PassportPosts by Dennis Weimann
Body Found In Lake Bemidji Identified
The body of the man found floating face down in Lake Bemidji on May 15th has been identified. The Beltrami County Coroner determined the victim is Lonnie Anthony Dubois, 54,…
Read MorePlemel Elected To Bemidji City Council
Voters in Bemidji’s Ward 4 have selected Patrick Plemel to serve on the city council. Plemel topped former Bemidji Mayor Richard Lehmann in a special election Tuesday night. Plemel tallied…
Read MoreRed Lake Tribal Secretary Don Cook Dies At Age 74
Red Lake Tribal Secretary Donald “Don” Cook, Sr. has died. Officials from the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians say Cook died Monday evening May 1, 2017, in Fargo, ND…
Read MoreFormer BSU Football Coach Tesch And BSU Reach Agreement
Bemidji State University and previous BSU football coach Jeff Tesch on Monday, April 24, 2017, jointly issued the following statement at the conclusion of a pending personnel matter: “Bemidji State…
Read MoreEight-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured In Grand Rapids Shooting
A 29-year-old man is dead and his eight-year-old son is in critical condition after a shooting at a home in the southeast part of Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids Police Department…
Read MoreAir Search Resumes For Missing Teen
An air search for a missing 13-year-old boy resumed today in northern Minnesota. Gary Allen Tillander has not been seen since he walked out of a shelter for juveniles in…
Read MoreSearch For Missing Teenager Continues
The Bemidji Police Department continues to seek the public’s assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old boy. Gary Allen Tilander left the 600 block of Mississippi Avenue in Bemidji on Wednesday,…
Read MoreRed Lake Schools Restrict Movement After Comments Regarding School Shooting
Movement in schools in the Red Lake School District was restricted today after a school resource officer learned that Beltrami County received a 911 call mentioning that a school shooting…
Read MoreCass Lake-Bena High School Bomb Threat
A bomb threat forced the evacuation and early dismissal of students at Cass Lake-Bena High School today. Superintendent Rochelle Johnson tells Lakeland News students from the middle school and high…
Read MoreRossbach Guilty Of Aiding An Offender
A Beltrami County jury has found Brandon Rossbach, 32, guilty of aiding an offender in the death of Bemidji’s Rose Downwind. Rossbach was accused of helping Marchello Cimmarusti burn and…
Read MoreTrain Derails Near Bena
An eastbound train carrying coal derailed this afternoon near Bena. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe train was fully loaded with 122 car loads and three locomotives when ten cars derailed.…
Read MorePredatory Offender Moving To Brainerd
A level 3 predatory offender is being released from incarceration and will be moving to Brainerd on July 6th. The Brainerd Police Department is notifying the public that Jordan Michael…
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