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Morris digs out after season's first snow storm

Morris residents and business owners were still digging out Monday morning after a weekend snowstorm hit Minnesota. Around seven inches of snow fell in Morris. Other communities in West Central...

news Mon, Dec 10, 2012 - 2:10pm

MnDOT urges motorists to prepare for winter driving conditions this weekend

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Transportation urges motorists to check road conditions at www.511mn.org or call 511 before travelling this weekend. A series of systems are expected...

news Fri, Dec 07, 2012 - 11:32am

Drought among drains on Midwest economy

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey suggests that the continuing drought and lessening export demand for U.S. products are among the drains on the economy in nine Midwest and...

news Tue, Sep 04, 2012 - 8:48am

State Fair makes accommodations for heat

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota State Fair is making accommodations for the heat. Thursday's temperatures are expected to soar into the upper 90s with a heat index hovering...

news Thu, Aug 30, 2012 - 9:17am

People sit on a bench along the seawall Tuesday in the storm surge from Isaac, on Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain, as the storm approaches landfall, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Isaac nears New Orleans, floods rural La. levee

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee to flood some homes, knocked out power and immersed beach-front roads in Louisiana and Mississippi early Wednesday as...

news Wed, Aug 29, 2012 - 9:01am

Red Cross mobilizing to assist with hurricane

FARGO – American Red Cross Minn-Kota Region emergency response vehicles based in Fargo and East Grand Forks, Minn., will deploy this week to assist with Red Cross efforts in Louisiana...

news / region Tue, Aug 28, 2012 - 8:40am

Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers

What drives MPCA violations? In an announcement last week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency levied penalties against the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Northstar Materials Inc., a Bemidji-based contractor, for...

opinion / editorials Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 11:53pm

Isaac could shake up security for GOP convention

BY TAMARA LUSH Associated Press Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac could force a shakeup of the security plans for the GOP convention in Tampa, because about half...

news Sun, Aug 26, 2012 - 12:22am

Bob Sorheim examines cobs of corn on Bob Anderson’s farm north of Solway. Unlike most of Anderson’s crops, the corn is coming along well. Molly Miron | Bemidji Pioneer

Area experiences dry summer

By Molly Miron Special to the Pioneer BEMIDJI – Northern Minnesota hasn’t suffered the record drought of other Midwest venues, but the lack of rain has caused considerable distress. From...

news / local Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 1:49am

Gov. Mark Dayton Wednesday announces he will call a special legislative for Friday afternoon to pass a disaster-relief bill. Don Davis | Bemidji Pioneer

Special session called; Bemidji area would get help for wind storm damage

By Don Davis Forum Communications ST. PAUL — State leaders will meet Friday vote to approve disaster relief to aid recovery from Minnesota’s June and July storms. Minnesota legislators will...

news Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 1:08am

Sens. John Carlson of Bemidji, left, and John Howe of Red Wing go through paperwork Thursday during a legislative meeting about disaster relief. Don Davis | Bemidji Pioneer

Disaster funds include individual, business aid

By Don Davis, Forum Communications ST. PAUL — Individuals and small businesses recovering from summer storms would share in a disaster recovery bill lawmakers are discussing. The Federal Emergency Management...

news Thu, Aug 16, 2012 - 7:26pm

Dayton asks federal government for storm loans

ST. PAUL – Gov. Mark Dayton wants the federal Small Business Administration to make low-interest loans available to repair homes and businesses and businesses damaged by storms and flooding in...

news Wed, Aug 15, 2012 - 10:59pm

Mark Anthony, KSAX Chief Meteorologist

Warm weekend in store

The area experienced a blend of clouds and some sunshine on Wednesday. The winds finally backed-down on Wednesday as well after very wind conditions on Monday and Tuesday. Park Rapids...

news Fri, Mar 30, 2012 - 4:18pm

Decent growing season ahead?

The Upper Midwest should see near-normal temperatures and precipitation in the upcoming growing season, a weather expert said. Leon Osborne, president of Meridian Environmental Technology in Grand Forks, N.D., spoke...

farm / agriculture Wed, Mar 21, 2012 - 12:15am

This is the view from the Enterprise parking lot at 6 a.m. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Central Plains thunderstorms hijack moisture from Northern Plains blizzard

The blizzard that wasn't left Hubbard County wind, but little snow. "You're not alone," laughed National Weather Service meteorologist Al Voelker. "From right around Sioux Falls into eastern Nebraska and...

news / local Wed, Feb 29, 2012 - 6:33am

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