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BEMIDJI -- U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., has nominated Donald Letson of Bemidji for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy. If chosen for an appointment by the academy, Letson, son of Tom and Liz Letson, would be part of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 2019 and would enter the academy...

BEMIDJI -- Local nonprofit public access television station Upstream TV went off the air last week amid staff departures and financial difficulty. A post on Upstream's Facebook account Jan.

BEMIDJI -- A Bagley woman pleaded not guilty in Beltrami County District Court to felony first-degree burglary. Kristy Iva Platt, 31, was arrested after she and Cassie Barrick, 32, of Richmond, Minn., were identified as the women who attacked a woman and broke down the door to...

BEMIDJI -- Oak Hills Christian College has been selected as a finalist in the Stanley Security Together for Safer Schools grant program. At stake is $100,000 in Stanley Security-installed products and services to help secure students and facilities within the campus. The contest...

Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls on Monday: DWI 9:15 p.m. A 38-year-old man was arrested for DWI following a report of a car in the ditch near an apartment building on the 300 block of Beltrami Lane SW in Kelliher. Assault 9:54...