Part Two of “Northern Loners” asks: Was an odd farmer punished for the sins of the 'Great Plains Butcher' just up the road?| Mitchell Republic
Golfers across the country who shot lower or netted a better score than the professional golfer would receive medals saying “I beat Ben Hogan.”| Mitchell Republic
Patsy Magner’s hellraising career as a boxer and saloon owner in South Dakota and Iowa came to a violent end in December 1934.| Mitchell Republic
Golfers across the country who shot lower or netted a better score than the professional golfer would receive medals saying “I beat Ben Hogan.”| Perham Focus
Patsy Magner’s hellraising career as a boxer and saloon owner in South Dakota and Iowa came to a violent end in December 1934.| Perham Focus
Henry Morris left his Nebraska hideaway for a whirlwind Omaha adventure in a story that captivated readers in North Dakota and Minnesota.| West Central Tribune
Henry Morris left his Nebraska hideaway for a whirlwind Omaha adventure in a story that captivated readers in North Dakota and Minnesota.| Cloquet Pine Journal
A volunteer effort recovered the Cessna L-19 Birddog that in 1958 had crashed into the Spicer, Minnesota, lake where it remained hidden for nearly 46 years.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Alexandria, Minnesota, residents have been film-goers since 1908.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Before Bob Dylan and Prince sat atop the state musical throne, The Andrews Sisters reigned supreme as the U.S. went to war.| Cloquet Pine Journal
As Rocco Baldelli navigates the Minnesota's early struggles, we look back at the fate of past managers. Six were fired midseason, five were let go after a season, one retired and one quit.| Alexandria Echo Press
The award has been shared multiple times in Minnesota and the Dakotas| Alexandria Echo Press
One of the earliest mentions involving Minnesota sports teams involves the national anthem being played in 1917 during a Wisconsin and Gophers football game in Madison.| Alexandria Echo Press
Donnybrooke Speedway lasted 6 years before new owners created the spectacle at Brainerd International Raceway with community support, sponsorships and camping.| Alexandria Echo Press
First gathering drew 9,000 fans to St. Paul Auditorium in 1945| Alexandria Echo Press
Golfers across the country who shot lower or netted a better score than the professional golfer would receive medals saying “I beat Ben Hogan.”| Alexandria Echo Press
Patsy Magner’s hellraising career as a boxer and saloon owner in South Dakota and Iowa came to a violent end in December 1934.| Alexandria Echo Press
Cell phone images are great for instant sharing but what is your long-term plan?| Alexandria Echo Press
Alexandria, Minnesota, residents have been film-goers since 1908.| Bemidji Pioneer
The disaster killed 41 Cuyuna Range miners 100 years ago on Feb. 5, 1924, for the worst mining disaster in Minnesota history.| Brainerd Dispatch
Carl Wold's newspaper office was trashed after editorials he published. Then farmers packed themselves into the courtroom during his trial.| Dickinson Press
By the time the 12-hour standoff was over, three people were dead. It started with drunken, deadly threats| Dickinson Press
It was reported that at least 6 fires were started that year in Alexandria, Minnesota.| Dickinson Press
Jay Douglas Barker has spent 50 of his 66 years behind bars for bank robberies, but the experience did not stop him from robbing the Wells Fargo bank on Aug. 1, 2025.| Bemidji Pioneer
Golfers across the country who shot lower or netted a better score than the professional golfer would receive medals saying “I beat Ben Hogan.”| Bemidji Pioneer
Patsy Magner’s hellraising career as a boxer and saloon owner in South Dakota and Iowa came to a violent end in December 1934.| Bemidji Pioneer
Cell phone images are great for instant sharing but what is your long-term plan?| Bemidji Pioneer
Golfers across the country who shot lower or netted a better score than the professional golfer would receive medals saying “I beat Ben Hogan.”| Dickinson Press
Patsy Magner’s hellraising career as a boxer and saloon owner in South Dakota and Iowa came to a violent end in December 1934.| Dickinson Press
Cell phone images are great for instant sharing but what is your long-term plan?| Dickinson Press
100 years later, great-grandson began quest to clear his ancestor’s name after finding a lost note from the killer.| Dickinson Press
From pests to prayers: The "Grasshopper Chapel" in Cold Spring, Minnesota, was built in the aftermath of an infestation of Rocky Mountain locusts that devastated the Midwest from 1873 to 1877.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Advancements in forensic DNA analysis are opening the doors to answers in decades-old cold cases| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Golfers across the country who shot lower or netted a better score than the professional golfer would receive medals saying “I beat Ben Hogan.”| Wadena Pioneer Journal
