Off-highway vehicles for recreational use will be restricted in some areas during the Minnesota firearms deer hunting season. The restrictions, which apply to state forest trails and access routes but not to state forest roads, aim to protect recreational riders from potentially unsafe riding conditions and to minimize conflicts between deer hunters and recreational riders….
The Bemidji Police Department is on the lookout for several vehicles recently stolen, and is requesting the public’s help in locating them. On Wednesday, officers took a report of a stolen Ford Focus. The black Focus has a license plate 540-RDW. Contact Investigator Becker at 556-2276 with information on this vehicle. In late September, officers…
Bemidji Police Officers Jeff Amey and Bidal Duran were recently recognized for their efforts removing impaired drivers off the roads. According to a release, Officer Amey took 81 impaired drivers off the streets last year, while Officer Duran took 39. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety honored both as 2019 DWI…
The Beltrami County License Center will be closed for motor vehicle and driver’s license services on Thursday, Nov. 12 and Friday, Nov. 13 in preparations of a new computer licensing system. Services are planned to resume on Monday, Nov.16. DNR & Vitals Services will not be affected by this closure.
The Minnesota Department of Health reported a record-breaking 5,313 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 141 new probable cases, bringing the state’s case totals to 169,230 confirmed and 1,077 probable cases. Thirty-six new COVID deaths were also reported, bringing the state’s death toll to 2,591. Of those deaths, 1,800 were residents of long-term care or assisted…
