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Bemidji to hold downtown cleanup day

Bemidji’s Downtown Development Authority will be hosting the Downtown Project Pride clean up event from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 Officials are asking businesses and residents to help...

news / local Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 4:24pm

Downed power line sparks fire

A tree downed by strong winds struck a power line and started a fire Tuesday afternoon, prompting a response from at least two area departments. Beltrami County emergency services coordinator...

news / local Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 4:13pm

Downed power line sparks fire

A tree downed by strong winds struck a power line and started a fire Tuesday afternoon, prompting a response from at least two area departments. Beltrami County emergency services coordinator...

news / local Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 4:13pm

Ponemah man pleads to involuntary manslaughter

ST. PAUL — A Red Lake man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to one count of involuntary manslaughter for striking a pedestrian with his vehicle while intoxicated in August...

news / local Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 3:29pm

Investigation into worker’s death continues

BEMIDJI — The investigation into a Grand Rapids man’s death at a Bemidji lumber mill is ongoing, but OSHA spokesperson Jenny O’Brien said no definitive timeline could be placed on...

news / local Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 3:21pm

Windy conditions cause fire concerns

BEMIDJI —Monday afternoon’s grass fire in southeast Bemidji made one thing clear to the city’s fire chief Dave Hoefer. “I think that fire…kind of proved how dry things actually are,”...

news / local Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 2:59pm

Beltrami County road update: Melting snow still closing roads

BEMIDJI -- Rapidly melting snow is still covering a number of area roads in water. As of 9 p.m. Wednesday, several roads remained closed. Here is the latest update from...

news / local Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 2:37pm

Autopsy: Mother and son in murder-suicide died of gunshot wounds

BAGLEY — Jack Gerbracht, and his mother, Darlene Gerbracht, died of gunshot wounds, according to autopsy results released Monday by Bagley Police Chief Larry Peterson. In a release, Peterson classified...

news / local Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 12:07pm

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota and St. Philip’s School teamed up Monday to throw Ben Frauenholtz, 7, a party to mark the end of his three-year chemotherapy treatments. Ben and his classmates had a lunchtime pizza party, preceded by a pretend airplane flight from Minnesota to Orlando, Fla. — Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Prelude to a wish: First-grader takes imaginary flight to Disney World before the real trip

BEMIDJI — Flight 429 left St. Philip’s School at 12:45 p.m. Monday, landing in Orlando, Fla., about a half-hour later. Its passengers — all first-graders with first-class seats — were...

news / local Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 12:16am

Johnson named Rotarian of the Year in district convention

BEMIDJI —Gary Johnson, chief executive officer of Paul Bunyan Communications, was named the local district’s Rotarian of the Year. The award was presented during the district convention in Bemidji over...

news / local Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 4:51pm

Burning wood pile ignites grass field

BEMIDJI — A permit-sanctioned burning of a wood pile spread to a grass field Monday afternoon. Crews from the Bemidji Fire Department were called to the fire, near the intersection...

news / local Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 4:22pm

Walk MS event set for Sunday

BEMIDJI — The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Upper Midwest Chapter will have a Walk MS: Bemidji event at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Gillett Recreation Center at Bemidji State University...

news / local Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 3:06pm

Man dies after fall at Potlatch Lumber Mill

BEMIDJI — A 23-year-old Grand Rapids man died after falling from a catwalk at Potlatch Lumber Mill on Saturday. Mitchell Lee Harthan was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency...

news / local Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 11:46am

A portion of Jackson Avenue Southwest was under about six inches of water Monday morning. Rapidly melting snow is causing issues on several area roads.

Melting snow causes road closures

Residents of Jackson Avenue were more or less cut off from the outside world Sunday night. That’s when the dead-end road in a lowland area near Oak Hills Christian College...

news / local Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 8:57am

Police and fire report for April 27

Police Report The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls: Assault 3:45 a.m. Friday, 2500 block of Ridgeway Avenue Northwest. Officers responded to a fight call at Red Pine...

news / local Sat, Apr 27, 2013 - 2:27am

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