New International Falls Border Facility

International Falls' new border patrol facility is officially open.

The US Border Patrol in International Falls is responsible for 143 miles of border and is the busiest in Minnesota.

The opening of the state of the art facility was years in the making and marked yesterday afternoon with a ceremony and tours.

It's 33,000 square feet and boasts new training rooms, and easy access to waterways with room for expansion.

The new Border Station is also home to the Minnesota State Patrol, making it the first of its kind in the US and precedent setting.

New Champions in Bass Championship

For the first time in nine years, a Fort Frances name is appearing on the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy.

Dorian Lindholm with long-time fishing partner Bill Wilcox of Texas captured the 2010 tournament with a three day catch of 56.45 pounds.

"We had no problem in the pre-fish," says Lindholm. "We had very little problem fishing. It worked out really good for us."

Wilcox says the duo stayed true to their game plan.

"we had a good game plan and changed up water each day," says Wilcox. "That was the key because we used our fish up each day and just changed locations."

Mark Raveling of Minnesota and Mike Luhman of Wisconsin finished second.

Jeff Gustafson of Kenora and John Peterson of Bemidji, who carried the biggest weight on the final day before the final three angling teams weighed-in, were third.

Three-time defending champs Joe Thrun and Jim Moynaugh fell to 19th after weighing in with just 8-pounds on the final day.