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According to a recent Facebook post from the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office, protest actions of those opposed to the Enbridge Line 3 construction have increased. On August 3, a group of about 12 people were able to gain access into a fenced-in easement of Enbridge and occupied the space of a bridge that went over the Mississippi River. Orders to disperse were given where three people left on their own. Seven people remained on the easement and were arrested and transported to Becker County Jail. Additionally, on July 29, several i...
Today, July 27, the Red Lake Nation flag was raised by the Bemidji City Council in front of City Hall to honor Roger Jourdain, Red Lake Nation’s first tribal chairman. Jourdain, who was elected in 1959, held his position for 31 years. New homes, the Red Lake Nation Tribal Information Center, Library, and retail centers were all built and established under his administration. Jourdain died in 2002 at the age of 89. In 2011, former Bemidji mayor David Larson proclaimed July 27 as Roger A. Jourdain Day. The flag that was raised today will be r...
A Bemidji woman is dead after a head-on collision near Leech Lake. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 23-year-old Darlene Johnson of Bemidji was driving a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix southbound on Highway 371 in Wilkinson Township in Cass County. Johnson was approaching Oak Point Road when her vehicle collided with a 2016 Ford F150 that was traveling northbound. The Ford F150 rolled and landed on its roof, while the Pontiac came to a rest and landed in a ditch. The driver of the Ford F150 was Steven Lasser, 24, of Roseville. Lasser was...
: The Bemidji Police Department has identified two male suspects in a shooting that took place at Ridgeway apartments, leaving a 17-year-old boy in serious condition. Detectives were able to work with property owners, witnesses and surveillance video to identify and arrest the 17-year-old juvenile suspect. However, the second suspect known as Antonio Vincente Parkhurst, 19 of Bemidji has not been located. According to the release, Parkhurst is to be considered dangerous and should not be...
The Bemidji Area School Board has voted unanimously to send students in grades K-5 back to school for in-person learning. Those in grades 6-12 will be taught through the hybrid model. The board meeting went on for over three hours, where board members tossed around different scenarios and issues that come with all three scenarios. Families do have the option to opt into a distance learning model at any time if they decided to participate in the hybrid method at first. The board also entertained...
A Cass County man was charged and will serve prison time for three counts of criminal sexual acts on three children. According to a release from Cass County, Richard Dean Wilson, Jr. of Walker pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to one count of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and two counts of Second-Degree Sexual Conduct for acts committed against three separate children. He was sentenced immediately after. The investigation started around March of 2015 and discovered that Wilson had...
According to a statement from the White Earth officials, a Minnesota man was arrested in connection to the overdose death of a Naytahwaush man which occurred on Oct. 24. Authorities found Dominic Buehner, 26, unresponsive in the Village of Naytahwaush, about 24 miles east of Mahnomen. According to the White Earth Police Department and Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office, Buehner died from an overdose and pronounced him dead at the scene. This led to an investigation where Robert Snider, 52, of Naytahwaush was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 23. S...
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Walk is meant to raise awareness for victims who are women and children in Indian Country that go missing every day due to domestic abuse, sex violence, and trafficking. Michelle Mountain, who is a Sexual Assault Advocate and Red Lake Nation Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Task Force Representative, states, "Raise awareness for the missing and murdered Indigenous women, not only in this community but all over the U.S. and Canada, because we only...
