Celebration of Life to Be Held for Bemidji HS Icon Eric ‘Big E’ Nelson

A celebration of life will take place this Sunday for Bemidji High School icon Eric “Big E” Nelson. The school’s beloved custodian and supporter of many...

Former Marvin Windows and Doors President Frank Marvin Dies at Age 82

Frank Marvin, the former president of Marvin Windows and Doors, has died at the age of 82. According to his obituary, Marvin spent 42 years at the company, 11 of those as...

Beloved Bemidji Lumberjacks Fan Eric ‘Big E’ Nelson Passes Away After Cancer Battle

Eric “Big E” Nelson, Bemidji High School’s beloved custodian and biggest Lumberjack sports fan, has passed away. Nelson died Thursday after a...

Aitkin Man Dies After Being Ejected from Truck in Rollover Crash

An Aitkin man has died after he was ejected from his vehicle in a rollover crash yesterday morning. On Feb. 29 just after 8 a.m., a pickup truck driven by 50-year-old...

Crow Wing Co. Releases Name of Inmate Who Died at Jail

Crow Wing County authorities have released the name of the inmate who died at the jail on Feb. 22. 57-year-old Robert Arthur Slaybaugh was found unresponsive in a jail...

Inmate Found Dead at Crow Wing County Jail

An inmate at the Crow Wing County Jail has been found dead. According to a press release from the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, jail staff discovered an...

Clearbrook Man Dies in Head-On Crash with Semi in St. Louis County

A 30-year-old Clearbrook man has died after the car he was driving collided with a semi-truck near Orr, Minnesota, located in Saint Louis County. The Minnesota State...

Fort Ripley Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Vehicular Homicide in Connection with Wife’s Death

The husband of a woman who was found along a Crow Wing County road in June 2023 has pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in connection with her death....

GoFundMe Set Up for Family of Man Who Died in Head-on Crash Near Northome

People from all over are rallying to help the family of a 27-year-old man who died in a head-on collision that killed three people near Northome on Sunday. A GoFundMe...

Merrifield Man Pleads Not Guilty to 2022 Murder of Daughter’s Boyfriend

A Merrifield man accused of murdering his daughter’s boyfriend has pleaded not guilty to two murder charges. 46-year-old Michael Laflex is charged with one count of...

15-Year-Old Boy Dies Following Three-Vehicle Crash in Hubbard County

A three-vehicle crash in Hubbard County has claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy. According to the Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 6:25...

Investigators May Be Closing in on Arrest in Fatal Hit-and-Run Near Onamia

Investigators may be closing in on making an arrest in the fatal hit-and-run crash that killed an Onamia doctor who was walking her dogs along a Mille Lacs County road...