newsroom sometimes reports stories under the byline "Pioneer Staff Report." This byline is used when reporters rewrite basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as an email or press release that requires little or no reporting. Other…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago  (369+ words) GRAND RAPIDS " The Bemidji High School boys tennis team went the distance against Grand Rapids again at Tuesday's triangular. The Thunderhawks, who hosted the triangular, eked out a 4-3 win over the Lumberjacks. BHS rebounded to beat Hermantown 6-1, improving to 12-3 this…...