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!
Featured photo courtesy of Minnesota DNR A pre-Thanksgiving cold snap means some lakes and ponds across Minnesota are beginning to freeze, but DNR officials are advising that the ice isn’t…
The family and friends of Mark Fodness have established a new scholarship through the Northwest Minnesota Foundation. According to a release, this scholarship is for Bemidji district students who are…
The Bemidji City Council decided to table the second reading of an ordinance amending the city’s rental code. After hearing public comment from three area landlords, the council could not…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Monday, Nov. 21. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Weapons Offenses, 10:48 p.m….
A man was apparently killed in a house fire Sunday night in Port Hope Township. According to a release from the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters responded Sunday around 8…
Give to the Max Day across the state raised $34 million for nearly 6,500 nonprofits and schools. Locally, nonprofits also participated, such as the United Way of Bemidji Area, Leech…
Hunters can check the Minnesota DNR website for chronic wasting disease test results for the deer they harvested. The first-ever report of a wild deer with CWD in the Bemidji…
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation announced grant funding is available to support local equity and inclusion efforts. The goal of this program is to help communities in the region build knowledge,…
Violence Free Minnesota named United Way of Bemidji Area’s Executive Director Denae Alamano as the 2022 Community Leader Inspire Award winner. According to a release, Alamano has been in her…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to from Friday, Nov. 18, through Sunday, Nov. 20. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT…
