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BEMIDJI—Bemidji Area Schools' water and sewer system options for its planned Gene Dillon Elementary School may hinge on Beltrami County's roadway improvement plans. The school district has a "Plan B" to construct on-site wells and a septic system, but officials there have said...

BEMIDJI—The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans is sponsoring a Bemidji StandDown for Veterans on Wednesday at the Bemidji Curling Club, 1230 23rd St. NW. The event runs 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., is free for all veterans and will provide services ranging from meals, clothing,...

BEMIDJI—The state of Minnesota is holding a surplus auction Saturday that will includes cars, trucks, snowplows, ATVs, trailers and boat/motors. The auction will be held at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds, 7301 Frontage Road; the auction opens for inspection and registration...

BRAINERD, Minn.—Chelsey Crawford is a survivor. Not just of a gunshot wound to the head she suffered on Jan. 4, 2015, at her Brainerd apartment but of having to wait nearly two years for justice to be served on the man who pulled the trigger. "I'm glad it's done," Crawford said...

ROTHSAY, Minn. — A group of duck hunters has a west central Minnesota woman to thank for a dramatic rescue over the weekend.Erin Houselog was hunting with her fiancé, when they heard yells for help near Christopherson Lake, which is southeast of Rothsay. A party of five hunters...

BEMIDJI—Bemidji Area Schools' plans to build a new elementary school took another step forward Monday. The Beltrami County Planning Commission voted to approve a conditional use permit and variance for the school district's plans to build Gene Dillon Elementary near the intersection...

BEMIDJI—The Wojo's Rodeo Circuit Finals, presented by Coke of Bemidji, will come to the Sanford Center on Oct. 21 and 22. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 6:30 p.m. both days. Cowboys and cowgirls from northern Minnesota will compete in 11 events including...

BEMIDJI—A Bemidji man will spend 10 years on probation after receiving a stayed sentence of four years and nine months in prison for criminal vehicular homicide Monday in Itasca County Court. Christopher Glenn Smith, 30, pleaded guilty last month to one count of felony criminal...

ESKO, Minn. -- Authorities on Monday released the name of a woman killed in a one-vehicle crash Saturday in Esko.Robin Lee Bergquist, 41, of Saginaw, died in the crash that happened at about 12:20 a.m., the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office reported. The crash remains under investigation....