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Exclusive: Chapel Hill Council Member Allen Buansi Will Run for Rep. Insko's State House Seat

Exclusive: Chapel Hill Council Member Allen Buansi Will Run for Rep. Insko's State House Seat

When Allen Buansi was in seventh grade, bored in the way that only middle schoolers can be, he found his purp…

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Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Discuss Staffing Concerns in Joint Me...

Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Discuss Staffing Concerns in Joint Me...

In a joint meeting last night between the Orange County and Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools boards and the …

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Longtime Democratic Lawmaker Verla Insko Announces Retirement Plans

Longtime Democratic Lawmaker Verla Insko Announces Retirement Plans

Capping off 12 terms in the state House, Rep. Verla Insko (D-Orange County) yesterday announced plans to reti…

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Report: Anonymous Emails Raise Concerns Over Sex Offender Status of Husband of Chapel Hill Counci...

Report: Anonymous Emails Raise Concerns Over Sex Offender Status of Husband of Chapel Hill Counci...

A story published in The News & Observer on Tuesday brings to light a 20-year-old incestuous rape accusation …

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Bringing back bison: Herd could mean food sovereignty is on the horizon for Red Lake Nation | Bem...

Bringing back bison: Herd could mean food sovereignty is on the horizon for Red Lake Nation | Bem...

"This is called the Red Lake Buffalo Ranch," she said, on a windy, hot day at the end of June. The area is no…

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Red Lake Boys and Girls Club expands and thrives with Thomas Barrett at the helm | Bemidji Pionee...

Red Lake Boys and Girls Club expands and thrives with Thomas Barrett at the helm | Bemidji Pionee...

Two years ago, the Red Lake Boys and Girls Club was on a downward spiral, with membership declining and grant…

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PIONEER PERSPECTIVES: Another Hannah says farewell to Bemidji | Bemidji Pioneer

PIONEER PERSPECTIVES: Another Hannah says farewell to Bemidji | Bemidji Pioneer

I came to Bemidji right before the world turned upside down and I had a front-row seat to the resilience of t…

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Teachers, students say farewell to Central Elementary, Bemidji's oldest school | Bemidji Pioneer

Teachers, students say farewell to Central Elementary, Bemidji's oldest school | Bemidji Pioneer

At 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, students took one final walk down the hall, spilling out the main doors an…

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Resilience of nation displayed during Red Lake State of the Band Address | Bemidji Pioneer

Resilience of nation displayed during Red Lake State of the Band Address | Bemidji Pioneer

Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr., along with 14 department heads, addressed a small crowd gathered at the Red…

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Reflecting on a Herculean vaccine effort in Leech Lake | Bemidji Pioneer

Reflecting on a Herculean vaccine effort in Leech Lake | Bemidji Pioneer

Nearly six months after Leech Lake's vaccine distribution was launched, the unsung heroes reflected on the pr…

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Bemidji State graduate Serena Graves overcomes tragedy, finds fulfillment in Ojibwe language and ...

Bemidji State graduate Serena Graves overcomes tragedy, finds fulfillment in Ojibwe language and ...

Through this journey, Graves said she went from being a relatively average student in high school to finishin…

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Line 3 pipeline protesters block entrances to Enbridge offices in Bemidji | INFORUM

Line 3 pipeline protesters block entrances to Enbridge offices in Bemidji | INFORUM

Several of the protesters locked themselves together, wearing "sleeping dragon" devices, attaching themselves…

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The 1987 murder of Anita Carlson in northwestern Minnesota remains unsolved 34 years later | Bemi...

The 1987 murder of Anita Carlson in northwestern Minnesota remains unsolved 34 years later | Bemi...

In July 1987, the city of Bemidji was shaken by the murder of a young woman with a promising future. Anita An…

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Indigenous artist Brian Dow finds success 'painting for the people'

Indigenous artist Brian Dow finds success 'painting for the people'

When Brian Dow was starting out as an artist, he tried to sell his paintings in the Walmart parking lot to ma…

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Indigenous voices express opposition to Line 3 during Congresswoman Ilhan Omar visit to Bemidji |...

Indigenous voices express opposition to Line 3 during Congresswoman Ilhan Omar visit to Bemidji |...

The group, which was hosted by the Giniw Collective and included voices from organizations MN350 and the RISE…

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Flocking to the polls: Beltrami county residents vote in general election | Bemidji Pioneer

Flocking to the polls: Beltrami county residents vote in general election | Bemidji Pioneer

Twenty miles north of Bemidji, in a more than 100-year-old school-house-turned-town-hall, Alaska township vot…

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Unprecedented push for Indigenous voter participation could shake up election in Minnesota | INFO...

Unprecedented push for Indigenous voter participation could shake up election in Minnesota | INFO...

RED LAKE, Minn. -- Through a seemingly unprecedented voter registration effort, 5,500 people were registered …

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An uncle's promise leads to a revolutionary solar project in Red Lake Nation | INFORUM

An uncle's promise leads to a revolutionary solar project in Red Lake Nation | INFORUM

Bob Blake is at the heart of the Red Lake Solar Project - he sees it as a spark for a movement he hopes will …

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A look inside a distant classroom: School within the designated distance learning team | Bemidji ...

A look inside a distant classroom: School within the designated distance learning team | Bemidji ...

Some fidgeted in their desk chairs, some wore oversized headphones, others displayed their breakfasts, while …

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Epidemic within a pandemic: Region sees uptick in drug overdoses | Bemidji Pioneer

Epidemic within a pandemic: Region sees uptick in drug overdoses | Bemidji Pioneer

BEMIDJI -- While the world grapples with a viral pandemic, a quieter epidemic is still raging. Drug overdoses…

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Until we meet again: Visiting scholar from China reflects on time at BSU, COVID-19 in online gall...

Until we meet again: Visiting scholar from China reflects on time at BSU, COVID-19 in online gall...

BEMIDJI -- Despite the cruel hand 2020 has dealt him so far, Xiaoming "Sean" Huang isn't willing to waste wha…

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COVID-19, the Sanford center, term limits and more: Four mayoral hopefuls debate over Zoom | Bemi...

COVID-19, the Sanford center, term limits and more: Four mayoral hopefuls debate over Zoom | Bemi...

BEMIDJI -- Four of the six candidates vying to be the First City on the Mississippi's next mayor faced off in…

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80-year-old Navy vet goes for paddling record on the Mississippi

80-year-old Navy vet goes for paddling record on the Mississippi

BEMIDJI, Minn. - Stan Stark doesn't plan to sit around wasting his golden years. As he puts it, "he aims to w…

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