MDH has advised providers to follow the federal pause on providing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Health officials are not aware of the reported clotting side effects of the single-dose vaccine in the state, but the CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving a rare and severe blood clot side effect that affected six…
Featured photo, from left: Becky Putzke, MN Dept Public Safety NW MN Toward Zero Deaths Coordinator; Officer Jeff Amey; Mike Hanson, Director MN Dept Public Safety-Office of Traffic Safety. Submitted. Two Bemidji Police Officers were recognized with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s “Hat Trick” awards for their work in DWI enforcement. Officer Jeff Amey…
The Minnesota Department of Health issued a COVID alert to Minnesota schools involved in a wrestling tournament held in South Dakota. According to a release, an outbreak of COVID-19 cases has been linked to the Northland Youth Wrestling Association State 2021 Tournament in Sioux Falls two weeks ago. The event was for a Minnesota youth…
An aggressive dog was euthanized after being shot by a deputy in Hubbard County Saturday. According to a release, the deputy went to a residence southeast of Park Rapids in an attempt to serve two restraining orders. After leaving his squad, two large dogs aggressively approached him in the driveway. One dog was tased after…
The Bemidji City Council approved recommendations from staff on how to spend a surplus of over $1 million. The $1.1 million surplus is from budgeted staff time money not needing to be spent thanks to $1.2 million in CARES Act funding. City Finance Director Ron Eischens said $115,000 of the funding was spent on PPE…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Monday, April 12. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Assault, 4:19 p.m. Officers responded to a possible fight on the 1100 block of America Ave. NW. Upon arrival, male party was arrested on local warrants and no new charges….
The Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force will participate in the DEA’s Prescription Drug Take Back Day next Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Expired, unwanted or unused medication can be brought to the Beltrami County Law Enforcement Center. Medication can be dropped off at the Records Office window. Rates of prescription drug abuse in…
Photo credit to Price is Right Live! The Price is Right Live! is coming to the Sanford Center in Bemidji this fall. According to a release, the interactive stage show gives eligible people the chance to “come on down” and play classic games from the TV game show, such as Plinko, Cliffhangers, the Big Wheel…
Graph courtesy of Beltrami County. COVID-19 cases around the state and locally appear to be on the rise. Beltrami County Public Health said Friday that they were actively monitoring 77 cases of COVID-19, with a new case rate of around 30 per 10,000 people for the two-week period ending April 8. Since Friday, the Minnesota…
Photo credit: Giniw Collective Eleven protesters were arrested Friday after locking themselves to a fence at the Industrial Park. Bemidji Police Officers that responded around 7 that morning reportedly asked them to leave the property voluntarily, before eleven were placed under arrest and removed from the locking devices. In a release from the “water protectors,”…
