Beltrami County

BEMIDJI -- A Minneapolis woman who attempted to bring methamphetamine to the Red Lake Indian Reservation pleaded guilty Tuesday in Beltrami County District Court to a felony drug sale charge. Delisha Rae Rodriguez, 25, is charged with felony first-degree drug sale, which carries...

BEMIDJI -- A veterans project is seeking correspondence between military personnel and their families in Beltrami and 86 Minnesota counties to be included in a tribute in St.

BEMIDJI -- Beltrami County Commissioners discussed two topics at Tuesday's county board meeting that have been on the agenda throughout the year -- homelessness in the area and increased capacity and functionality in the jail. People in tune with the homelessness situation in...

BEMIDJI -- Dwight Jones and Cory Jones made their initial appearances Monday in Beltrami County District Court since their involvement in a recent shooting incident near Cass Lake. Dwight Thomas Jones, 37, and Cory J. Walter Jones, 26, both of Cass Lake, were identified by a witness...

INTERNATIONAL FALLS -- Two people arrested in connection with 11 burglaries in six communities have been sentenced in Koochiching County Court. Brandon George Howard Sr., 34, of Redby, and Holly Beth Johnson, 30, of Redwood Falls, were arrested in July by Red Lake Tribal Police....

BEMIDJI -- Landmass to grains of sand highlighted Tuesday’s Beltrami County Commissioners meeting. A recent debate over liquor permits near the Red Lake Indian Reservation was a potentially massive debate until a resort owner pulled his liquor permit application. A public hearing...

BEMIDJI -- Children throughout the Bemidji area are anxiously awaiting the first day of school. "What will I wear?", "Will I make new friends?" are some of the questions they may ask themselves.

BEMIDJI -- A proposed liquor store at a resort on the edge of Beltrami County is raising eyebrows across the border on the Red Lake Nation, which bans the sale and possession of alcohol. At a Beltrami County Board meeting Tuesday, a delegation from the Red Lake Nation voiced opposition...

BEMIDJI -- Starting Monday, inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as well as the Minnesota Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) will be working with Beltrami County and other counties and tribal lands as part of the recent disaster...

BEMIDJI -- Beltrami County’s voter turnout for Tuesday’s primary election fell just below the anticipated rate, but was higher than the state’s average overall. A total of 16 percent of Beltrami County registered voters participated, while the state average as 9.8 percent. “It...