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MDH updates guidelines on COVID vaccine rollout
Featured photo: First vaccines administered at Sanford Bemidji. The Minnesota Department of Health issued new guidelines on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. “We are approaching the end of our earliest stages of the vaccine rollout, and we want to make sure all vaccines in the state are getting into arms as quickly as possible,” MDH Commissioner…
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Uptick in overdoses linked to illegally made fentanyl
The Leech Lake Tribal Police Department issued a release in response to the increase in opioid-related overdoses in the area. They say the most recent overdoses are linked to illegally-made fentanyl, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. Signs of overdose include the subject being unable to wake up, shallow breathing,…
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Line 3 protesters lock down inside pipeline
Photo credit: Giniw Collective Two self-proclaimed water protectors reportedly locked themselves to each other inside a Line 3 pipe segment Thursday morning near Backus. According to a release, the action was meant to halt work on the project. The Court of Appeals has yet to rule on tribally-led lawsuits concerning the project. The protesters expressed…
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“Stand Your Ground” bill introduced in Minnesota House
Newly elected Minnesota House 5A representative Matt Bliss is coauthoring a “Stand Your Ground” bill, and a companion was introduced in the Senate. Minnesota has traditionally had a “duty to retreat” stance on the justifiable taking of a life, which, as currently written in statute, prohibits taking the life of another unless they believe that…
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Bemidji Blotter for Thursday, Jan. 14
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Thursday, Jan. 14. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT DWI, 11:48 p.m. Officer conducted a traffic stop on vehicle with no headlights on 29th St. and Irvine Ave. NW. Driver arrested for DUI. Vehicle Calls/Complaints, 11:32 p.m. Officer…
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Situation Update for Thursday, Jan. 14
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,598 new COVID-19 cases today and 43 new deaths, bringing the state’s case count to 441,935 and the death toll to 5,817. Of all deaths, 3,716 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of all cases, 34,437 were health care workers. Today’s data comes after around…
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Varying ice conditions on area lakes
Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch is reporting a variety of ice conditions on area lakes. Due to the unseasonably warm months in December and January, early ice conditions have deteriorated and the thaw-freeze cycles have opened up large cracks and ice heaves. Walker Bay, for instance, has ice thickness ranging from 5 to 15 inches….
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AUDIO: Dr. Swank discusses vaccine rollout
Dr. Colleen Swank, Sanford Bemidji pediatrician and VP of clinics, discussed the COVID vaccine rollout. So far, the hospital is still working on the two doses of the Pfizer vaccine for the 1A priority group, which includes health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. Dr. Swank also spoke to the vaccine misinformation that…
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Minnesota AG to address Bemidji community
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will virtually address the Bemidji community this Friday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. According to a release, Bemidji State University’s Black Student Union, Faculty of Color Caucus and Student Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will all co-host “The People’s Peace: We Own it if We Build it.”…
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Planned phone outage for non-emergency line
Bemidji’s Law Enforcement Center is planning a phone outage for the non-emergency and administrative phone lines. According to a release, this outage will be from 8 until 11 in the morning this Saturday. The phone outage will also impact the Beltrami County Corrections Center and other Beltrami county phone lines within the campus phone system….