Beltrami County

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—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...

Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls Wednesday: Burglary 4:58 p.m. Officers received a report of a burglary at the 9600 block of Nebish Road NE in Nebish, Minn. 6:44 p.m. Officers received a report of a residential burglary at the...

BEMIDJI -- Minnesota Department of Public Safety staff planned to be in Beltrami County on Wednesday and Clearwater County on Thursday, to meet with local officials and possibly survey damage from late July windstorms. The assessment crews are part of the Homeland Security and Emergency...

BEMIDJI -- A Cass Lake man faces charges of third-degree assault after allegedly beating another man with a baseball bat, breaking his wrist and jaw. Michael Anthony Kingbird, 46, was arrested at about 2:42 a.m. Tuesday after officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a residence...

Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls Monday: Animal 10:57 p.m. Officers received a report of a bear on the deck of a house at the 16900 block of Stai Drive NW. Suspicious 8:06 a.m. A 31-year-old female was arrested at the 2000 block...

Sheriff’s Report The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls Monday: Animal10:57 p.m. Officers received a report of a bear on the deck of a house at the 16900 block of Stai Drive NW. Suspicious8:06 a.m. A 31-year-old female was arrested at the 2000 block...