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The United Way of Bemidji Area announced the 2023 Campaign for the Community total during its week-long Spread the Love event held Feb. 13-18, sponsored by Bemidji Brewing.

The Tavern and Ruttger's recently earned awards for the best bloody mary at the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra's first "Bloody Mary Battle" fundraiser. Fozzie's Smokin Bar-B-Q earned best skewer.

With a goal to raise $40,000 for area child abuse prevention organizations, the Radiothon to End Child Abuse kicked off its 35th year on Thursday with a 12-hour broadcast.

Business owners and other community members were encouraged to understand the challenges posed by poverty in a simulation hosted by the Bemidji Chamber and United Way of Bemidji Area.

Brandon Sena-Bruzek was sentenced to two years for a Town of Maine home invasion in which his alleged accomplice was shot and wounded by the occupant.

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In the early 1970s social activism surrounding sexual assault was at an all-time high. It started with support for survivors and the creation of a heightened sense of awareness around the topic.

Broome Sheriff’s officials say a Chenango County man has been shot while a Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania man is charged in connection with a home invasion.

Broome Sheriff’s officials say a Chenango County man has been shot while a Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania man is charged in connection with a home invasion.

Two men forced their way into a home and one of them pointed a handgun at the occupant before he was shot, the Broome County Sheriffs Office said