Dave Coahran, fisheries supervisor with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Spicer, has raised the possibility of adding muskie to a lake in Kandiyohi County, but it's currently only a talking point.| Bemidji Pioneer
Vote tallies as of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday showed Republican Michelle Fischbach holding a commanding two-to-one lead over Democratic challenger A.J. Peters.| Bemidji Pioneer
Democratic challenger A.J. Peters and Republican incumbent Michelle Fischbach spar over issues in televised debate| Bemidji Pioneer
Ross Strehlow, a 1974 graduate of Willmar High School, continues to give back to the outdoors in Kandiyohi County.| Bemidji Pioneer
Cool Whip on your favorite dessert? Thank William A. Mitchell, born in Raymond, Minnesota, for his prolific career inventing convenience foods we enjoy| Bemidji Pioneer
The DFL lost its trifecta, and the House of Representatives is evenly split for the first time since 1979. State Sen. Erin Murphy is hopeful of getting things done despite the challenges.| Bemidji Pioneer
U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith hosted a roundtable with turkey industry representatives south of Willmar and heard a wide range of concerns from growers and processors.| Bemidji Pioneer
Tom Cherveny is a regional and outdoors reporter for the West Central Tribune. He has been a reporter with the West Central Tribune since 1993. Cherveny can be reached via email at tcherveny@wctrib.com or by phone at 320-214-4335.| Bemidji Pioneer
Rural counties experience greater natural losses as deaths continue to outpace births. But there is in-migration attributed to people moving from urban to rural areas for jobs.| Bemidji Pioneer
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