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It's the last time for polka fans to enjoy Polkafest at Ironworld near Chisholm, Minn.
Homegrown Software Guides Searchers to Lost Autistic Man
As authorities searched a rural area in Minnesota for an autistic man who had been missing for days, they used Search Tracker, a software program written by a member of the local sheriff's rescue squad.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press
Software helped guide search for missing autistic man
Computer software written by St. Louis County Sheriff's Rescue Squad Lt. Rick Slatten was instrumental in helping searchers find the autistic man who was missing for seven days in Burnett County.
Another yearbook with Dylan note added to Iron Range exhibit...
Another yearbook with Dylan note added to Iron Range exhibit Eds: APNewsNow. CHISHOLM, Minn.
A man and woman have been arrested and charged in St. Louis County Court for several felony drug-related violations.
Despite deficit, Range did well
Tom Rukavina and David Tomassoni have returned home from St. Paul after previous legislative session with numbers that added up to fewer dollars for local governments and schools, big increases in higher ...
Polka losing popularity in northern Minn.
The draw of polka music just isn't what it used to be. Ely TV is a community access channel that has brought polka performances to the masses.
She peels away hurt, finds little girl inside
They sat in a healing circle in a church in Bemidji. The circle included the young female juvenile offender and her two former foster parents who were brutally stabbed by the girl's troubled 14-year-old ...
Quick action on fire at Minnesota Twist Drill
Mesabi Daily News By KELLY GRINSTEINNER Hibbing Daily Tribune CHISHOLM - The quick-thinking and actions of Minnesota Twist Drill's early arrivals for Monday night's midnight shift start-up crew are credited ...
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Ironworld Exhibit Looks Into Dylan's Range Roots
Saturday is Bob Dylan's 67th birthday, and what better way to celebrate than a new exhibit that explores his local connections.
"Tangled up in Ore" opened Thursday at Ironworld in Chisholm. The exhibit uses Dylan's own words to explain his relationship -- or lack of one -- to his hometown of Hibbing.
It also includes some Dylan-oriented memorabilia, including a high-chair used by baby Bobby Zimmerman to a bedroom window from his family's Hibbing home.
There's also a replica of the Hibbing High School stage where the normally mild-mannered Zimmerman delivered a wild, Jerry Lee Lewis-inspired performance at a school talent show in 1957. That performance has become a local legend, with some recalling that the crowd went wild, others say they booed loudly, and some say the high school principal tried to drop the curtain before the performance ended.
If All Else Fails, Aim for a Mistrial
What do you do if your defense isn't going well, and you think it's your lawyer's fault? Beat the hell out of two birds with one stone: William E. Lehman didn't like the way his trial was going, saying he ...
Appeals court rules against MN man who punched defender
Punch your public defender in court and you're on your own, that's the message the Minnesota Court of Appeals sent a Chisholm man on Tuesday. via KARE 11 TV
Do killers' words foreshadow violence?
“She would be the one saying, if it took my life to change something, to make the world a better place, I know she'd say Okay”
Columbine. Red Lake. Virginia Tech. Rocori. They are places that stir up powerful, painful images. via KARE 11 TV
Polkafest to leave Ironworld after summer show
When the last oom-pa-pa dies away at this year's Polkafest at Ironworld in Chisholm, it will mark the end of an era. via KARE-TV Minneapolis
Oberstar wants to run out the clock on merger
“He was raised in a household of working-class people who helped build unions, and saw what unions were able to do for people. He's a perfect example of that.”
The man who will be leading the charge in Congress against the world's biggest airline merger is a flinty miner's son from Minnesota's Iron Range. via Star Tribune
Mosinee mystery solved: Bones aren't human
“It really wasn't an actual confession”
Bones and bone fragments found buried earlier this month in the backyard of a Mosinee home are not human, Mosinee Police Chief Ken Muelling said this morning. via Kewaunee County
A bitter place? Iron Rangers aren't so sure
“Those are traditions that people either have or don't have”
When presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke of struggling small towns steeped in bitterness, it struck a chord -- or rather discord -- on Minnesota's Iron Range. via StarTribune
NWA pledges to keep major operations in Minnesota
Officials of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are pledging to keep major Northwest operations in Minnesota when the two carriers merge. via KARE-TV Minneapolis
NWA headquarters goes but hub remains
“We'd actually be better off as an economy having more airlines here. More competition and less dependence on one major airline.”
Minnesota is losing the headquarters of Northwest Airlines, and perhaps hundreds of jobs, with Delta's acquisition of the Eagan-based carrier. via Minnesota Public Radio
Pawlenty's line-item vetoes hit St. Paul projects hard
“We're going to pursue opportunities to find land acquisition money”
The polar bear brothers will most likely have a new home at the Como Zoo as scheduled. via Star Tribune