The Bemidji Police Department is investigating a shooting at the Pine Ridge Apartments early this morning that left one man injured. According to Police Chief Mike Mastin, officers responded to the area around 3:22 this morning, with callers reporting numerous gun shots in the area. One caller reported he was shot and driving himself to…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Tuesday, Sept. 21. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Accident, 10:16 p.m. Officer responded to a vehicle collision involving a dog on Lake Ave. and East Ave. NE. There was no notable damage to the vehicle, however, the…
The Bemidji School Board met for their regular meeting Monday night. Superintendent Tim Lutz says that as of last Friday, Beltrami County’s COVID-19 case rate per 10,000 people was 68.55, a number that is considered a high rate of transmission. Lutz said that once Beltrami County’s case rate gets to the moderate level, less than…
Hours before the Bemidji City Council set the preliminary levy increase at 8.5 percent, VenuWorks withdrew its offer of an incentive-based contract. VenuWorks CEO Bill Peters said that VenuWorks obliged their end of the contract and that the new terms of the contract were unlike any the company had ever undertaken. Peters said VenuWorks would…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Monday, Sept. 20. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Theft, 6:54 p.m. Officers responded to the 2000 block of Paul Bunyan Dr. NW on the report of a fleeing shoplifter. Adult female placed under arrest for multiple violations. Suspicious,…
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners is set to meet for their work session and regular meeting tomorrow, beginning at 3 p.m. The board set the preliminary budget and levy increase for next year to 3.96 percent during their last meeting. County Administrator Tom Barry said in a memo that it was a favorably low…
The Bemidji School Board will hear an operating referendum update during their meeting this evening. The school board’s referendum last year failed by a considerable margin. The existing operating referendum for the district is $180 per pupil. On Nov. 2, the district will ask voters to increase that to $460 per pupil. The Bemidji School…
The Bemidji City Council and VenuWorks may negotiate a new contract during a special work session this afternoon. According to documents submitted in the city’s packet, VenuWorks would provide the same number of services for operating the Sanford Center, and the new contract would be in effect from Oct. 1 through the end of 2024….
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to from Thursday, Sept. 16, to Sunday, Sept. 19. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT SUNDAY, SEPT. 19 Welfare Check, 8:45 p.m. Disturbance call on 4th St. NW. Family of male brought him food and left on his doorstep but he…
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday that Enbridge must pay $3.32 million for failure to follow environmental laws. According to the release, Enbridge breached the confining layer of an artesian aquifer, near a calcareous fen wetland by the Clearbrook Terminal. The breach resulted in an unauthorized groundwater appropriation during the construction of the…