As Rocco Baldelli navigates the Minnesota's early struggles, we look back at the fate of past managers. Six were fired midseason, five were let go after a season, one retired and one quit.| Superior Telegram
One of the earliest mentions involving Minnesota sports teams involves the national anthem being played in 1917 during a Wisconsin and Gophers football game in Madison.| Superior Telegram
Donnybrooke Speedway lasted 6 years before new owners created the spectacle at Brainerd International Raceway with community support, sponsorships and camping.| Superior Telegram
If this election season has left you stressed, nervous and on edge, consider the remedies that got our ancestors through the tough times.| Superior Telegram
A dog could have saved Dover Township citizens thousands of dollars, but no one would listen.| Superior Telegram
Golfers across the country who shot lower or netted a better score than the professional golfer would receive medals saying “I beat Ben Hogan.”| Superior Telegram
Cell phone images are great for instant sharing but what is your long-term plan?| Superior Telegram
Fabled leap more myth than fact, but still an entertaining story, historian says| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Husband killed wife, mother-in-law, then himself in apparent money dispute| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Michael and Joseph Hofer died in 1918 after court martial; changes for conscientious objectors followed in aftermath| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Once home to the deadliest weapons on the planet, former silo, launch facility stands as reminder of dangerous times.| Mitchell Republic
Cell phone images are great for instant sharing but what is your long-term plan?| Wadena Pioneer Journal
If this election season has left you stressed, nervous and on edge, consider the remedies that got our ancestors through the tough times.| Mitchell Republic
After nearly a century, questions remain over why Winnie Ruth Judd killed Hedvig Samuelson and stuffed her body in a suitcase.| Mitchell Republic
A dog could have saved Dover Township citizens thousands of dollars, but no one would listen.| Mitchell Republic
The library in Harvey, N.D., was built atop the scene of a murder. This article, first published in October 2009, explores what people have experienced there.| Mitchell Republic
As Rocco Baldelli navigates the Minnesota's early struggles, we look back at the fate of past managers. Six were fired midseason, five were let go after a season, one retired and one quit.| Mitchell Republic
One of the earliest mentions involving Minnesota sports teams involves the national anthem being played in 1917 during a Wisconsin and Gophers football game in Madison.| Mitchell Republic
Born in 1948, the opener has become a state tradition, though not all leaders have been on board with the party-type atmosphere| Mitchell Republic
Donnybrooke Speedway lasted 6 years before new owners created the spectacle at Brainerd International Raceway with community support, sponsorships and camping.| Mitchell Republic
Cell phone images are great for instant sharing but what is your long-term plan?| Mitchell Republic
Cell phone images are great for instant sharing but what is your long-term plan?| Perham Focus
As Rocco Baldelli navigates the Minnesota's early struggles, we look back at the fate of past managers. Six were fired midseason, five were let go after a season, one retired and one quit.| Bemidji Pioneer
The award has been shared multiple times in Minnesota and the Dakotas| Bemidji Pioneer
One of the earliest mentions involving Minnesota sports teams involves the national anthem being played in 1917 during a Wisconsin and Gophers football game in Madison.| Bemidji Pioneer
Donnybrooke Speedway lasted 6 years before new owners created the spectacle at Brainerd International Raceway with community support, sponsorships and camping.| Bemidji Pioneer
A UFO encounter at a North Dakota nuclear site prompted an Air Force captain to defy an order of silence in his search for truth.| Cloquet Pine Journal
The race helped launch careers before other regional marathons, including Grandma's, gained wider appeal.| Alexandria Echo Press
Born in 1948, the opener has become a state tradition, though not all leaders have been on board with the party-type atmosphere| Alexandria Echo Press
The incident took place on Oct. 20-21, 1923.| Alexandria Echo Press
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
A UFO encounter at a North Dakota nuclear site prompted an Air Force captain to defy an order of silence in his search for truth.| Bemidji Pioneer
The race helped launch careers before other regional marathons, including Grandma's, gained wider appeal.| Bemidji Pioneer
Born in 1948, the opener has become a state tradition, though not all leaders have been on board with the party-type atmosphere| Bemidji Pioneer
Born in 1948, the opener has become a state tradition, though not all leaders have been on board with the party-type atmosphere| Dickinson Press
A UFO encounter at a North Dakota nuclear site prompted an Air Force captain to defy an order of silence in his search for truth.| Dickinson Press
The 46-day trial of Harry Hayward in 1895 riveted the nation with its shocking surprises, even inspiring a 'murder ballad'| Wadena Pioneer Journal
What compelled Marie Downing to leave her life at Windsor Castle for the windswept prairie?| Wadena Pioneer Journal
They have been overshadowed by others, but the local men raised a flag and immortalized another.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
After nearly a century, questions remain over why Winnie Ruth Judd killed Hedvig Samuelson and stuffed her body in a suitcase.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
The award has been shared multiple times in Minnesota and the Dakotas| Superior Telegram
For more than 30 years, the NFL team fielded a hardwood squad that helped raise money for charities, organizations| Superior Telegram
Eunice Winstead, 9, made news in 1937 when she married a 24-year-old man in Tennessee. Minnesota was among the few states that fought back.| Superior Telegram
After nearly a century, questions remain over why Winnie Ruth Judd killed Hedvig Samuelson and stuffed her body in a suitcase.| Superior Telegram
“I’ll bet my garters” were the famous last words of one player participating in a strip poker game that was raided by Rochester police in January 1925.| Superior Telegram
Current occupants of former Security National Bank and Trust in South Dakota reflect on notorious crime| Wadena Pioneer Journal
First gathering drew 9,000 fans to St. Paul Auditorium in 1945| Wadena Pioneer Journal
The award has been shared multiple times in Minnesota and the Dakotas| Wadena Pioneer Journal
The 46-day trial of Harry Hayward in 1895 riveted the nation with its shocking surprises, even inspiring a 'murder ballad'| Superior Telegram
First gathering drew 9,000 fans to St. Paul Auditorium in 1945| Superior Telegram
What compelled Marie Downing to leave her life at Windsor Castle for the windswept prairie?| Superior Telegram
The group of about 100 left a trail of deception and chaos across the country in the first half of the 20th century.| Superior Telegram
“I’ll bet my garters” were the famous last words of one player participating in a strip poker game that was raided by Rochester police in January 1925.| Mitchell Republic
A mother of four children held all-night parties for teenagers at her Fargo home and Minnesota lake cabin while her husband fought Nazis in Europe, and she never served her full sentence.| Mitchell Republic
Everyone believed Jacob Bentz's story at first. But his actions after the murder spurred an investigation that broke the case wide open.| Mitchell Republic
A Minnesota farm wife fell in love with a farm hand, and it all went downhill from there in 1949.| Mitchell Republic
Exhibition venues for Minnesota's first NHL team spanned the region, including matchups in Bemidji, Duluth, Fargo, Moorhead, Bismarck and Minot.| Mitchell Republic
For more than 30 years, the NFL team fielded a hardwood squad that helped raise money for charities, organizations| Mitchell Republic
First gathering drew 9,000 fans to St. Paul Auditorium in 1945| Mitchell Republic
The group of about 100 left a trail of deception and chaos across the country in the first half of the 20th century.| Mitchell Republic
What compelled Marie Downing to leave her life at Windsor Castle for the windswept prairie?| Mitchell Republic
A Minnesota farm wife fell in love with a farm hand, and it all went downhill from there in 1949.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Everyone believed Jacob Bentz's story at first. But his actions after the murder spurred an investigation that broke the case wide open.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
A mother of four children held all-night parties for teenagers at her Fargo home and Minnesota lake cabin while her husband fought Nazis in Europe, and she never served her full sentence.| Superior Telegram
For more than 30 years, the NFL team fielded a hardwood squad that helped raise money for charities, organizations| Bemidji Pioneer
Cynthia Anne Gerdes was murdered in her Minneapolis apartment in 1984, and while investigators believed they had a suspect, her case remains unsolved because she 'had no champions, press or family, clamoring for results.'| Cloquet Pine Journal
