ST. PAUL - Nearly a year after the Bemidji community discovered that Brandon Bjerknes had engaged in sexual conversations with his students, his victims and their families continue to suffer.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published on Nov. 22, 2017. DULUTH--A federal judge dismissed one count of second-degree murder in the case of a Red Lake man charged with the June slaying of a teenager. Joshua Francis Hill, 20, remains c...
BEMIDJI -- More than two dozen people were cited as about 100 people gathered and blocked streets in downtown Bemidji on Wednesday in opposition of the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project.
BEMIDJI--The actress portraying an agitated truck driver was not going to make things easy for Sgt. Shane Gustafson. As Gustafson tried to establish "Lucy's" mental state, the woman--played by actress Erin Roberts--went off on tangent after tange...
BEMIDJI--More than 1,000 area residents lost power after overnight thunderstorms buffeted Beltrami County late Sunday and early Monday. Beltami County Emergency Management Director Chris Muller said that overnight thunderstorms hit the Bemidji ar...
BEMIDJI--In the first 7 1/2 months of 2018, the Bemidji Fire Department responded to as many fire suppression calls as it typically sees in a year--and the cause of the uptick remains unclear.
BELTRAMI ISLAND STATE FOREST -- Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered the Minnesota National Guard to help in fighting a wildfire in the Beltrami Island State Forest.
BEMIDJI--A Red Lake man charged with assault after a May shooting at the Elpine Village Mobile Home Park was sentenced Aug.14 to one year and one day in prison.
CLEARBROOK--Water service was not impacted after lightning struck Clearbrook's water tower Sunday morning. The 8 a.m. strike caused a fire in a room at the bottom of the tower, said Clearbrook City Clerk Lucie Thompson. Several area emergency age...
BEMIDJI--A former employee of an adult foster home was sentenced Monday to 180 days in jail for the assault of a home resident. Connor Michael Shea, 27, pleaded guilty July 3 to the assault. Shea was initially charged with third-degree assault af...
