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The following cases were heard by Beltrami County District Judge John Melbye: Daniel Vincent Bellino, 52, of Bemidji was sentenced on Tuesday for felony possession of marijuana in the fifth degree. He was placed on supervised probation for five years, and must pay a $1,000 fine. Michael...

BEMIDJI – A Bemidji man who threatened a pregnant woman carrying his child with a knife and held the weapon to her throat and face will be sentenced Feb. 11 for the act of violence. William Gerald Desjarlais, 27, of Bemidji utilized a Norgaard Plea and was convicted of felony...

The following cases were heard by Beltrami County District Judge Paul Benshoof on Dec. 11:

The following cases were heard Dec. 17 by Beltrami County District Court Judge Shari Schluchter:

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A dispute over access to records kept by a private contractor doing public work is headed to the Minnesota Supreme Court. The high court intends to review a Minnesota Court of Appeals decision that ruled a small-town newspaper could get access to contractor...

The following cases were heard Dec. 17 by Beltrami County District Court Judge Shari Schluchter:

BEMIDJI – A 40-year-old Hill City woman has been sentenced for stalking a man with whom she’d had an affair.

By Mark Stodghill, Forum Communications DULUTH — A former Minnesota Power official pleaded guilty Tuesday to the theft of corporate property and agreed to pay $150,000 restitution.

The following cases were heard Dec. 10 by Beltrami County District Court Judge John Melbye:

BEMIDJI – An 18-year-old woman who worked for a local convenience store is accused of illegally obtaining about $2,400 in fraudulent lottery winnings.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Another former University of North Dakota student was sentenced this week to years in federal prison in the Grand Forks-based synthetic drug conspiracy blamed in the deaths of two teens.

BEMIDJI – A Beltrami County judge on Monday will hear from attorneys on a motion to dismiss the charges levied against a former Bemidji business owner.

The following cases were heard Nov. 20-27 by Beltrami County District Court Judge Shari Schluchter: