Posts by Josh Peterson
TrekNorth Launches Mountain Bike Team
While sharing with students the benefits of mountain biking, Gary Sjoquist, the founder and board member of the Minnesota High School Cycling League spent some time at TrekNorth Charter School…
Read MoreBemidji Man To Serve Time In Prison For Embezzlement
After being charged in 2015 for embezzling over $200,000 from his former employer, Thomas Kaplan, 61, has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Kaplan originally had…
Read MoreBemidji Police Honor Captain James Marcotte For 25 Years Of Service
After a 25 year career in law enforcement, Captain James Marcotte of the Bemidji Police Department will retire today. Captain Marcotte started his career with the Tustin Police Department in…
Read MoreNorth- Central Frost Zone Load Restrictions End Date Announced
Monday May 1 will mark the end for spring load restrictions in the north-central frost zone. Spring Load Restrictions have already ended in the southeast, south, metro and central frost…
Read MoreGOP Rep. Dean Opens Gubernatorial Bid With Health Care Focus
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican state Rep. Matt Dean announced Thursday that he’s running for governor in 2018. Nearly a dozen candidates are already in the running to replace…
Read MoreTwo Big Names Added to Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Schedule
Two more names have been added to 2017 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Concert Series lineup. The Minnesota State Fair announced that R&B singer Usher and country musician Sam Hunt will…
Read MoreBemidji Man’s Drug Charges Dropped In Exchange For A Plea Deal
In exchange for two guilty pleas prosecutors dismissed the felony charge against Brice Dean Wiese, 23 of Bemidji, from a separate case in 2016. Wiese did plead guilty to one…
Read MoreGrand Rapids Police Sergeant Honored
During a Chiefs of Police training conference in Saint Cloud, the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association recognized Sergeant Andy Morgan of the Grand Rapids Police Department by bestowing upon him…
Read MoreSpring Gets One Last Blast Of Winter
We may only be four days away from the first of May, but Old Man Winter isn’t going away quietly. Early Wednesday morning the temperatures dropped and the rain that…
Read MoreLocal Conference Focuses On Workplace Safety
Creating safer and healthier workplaces was the objective for the day long Northern Minnesota Safety Conference. This joint effort put together by the Minnesota Safety Council and Optivation provided valuable…
Read MoreJaycees Help Camp Confidence Get Ready For Summer
With summer like weather last Saturday, the sound of skid sters and buzz saws could be heard throughout Brainerd’s Camp Confidence. With a large area to cover, non-profits like Camp Confidence…
Read MoreFormer Deputy Charged With Stalking Two BCA Agents
After allegedly harassing two Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents a former Roseau County Sheriff’s Deputy has been charged with stalking. On April 5, Joshua McGurran Olson, 35, was arrested…
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