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BEMIDJI -- The serious injury of an infant associated with labor or delivery in a low-risk pregnancy was one of three "adverse health events" that occurred at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in 2014. The state Department of Health on Thursday released its annual Adverse Health Events...

BEMIDJI -- The names the five people who may become Bemidji's next city manager were made public Thursday ahead of interviews scheduled early next month. The five male finalists all currently serve as administrators of cities or counties in rural Minnesota. They each stand a chance...

Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls on Wednesday: Drugs 6:30 p.m. A 38-year-old man was arrested for fifth-degree possession of methamphetamine on Lake Beltrami Road NE and Highway 71 NE following a report of a reckless driver....

One person was injured Wednesday night when a car struck a log that had rolled off of a trailer as it was traveling on U.S. Highway 2 near Bemidji. Minnesota State Patrol said Michael Tammaro, 60, Laporte, Minn., was driving a 1998 Ford semi, pulling a trailer loaded with logs...

BEMIDJI -- A Bemidji attorney has been appointed a part-time U.S. magistrate judge by the U.S. District Court, according to a press release. Jon T. Huseby took the oath of office on Wednesday inside the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis, the release said. The primary duties performed...

Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls on Tuesday: DWI 3:50 a.m. A 28-year-old man was arrested for second-degree DWI on Carr Lake Road SW and Holand Road SW. Violation 2:57 p.m. A 27-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman...