Video: Hiawatha Beach Resort Lodge in Walker Destroyed by Fire

The main lodge at a resort that has stood on the shores of Leech Lake for more than 100 years burned to the ground early this morning. Fire fighters were called at 2:47...

Bemidji Police Release New Info on Investigation into Rape of 11-Year-Old Girl

Bemidji police officials say the reported rape of an 11-year-old girl in Bemidji is likely an isolated incident. In court documents, the victim in the case told...

Updated: Texas Man Charged in Rape of 11-Year-Old Girl in Bemidji

Update 5:27 pm: (Updated with information from Bemidji Police regarding a corrected location of where the alleged sexual assault took place as well as other individuals...

Updated: One Man Killed in Train/Car Collision Near Brainerd

A 53-year-old Moorhead man died when a train collided with his car about 8 miles west of Brainerd on Thursday afternoon. The crash happened where West Gull River Road SW...

Updated: Cass Lake Shooting Suspects Apprehended

Two juvenile suspects are in custody after law enforcement responded to reports of shots being fired in Cass Lake on Thursday. No one was injured in the incident. The...

Beltrami County Jail Ordered to Reduce Inmate Capacity by 39%

The Beltrami County Jail has been ordered to reduce its inmate capacity from 132 to 80 after the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) found inadequate staffing at...

Man Charged in Connection with Cass Lake Arson Fire

A 34-year-old Cloquet man who is accused of setting a house on fire in Cass Lake on New Year’s Eve has been charged in Cass County District Court with felony first-degree...

Former Beltrami County Employee Suspected of Felony Theft Dies

The man suspected of using Beltrami County funds without authorization to purchase hundreds of items valued at about $146,000 has died. The Beltrami County...

Bemidji Police Seek Hit-And-Run Suspect

The Bemidji Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating the person involved in a hit-and-run collision that injured a pedestrian in Bemidji on July 30th. A...

Updated: Garage Destroyed in Bemidji House Fire (with video)

A woman and three children were able to safely exit a Bemidji area house this morning after the attached garage of the home caught on fire. The Bemidji Fire Department...

Heidi Hahn Accepts Brainerd School District Superintendent Position

Brainerd Public Schools now have a new superintendent. Last week, Brainerd School Board members voted 4-2 to offer the position to Heidi Hahn. After thinking it over this...

Darren Stebe Sentenced to Life in Prison in Double Murder

A Bemidji man has been sentenced to two life sentences in prison for murdering two people at his home in Eckles Township in January of 2019. Darren Stebe, 47, pleaded...