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Bemidji Blotter: 3/28-3/29
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Tuesday, March 28, and Wednesday, March 29. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT…
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Larissa Donovan is the News Director for the stations of Paul Bunyan Broadcasting and has been, almost without interruption, since Election Day 2016. She covers all the beats in north-central Minnesota, such as local government, crime, education, environment and social issues. She studied communications at Bemidji State University. You can follow along with Larissa's live tweets of meetings and events on Twitter!
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Bemidji City Council meets for hours behind closed doors without the manager for his performance evaluation
The Bemidji City Council met in closed sessions for more than four hours in a special meeting Wednesday. The topics were the annual and non-annual performance evaluations of the City…
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MDH, U of M and jails partner for new pilot program connecting kids with incarcerated parents
A new pilot project joining public health and jails across the state will focus on helping children and their incarcerated parents. The 2022 Minnesota Student Survey found that nearly one…
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Clearbrook man enters guilty plea for involvement in 2020 homicide
A 40-year-old Clearbrook man pleaded guilty Monday to amended charges from a homicide nearly three years ago. Travis Gunning is currently being held without bail or bond before his sentencing…
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Bemidji among 16 schools & companies to receive funding for school bus stop-arm cameras
Bemidji Bus Line is among 16 schools and companies that will receive state funding for stop-arm cameras on school buses. According to a release from the Department of Public Safety,…
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Bemidji Blotter for Monday, March 27
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Monday, March 27. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Disorderly Conduct, 8:51 p.m….
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Bemidji man facing multiple felonies for criminal sexual conduct and child pornography
A Bemidji man is facing charges of possessing child pornography and sexually assaulting a close relative. According to the criminal complaints in these two separate cases, the abuse of the…
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Rental code ordinance on deck for tonight’s Bemidji City Council work session
The Bemidji City Council will meet this evening to once again discuss the city’s rental code ordinance. An amendment process was terminated last December at the third reading, with the…
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Suspect in apparent attempted kidnappings apprehended
The suspect in two apparent attempted kidnappings was taken into custody Friday a few hours after a press release from the Bemidji Police Department. Officers were dispatched to Birch Lane…
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Bemidji woman convicted of murder after two-week trial
After a two-week trial, a Beltrami County jury convicted a woman with second-degree murder. The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office assisted with prosecuting the case against 38-year-old Janelle Johnson, who was…