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August 1, 2013
Body found after apparent hit-and-run
BEMIDJI -- Police are investigating the death of a 25-year-old Bemidji man after a newspaper carrier found what authorities said was Christopher Lee Strong's dead body on an Eckles Township road early Wednesday. Leona Steele, who has been delivering The Pioneer for more than a...
news / crimeAugust 1, 2013 - 8:52am
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July 29, 2013
Mobile home damaged in Sunday night fire
BEMIDJI TOWNSHIP -- No injuries were reported in a mobile home fire Sunday evening in Bemidji Township, officials said. The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the fire in the 1200 block of Little Norway Avenue SE at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday. The fire was reported by a passing...
newsJuly 29, 2013 - 10:40am
July 19, 2013
Denver man charged in boating accident that injured girlfriend
BEMIDJI, Minn. – A Denver man was charged Thursday after allegedly running over his girlfriend with a boat while intoxicated Tuesday afternoon. Lee Pratt Zitzer, 22, was charged with one count of operating a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more. The charge...
news / crimeJuly 19, 2013 - 10:28am
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July 10, 2013
Gordon Lightfoot sets Sept. 15 Bemidji concert
BEMIDJI — Legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot will play Bemidji’s Sanford Center on Sept. 15, the events center announced Tuesday. The Bemidji show will be part of Lightfoot’s “50 Years on the Carefree Highway” tour. Lightfoot has recorded 20 albums...
entertainment / musicJuly 10, 2013 - 7:21am
July 7, 2013
Educating about invasive species while inspecting
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Josh Martindale uses his hands to feel underneath a boat’s hull and trailer, carefully using his fingers to search for evidence of invasive species. “I’ve gotten mostly positive feedback when I finish my inspections,” said Martindale, an intern with the...
outdoors / DNRJuly 7, 2013 - 7:09pm
July 2, 2013
Bemidji City Council rejects Zorbaz' offer for south shore land
BEMIDJI — Bemidji city councilors Monday rejected a proposal from the Zorbaz on the Lake restaurant to buy south shore land. Zorbaz founder Tom Hanson came before the Bemidji Economic Development Authority to make the land offer and discuss his business model. Councilors, who...
businessJuly 2, 2013 - 8:18am
Bemidji man suffers serious injury in T-bone wreck Monday afternoon
BEMIDJI - A Bemidji man suffered a serious injury after the car he was driving collided with another vehicle Monday afternoon, sending a total of three people to the hospital, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Troopers with the MSP and deputies with the Beltrami County...
news / accidentsJuly 2, 2013 - 8:13am
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June 29, 2013
Actor Billy Crystal sports Woolen Mills sweater at film premiere
BEMIDJI — Billy Crystal may never have visited Bemidji Woolen Mills, but he now has worn its clothing. The actor voices the character Mike Wazowski in Pixar’s new animated “Monsters University” movie, a prequel to 2001’s “Monsters Inc.” At the premiere of the new...
entertainmentJune 29, 2013 - 4:00pm
June 28, 2013
Suspect identified in standoff; died of gunshot wound
ST. PAUL — The Ramsey County Medical Examiner today identified the man who died late Wednesday following a standoff with law enforcement at house north and west of Bemidji. Miquell David Deppa, 34, of 9203 Spencer Road in Liberty Township, died of blood loss due to a gunshot...
newsJune 28, 2013 - 8:44am
June 27, 2013
Man airlifted to Fargo hospital after standoff in Beltrami County
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A man was taken into custody and airlifted to a Fargo hospital after more than a four-hour armed standoff with police here Wednesday evening. Police have not released the name of the man, but Jeff Deppa said the suspect is his son, 34-year-old Miquell...
newsJune 27, 2013 - 8:18am
June 25, 2013
Body found half-submerged in Lake Bemidji identified
BEMIDJI, Minn. - The body of a 63-year-old man found half-submerged in Lake Bemidji at Nymore Beach on Friday has been identified as Adelbert James Ryan. Ryan, of Bemidji, was found by two boys riding their bicycles. A construction worker later confirmed the discovery and called...
newsJune 25, 2013 - 8:17am
May 29, 2013
Authorities investigating possible burglary, arson in Bemidji
BEMIDJI — Local authorities are investigating a Sunday afternoon house fire that they say appears to have been ignited in order to cover up the evidence of an earlier burglary. Beltrami County Sheriff’s deputies, Leech Lake Tribal Police and the Cass Lake fire department received...
news / crimeMay 29, 2013 - 8:03am
May 19, 2013
Bemidji hosts drum circles
Bemidji State University is hosting four community drum circles, open free to anyone who wishes to attend, on the shores of Lake Bemidji this June and July. In the event of inclement weather, they will be moved to the Thompson Recital Hall stage. Participants are encouraged...
newsMay 19, 2013 - 8:00am
May 17, 2013
Police pull body from Lake Irving
BEMIDJI — Police would not confirm the body of a man pulled from Lake Irving Thursday afternoon was that of Matt Pulis, missing since Oct. 20. But several law enforcement officials said they believed Pulis’ body was recovered behind a cabin at 710 Woodland Ave., and that members...
newsMay 17, 2013 - 8:46am
May 13, 2013
A tragic descent of a soldier
A single shot. It was the only sound that came from a Bemidji residence on the night of Feb. 9, after an hours-long standoff. And other than his own thoughts, it was the last thing Ryan George Nelson heard before the bullet pierced through his chest, killing the 34-year-old...
newsMay 13, 2013 - 9:04am
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