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Autopsy shows alcohol in accident victim’s system

BEMIDJI – Investigators have determined the pedestrian victim of a fatal traffic accident Saturday had consumed alcohol, according to a news release from the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office. Tyler Cummings,...

news Wed, Aug 29, 2012 - 11:03pm

Fatal collision leaves questions

BEMIDJI – A fatal car-pedestrian collision remains under investigation as Beltrami County sheriff’s deputies reconstruct the incident. Tyler Blake Cummings, 21, died early Saturday after a car struck him near...

news Tue, Aug 28, 2012 - 12:04am

A Bemidji firefighter straightens his hose while he waits for water pressure as firefighters battle a fire that started at about 5:30 p.m. Friday at El Rancho, an old abandoned building along Fifth Street Northwest. Beltrami County Sheriff Phil Hodapp said the building had been vacant for a number of years. The building was a total loss. Crews fought to keep the fire from spreading to surrounding structure. MONTE DRAPER | BEMIDJI PIONEER

Building destroyed by fire

A Bemidji firefighter straightens his hose while he waits for water pressure as firefighters battle a fire that started at about 5:30 p.m. Friday at El Rancho, an old abandoned...

news Sun, Aug 26, 2012 - 12:27am

Bemidji man dies after being struck by car in Northern Township

A 21-year-old Bemidji man who apparently was lying in the roadway died after being struck by a car early Saturday morning in Northern Township, according to a news release from...

news Sat, Aug 25, 2012 - 11:28pm

Police announce extra DWI patrols through Labor Day

BEMIDJI – The Bemidji Police Department, Beltrami County Sheriff’s Department and Minnesota State Patrol will step-up drunken driving patrols now through Sept. 3 as part of a state- and nationwide...

news Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 12:53am

Outpatient services for inmates set to expand

BEMIDJI – The historic Beltrami County Courthouse was once used to sentence criminals, but the Beltrami County Jail will soon use the vacant space to expand outpatient services to jail...

news Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 1:15am

After cutting police force, town weighs decision

By Tom Robertson, MPR News 91.3 FM FERTILE – More than 10 years ago, officials in this small northwestern Minnesota town did away with its police department. In another effort...

news Thu, Aug 16, 2012 - 12:22am