The Minnesota Department of Health is marking Infant Safe Sleep Week in Minnesota by encouraging parents to know the ABCs of safe sleep and to be aware of the risks of COVID-19. Unsafe sleep environments account for nearly all unexpected infant deaths. In 2018, of the 51 infants that died unexpectedly in Minnesota, 45 of…
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 4,900 new COVID-19 cases today, with 4,806 confirmed and 94 probable, bringing the state’s case total to 194,570. Fifty-six COVID deaths were reported today, bringing the state’s death toll to 2,754. Thirty-eight of the newly reported deaths were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of those…
The Bemidji Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating some stolen vehicles in the area. A white GMC Sierra with a Boss straight-blade plow was reported stolen Monday. Its license plate number is 150-NVA. Other active thefts include a white and red Yamaha Raptor with California plates, a black dump trailer, a blue…
Two were injured, one seriously, in a crash in Bagley yesterday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 57-year-old David Nelson, of Nelson, was northbound on Highway 92 in Bagley when he rear-ended a Jeep, then veered into the southbound lanes and struck an occupied, parked Ford SRW on the shoulder. Nelson, according to the…
Governor Tim Walz addressed the state yesterday afternoon, and announced some new restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, especially among young adults between the ages of 18 and 35. Beginning Friday at 10 p.m., restrictions on the size of social gatherings, celebrations, receptions, and bars and restaurants will be in effect. “Most young…
