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BEMIDJI - Two Bemidji men were arrested Wednesday in connection to a burning cross reported in a yard north of the city last month. Derek Daniel Barnes, 20, and Ryan Fairbanks Andree, 19, were arrested on suspicion of terroristic threats and use of explosive/incendiary devices, according...

Classes will start two hours late for Bemidji students on Monday, Feb. 27 after the area received up to 7 inches of snow on Sunday. This applies to Bemidji public and parochial schools and to TrekNorth Junior and Senior High School and Schoolcraft Learning Community.

The advisory board for the city-owned Sanford Center agreed to revise its policy for the upcoming Bemidji Jaycees' Home, Sports and Travel Show, leaving it up to a local vendor to determine whether to participate. The board unanimously approved a revision to allow food vendors into...

BEMIDJI - A welfare check on two women at a rural Bemidji residence Monday afternoon led to the discovery of 50 to 55 dogs and some cats living inside two mobile homes. The welfare check, in the 4500 block of Grant Valley Road Northwest west of Bemidji, has prompted an investigation...

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After a contentious summer, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe voted in a special election Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1,421 to 1,364 in favor of Donald "Mick" Finn as the new secretary/treasurer over his opponent, Donald "Donnie" Headbird. The unofficial percentage is 51 percent for Finn and...

A 22-year-old woman was found dead in the Cass Lake area early Sunday morning, apparently as the result of a gunshot wound. After receiving a report of a 3:16 a.m. shot fired, Cass County authorities responded to the crime scene. A 27-year-old Cass Lake man subsequently was taken...

A 16-year-old boy died Saturday morning after leading area police officers on a high-speed chase north of Bemidji. The boy has not yet been identified, pending notification of family members. According to a press release from the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office: Deputies stopped...

The merger between North Country Health Services and Sanford Health will be effective next week. Sanford and NCHS announced Friday that the final approval and contract-signing has occurred, which will bring the two organizations together effective March 1. Sanford Health already...