Posts by Dennis Weimann
Updated (9:30 p.m.) School Closures
Closing on Tuesday (January 29) Bagley Bemidji Blackduck Clearbrook-Gonvick Fosston Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Trek North Schoolcraft Learning Community St. Philip’s School (Bemidji) Voyageurs Expeditionary Bemidji State University Northwest Technical College…
Read MoreBrainerd Man Dies In New Mexico Avalanche
A Brainerd man has died from injuries suffered after being caught in an avalanche in New Mexico last Thursday. Family members say Corey Borg died on Saturday. He was one…
Read More[Updated] Police Seek Suspect In Fatal Shooting In Hibbing
HIBBING, Minn. (AP) — Police are searching for a suspect after a fatal shooting in Hibbing. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says officers responded to 911 calls reporting the…
Read MoreFive Charged In Alcohol-Related Death At BSU
Five men have been charged with furnishing alcohol to individuals under the age of 21 in connection with a large party that was held in Bemidji on the night a…
Read MoreBena Man Suspected Of Murdering His Mother Charged In Separate Incident
A 34-year old Bena man who is a homicide suspect in his mother’s death has been charged in connection with a different incident. Thomas Wayne Matthews appeared in Cass County…
Read MoreFormer Bemidji City Council Candidate Ordered To Pay $500 Fine
A Minnesota administrative law judge has ruled that a former candidate for Bemidji City Council must pay a fine of $500 for violating a Minnesota statute that prohibits accepting a…
Read MoreJudge Rules In Bemidji City Council Campaign Finance Complaint
A Minnesota administrative law judge has ruled that there is probable cause that a candidate for Bemidji City Council violated a Minnesota statute that prohibits accepting a campaign contribution in…
Read MoreLine 3 Protesters Temporarily Halt Clearwater County Road Construction Project
People protesting Enbridge’s plans for the construction of the Line 3 Pipeline halted construction today on a Clearwater County road construction project near where the Line 3 pipeline is intended.…
Read MoreProtests Force Postponement Of Minnesota PUC Line 3 Meeting
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators have postponed a meeting on Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 replacement after protesters disrupted the meeting. Protests broke out in the hearing room…
Read MoreLevel 3 Sex Offender Moving To Bemidji
A convicted Level 3 sex offender is being released from prison and is planning on living in Bemidji. Gerald Joseph Browneagle, 41, is scheduled to be released from prison on…
Read MoreRed Lakes Nation Mourns Death of Former Tribal Chairman
The Red Lake Nation is mourning the passing of Hereditary Chief and former Tribal Chairman George “Billy” King. Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell G. Seki, Sr. has ordered all flags…
Read MoreNational Guard To Help Battle Beltrami County Wildfire
Governor Mark Dayton is calling in the National Guard to help battle a wildfire in Beltrami County. The 500-acre fire began yesterday in the Beltrami Island State Forest as a…
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