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June 26, 2014
Paul and Babe make top 5 in USA TODAY quirky landmark poll
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- The iconic statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox ranked fourth among the greatest "Quirky Landmarks" in the United States, according to an online poll conducted by USA TODAY. In results released Wednesday, the Bemidji pair beat out a list of oddities that...
newsJune 26, 2014 - 7:46am
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June 18, 2014
Indian Heath Summit held in Bemidji
As John Poupart began his hourlong presentation on how to incorporate American Indian values into research methodologies, he offered a short story about a young man who asked an elder a question. “(He asked,) ‘How come old people don’t tell us the things we need to know?’...
newsJune 18, 2014 - 12:00pm
June 10, 2014
Bemidji teacher denies charge of having sex with student
BEMIDJI, Minn. - A teacher at Voyageurs Expeditionary School in Bemidji has pleaded not guilty to having sex with one of his students. Paul Joseph Johnson, 48, of Backus, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. Johnson taught math at the school for five...
news / crimeJune 10, 2014 - 8:51pm
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Two killed in head-on crash near Bemidji
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A 89-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman died in a head-on collision south of Bemidji on Tuesday. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that the man was driving south on U.S. Highway 71 about nine miles south of Bemidji when their car was struck by a northbound...
news / accidentsJune 10, 2014 - 8:20pm
June 5, 2014
Bemidji child’s death under investigation
BEMIDJI -- The death of a 4-year-old Thursday morning is under investigation in Bemidji. At 9:57 a.m. Bemidji police, ambulance and firefighters responded to a medical call on the 2700 block of Birchmont Drive NE. Upon arrival emergency personnel assisted with CPR of a 4-year-old...
newsJune 5, 2014 - 1:13pm
June 1, 2014
Bemidji summit to focus on American Indian health issues
A health care summit set for Bemidji next month aims to bring people together with a shared goal of improving the health of American Indians. The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health will host its annual summit June 11. This year’s title is “Making Relatives...
newsJune 1, 2014 - 8:00am
May 22, 2014
Northome woman killed in Bemidji crash
BEMIDJI, Minn. - A Northome woman was killed Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle accident at U.S. Highway 71 and Anne Street in Bemidji. The accident was reported around 10:45 a.m. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 1998 Buick LeSabre driven by Karen O'Laughlin, 71, of Northome,...
news / accidentsMay 22, 2014 - 2:30pm
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May 21, 2014
Bemidji groups discusses education, honoring American Indian history
BEMIDJI -- Shared Vision, Bemidji's council on race relations, discussed controversial plans to honor American Indians on Columbus Day at its meeting Tuesday. Several fiery letters to the editor in opposition to changing Columbus Day have run in the Bemidji Pioneer during recent...
newsMay 21, 2014 - 8:30am
May 8, 2014
Former longtime Bemidji mayor Peterson dies
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Doug Peterson, former longtime mayor of Bemidji, died Tuesday morning at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. He was 75. Peterson was mayor from 1975 through 2000, a period when the west side of Bemidji was developed from plain forest into a wide swath of retail stores...
news / governmentMay 8, 2014 - 8:15am
May 6, 2014
MnDOT seeks public input for statewide bicycle system plan
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The public, local government officials and transportation supporters are invited to provide input for Minnesota’s statewide bicycle system plan on: Wednesday, May 7 in Bemidji – Hampton Inn and Suites, 1019 Paul Bunyan Drive The meeting will take place from...
news / governmentMay 6, 2014 - 11:42am
May 2, 2014
Bemidji doctor accused of bathroom peeping in Louisiana
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A Bemidji area doctor specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry faces a charge of being a Peeping Tom in Louisiana after allegedly spying on another person in a college men's room. Dr. James Richard Jarmuskewicz, 57, of Wilton, was booked Monday into the...
news / crimeMay 2, 2014 - 11:30am
April 17, 2014
Intoxicated man smashes way through senior facility in Bemidji
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A Windsong Catered Living resident was the victim of an unpleasant wake-up call Saturday morning when she encountered a man banging on her patio door. Sean Foster Heideman, 25, of Centennial, Colo., was arrested for first-degree damage to property in an occupied...
news / crimeApril 17, 2014 - 8:48am
April 1, 2014
Bemidji man gets jail time for soliciting prostitution at Wal-Mart
BEMIDJI, Minn. - A Bemidji man was sentenced Monday to jail time for soliciting prostitution at a Wal-Mart store. Derek Barnes, 22, was sentenced in Beltrami County District Court to three consecutive one-year terms in the Beltrami County Jail on two counts of soliciting prostitution...
news / crimeApril 1, 2014 - 8:27am
March 25, 2014
Suspect in police chase steals Becker County squad car
It was quite a Friday night for 23-year-old Ty Justin Andree of Bemidji, one that started with the alleged theft of a couple of bottles of wine and ended with a police chase in a stolen squad car. Andree is sitting in the Hubbard County Jail after making his first court appearance...
news / crimeMarch 25, 2014 - 12:50pm
March 22, 2014
Bemidji man arrested after deputies fire shots during chase in Becker County
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – A Bemidji man was in custody after a 10-mile chase Friday night in Becker County in which two deputies fired their weapons. Ty Justin Andree, 23, was jailed on suspicion of possessing a stolen firearm and faces other charges as a result of the chase, according...
news / crimeMarch 22, 2014 - 7:37pm
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