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The federal building in downtown Bemidji is located at 522 Minnesota Ave. NW. (Pioneer file photo)
Feds plan to vacate downtown building
BEMIDJI—Federal officials will vacate the four-floor building in downtown Bemidji, with the intention of relocating the Bureau of Indian...
 News September 20, 2018 - 8:09pm
Bemidji man charged with arson
BEMIDJI—A Bemidji man was charged Thursday with first-degree arson nearly a month after a rural trailer home fire. According to court documents,...
 News September 20, 2018 - 5:42pm
Cindy Gunderson, of Red Lake Indian Health Service, talks about Naloxone, a life-saving drug for people overdosing on opiates, during a discussion on the opiate crisis on Thursday at Sanford Behavioral Health. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
Up against opioids: Bemidji summit brings together agencies to help fight opioid crisis
BEMIDJI -- Health care providers and advocates gathered Thursday in Bemidji to discuss how best to respond to the opioid crisis that takes hundreds...
 News September 20, 2018 - 9:03pm
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Bemidji High School junior Emma Dean (11) fires a shot toward the East Grand Forks goal on Thursday at Bemidji Middle School. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
GIRLS SOCCER: Dean scores hat trick in drizzly afternoon win
BEMIDJI -- The rain wasn’t going to get in the way of the Bemidji High School girls soccer team’s effort to complete the regular season sweep...
 sports/soccer September 20, 2018 - 10:24pm
Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson displays a photo of tire tread marks left at the Wetterling crime scene as he hosts a news conference to close the investigative file regarding the Jacob Wetterling abduction, Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Stearns County Law Enforcement Center in St. Cloud. Scott Takushi / St. Paul Pioneer Press
Sheriff: Wetterling investigation went 'off the rails' as FBI chased multiple leads, killer remained free
ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- It took 27 years to get a confession out of Jacob Wetterling’s killer, but investigators had substantial evidence against...
 News/crime and courts September 20, 2018 - 4:40pm
Keith Ellison's ex-girlfriend shares medical record alleging abuse
ST. PAUL — U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison's ex-girlfriend has posted what appears to be a medical record showing that she told her doctor in 2017 that Ellison has physically abused her. In several tweets early this week, Karen Monahan posted a picture of what appears to be a computer...
 News/government and politics September 20, 2018 - 9:03pm
DOJ to grant $3.5 million for Bemidji-area tribal public safety
BEMIDJI—Six American Indian communities in Minnesota—including the three that bracket Bemidji—are in line for millions of dollars from the federal Department of Justice to improve public safety, help crime victims and combat violence against women. In Leech Lake,...
 News September 20, 2018 - 8:13pm
FOOTBALL: Jacks look to put lightning loss behind them
BEMIDJI -- Still stung by last week’s 38-37 loss to Sauk Rapids-Rice that ended with 5 minutes, 16 seconds on the clock because of a thunderstorm,...
 sports/football September 20, 2018 - 10:25pm
Bemidji High School junior Ashley Hofstad (3) passes a serve in Thursday’s game against Grand Rapids at the high school. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
VOLLEYBALL: Jacks fall in four to Hawks
BEMIDJI -- After falling in the opening set Thursday night, the Bemidji High School recovered to win the second set against Grand Rapids, but...
 sports/volleyball September 20, 2018 - 10:21pm
New York Jets running back Isaiah Crowell (20) stiff arms Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Smith (50) during the first half of a game at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland on Thursday night. David Dermer-USA TODAY Sports
Browns break 19-game winless streak at their stadium
CLEVELAND --N Rookie No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield relieved a concussed Tyrod Taylor and rallied the Cleveland Browns from a 14-point deficit...
 sports/football September 20, 2018 - 11:04pm
BOYS SOCCER: Jacks hand Apollo second loss of season
BEMIDJI -- Junior Silas Hess found the back of the St. Cloud Apollo net twice to lead the Bemidji High School boys soccer team to its ninth win...
 sports/soccer September 20, 2018 - 10:22pm
Nick Connelly in 2014. Forum News Service file photo
Former U of M offensive tackle dies from cancer at 22
MINNEAPOLIS -- Former University of Minnesota offensive tackle Nick Connelly died Wednesday, Sept. 19, after a four-month battle with cancer,...
 sports/football September 20, 2018 - 1:33pm
John Baumann
John Baumann John Karl Baumann, of Bemidji, MN died Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Sanford Medical Center Fargo surrounded by his family. Memorial...
 September 19, 2018 - 7:37pm
Level 3 sex offender gets new Bemidji address
BEMIDJI—A level 3 predatory offender has changed his address in Bemidji as of Wednesday. According to a press release from the Bemidji...
 News September 19, 2018 - 4:15pm
Crime report for Sept. 19
Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls Wednesday: Warrant 11:48 a.m. A 53-year-old man was arrested...
 News/crime and courts September 20, 2018 - 4:44pm

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Have a look at the Summer 2018 edition of inBemidji here.

Top left: Bemidji win "Best MN Town." Top center: Bull moose visits Lake Bemidji. Top right: BSU men's hockey coach with the MacNaughton Cup. Bottom left: Rescue team heads out on Upper Red Lake. Bottom center: People embrace on the first day of searching for missing fishermen on Lower Red Lake. Bottom right: Bus accident on Irvine Avenue. (Pioneer file photos)

The local news cycle in 2017 covered all the emotions—from joy and excitement to worry and sadness. The past year in the Bemidji region started out with searches for a ...

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