There’s been quite a bit of activity on area lakes, especially between Christmas and New Year's Day. We have excellent ice ...

LAPORTE — The Garfield Lake Ice Racing Club has been given permission to begin the 2026 racing season on Sunday, Jan. 11. The ...

Lakeland will put sensors on city vehicles, which will monitor for pavement problems while the vehicles go about their daily ...

Bemidji’s State Highway 197 reconstruction project was far bumpier in 2025. It was approved at the end of 2024, but was ...

Due to a recent rise in respiratory illnesses, Sanford Health in Bemidji has announced that hospitals and clinics in the region will implement visitor restrictions to protect patients and employees ...

At the beginning of the month, Lakeland News visited the Bemidji Community Food Shelf to see how the organization was affected by the delay in benefits from federally funded food programs such as SNAP ...

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BEMIDJI, Minn. — The Sankta Lucia Festival has always been a special holiday event in Bemidji, drawing attendees from near and far. For many families of Swedish lineage, it’s a meaningful December ...

Shares of Lakeland Industries (LAKE) fell 21% in early Wednesday trading after the company missed earnings estimates and withdrew its guidance, citing industry-wide challenges such as tariffs.

LAKELAND, Fla. — There are more than 700 books that are banned in public schools in Florida. It might not sound like a lot, but for two students in Polk County, the list has sparked a desire to learn ...

Football players from just one area high school team that began playing practicing in early August for their fall season are still playing in the first week of December, and those athletes play ...