PassportPosts by Dennis Weimann
Searchers Locate Body Of Missing Deer River Man (Updated)
The Leech Lake Tribal Police Department has recovered the body of a missing Deer River man. Franklyn Sherman Jr., 35, of Deer River, was last seen at a home in…
Read MoreMan Missing Near Remer
The Cass County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of a 60-year-old Ham Lake man. David Rickbeil’s vehicle was located abandoned on Lake Washburn Road (County Road 48) in rural…
Read MoreThousands of Ducks Die in Pequot Lakes Poultry Farm Fire
Thousand of ducks died today in a poultry processing plant fire in Pequot Lakes. The fire was reported around 8 a.m. at Wild Acres Processing. According to their website, Wild…
Read MoreBemidji Man Dies In ATV Crash
A 23-year-old Bemidji man has died in an ATV crash in rural Itasca County. The Itasca County Sheriff‘s Office reports Kyle Sagedahl died after an ATV crash that was reported…
Read MoreTribe Members Plan To Fish Day Before Opener
Tribal members from two Minnesota reservations plan to fish with spears and gill nets to call attention to fishing rights they believe were guaranteed by a treaty signed more than…
Read MoreFormer BSU Employee Charged With Felony Fraud
A former physical plant manager at Bemidji State University has been charged with felony financial card fraud. Jeff Sande, 66, was charged today in Beltrami County Court after an investigation…
Read MoreFire At Downtown Bemidji Building
Quick action by Bemidji firefighters helped prevent a structure fire from spreading to other buildings in downtown Bemidji this afternoon. Bemidji Fire Chief Dave Hoefer tells Lakeland News the fire…
Read MoreIronton Man Convicted Of Child Pornography Charges
A federal jury has found an Ironton man guilty of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography. Roger Erik Splettstoeszer, 53, was charged in a six-count indictment on June 22,…
Read MoreMan Convicted In Rose Downwind Murder Case To Be Resentenced
A Bemidji man who was sentenced to almost 17 years in prison for aiding an offender in connection with the murder of a Bemidji woman is entitled to a new…
Read MoreBemidji Man Charged With 1st Degree Arson
A Bemidji man was charged on Thursday with arson for allegedly starting a fire at a house located just north of Bemidji. Damian Patrick Joseph Smith, 20, made his first…
Read MoreBjerknes State Sentencing Hearing Continued To February
The former Bemidji Middle School principal who pleaded guilty in state court to four felonies for posing as a teenage boy online while having sexual conversations with students will be…
Read MoreSalmonella Scare Forces Temporary Closure Of Bemidji Burger Kings
State health officials have forced the temporary closure of two Bemidji Burger King restaurants. Doug Schultz from the Minnesota Health Department tells Lakeland News that both locations in Bemidji were…
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