Bemidji Police Continuing to Seek Info on Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

The Bemidji Police Department continues to look for information about a missing 15-year-old girl from Bemidji. Nevaeh Kingbird is 5’4″, 120 lbs., with long...

Bemidji Man Transforms Into Cinderella to Help Combat Child Abuse

Apparently Cinderella isn’t the only one who can pull off the crown and gown. Dick Beardsley, owner of Dick Beardsley Fishing Guide Serivce in Bemidji, had quite...

Bemidji Boys Hockey Leaning On Toughness and Togetherness

The Bemidji boys hockey team is off to a 4-3-1 start to the season so far. Last year’s team didn’t get their fourth win until the late February. Bemidji has...

In Business: Pillager Coffee Shop Offers Wine and Food to Help Warm Customers

What was originally just a coffee shop in Pillager has transitioned into a coffee and wine bistro after new ownership took over. But the menu at The Shante doesn’t...

Celebration of Life for R.H. “Bob” Peters Planned for Summer 2022

A celebration of life for longtime Bemidji State head hockey coach R.H. “Bob” Peters will take place sometime next summer. Peters died at the age of 84 at his...

Bemidji City Council Ward 5 Special Primary Election Set for Feb. 8

A special primary election to fill the Bemidji City Council’s vacant Ward 5 seat is set for February 8. Longtime councilwoman Nancy Erickson announced her...

Omicron Sweeps Across Nation, Now 73% of US COVID-19 Cases

NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week,...

Police: No “Obvious Trauma” in Deaths of 7 People in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Preliminary autopsy results show seven people whose bodies were discovered inside a Minnesota home did not die from “any obvious trauma,” but a...

3,397 New COVID-19 Cases, 45 Deaths Reported Monday in MN

The state today reported 45 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 3,397 new coronavirus cases. There were two deaths in the Lakeland viewing area: One person from...

Jury Begins Deliberating Cop’s Case in Daunte Wright Death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright...

Snowmobile Season Arrives, But Most Trails Not Groomed

While recent snow in parts of Minnesota has many snowmobile enthusiasts excited to take their first ride of the season, most of the state’s trails are not yet groomed and...