Beltrami County

BEMIDJI -- A Bemidji man was arrested over the Fourth of July weekend after he allegedly attempted to kill himself and a passenger by rolling his car on U.S. Highway 2. Kenneth Oscar Osmundson, 24, of Bemidji was charged in Beltrami County Court on Wednesday with second-degree...

BEMIDJI -- Recent flooding caused as much as $70,000 in estimated public property damages in Beltrami County, officials said Thursday. The damage costs fall below the $155,000 threshold for the county to qualify for federal emergency aid funding, said Chris Muller, Beltrami...

BEMIDJI -- Topics ranging from worldwide to close to home were discussed Tuesday at the Beltrami County commissioners meeting. Commissioners heard how the Health and Human Services Department is working toward increasing targeted foster care efforts, what environmental scientists...

BEMIDJI -- Recent heavy rainfall continues to cause flooding conditions across much of Minnesota, including Beltrami County.

BEMIDJI -- Recent heavy rainfall continues to cause flooding conditions across much of Minnesota, including Beltrami County.

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton declared a state of emergency Thursday in 35 Minnesota counties, including Beltrami County, in response to flooding and other problems related to heavy rainfall in recent days. Dayton’s executive order makes a range of state resources available and...

BELTRAMI COUNTY -- Beltrami County commissioners began Tuesday’s meeting discussing statewide issues with Sen. Rod Skoe, DFL-Clearbrook, and concluded with a possible solution to a local problem. Skoe, chairman of the Senate tax committee, updated commissioners on progress at the...

BELTRAMI COUNTY -- The sun has set on the controversial Beltrami County Park and Trail Advisory Committee. Commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday that the committee is due for a redesign. "We need to be thinking about the big picture and what's going to be here 100 years from...

BEMIDJI -- Several interesting local political races took shape Tuesday as the 2014 candidate filing period closed -- chief among them the contest between incumbent Bemidji Mayor Rita Albrecht and challenger Jorge Prince, chief financial officer at LaValley Industries. Albrecht,...

BEMIDJI -- A bystander is someone who witnesses an event, but does not take part. An "upstander" is someone who recognizes when something is wrong and takes actions to make it right. Most of us have been in situations that feel wrong, but despite the nudging inside, we say nothing....

BEMIDJI -- David Hanson, an attorney from Solway, announced Friday that he has filed to run for Beltrami County Attorney. Longtime County Attorney Tim Faver announced last week he would not seek re-election this fall. Hanson is a longtime Beltrami County resident and...