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DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - Becker County Sheriff Tim Gordon has resigned, saying he plans to retire after more than 34 years with the sheriff's office. In a letter today to the Becker County Board of Commissioners, Gordon cited "multiple personal reasons" for his decision. His resignation...

Police Report The Bemidji Police Department responded to the following calls: Assault 7:54 p.m. Saturday, 100 block of Third Street Northwest. A 24-year-old man was arrested and a 36-year-old man was cited after fighting was reported. Thefts 7:35 p.m. Saturday, 3200 block of Hannah...

Sheriff’s Report The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following reports: Accident 10:44 p.m. Friday, Cardinal Road and Blue Mayflower. Vehicle slid into ditch while northbound on Cardinal Road. A stop sign was damaged. No injuries reported. Disturbing the peace...

Pioneer Staff Report TENSTRIKE — Searches this week were unsuccessful for a missing man who called 911 Tuesday and indicated that he was suicidal, according to a news release from Beltrami County Sheriff Phil Hodapp. Officers responding to the call, which came in at 1:38 p.m., located...

PARK RAPIDS - Hubbard County Sheriff Gary Mills has submitted a letter of resignation, indicating he will retire April 30. Mills has been plagued with health problems this winter due to a defective hip socket he received in a surgery more than a year ago. The socket was removed...

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office wishes to alert citizens of several scams that are appearing across the country. Many are Internet related, but others may come by phone or mail. Any of these could put folks at great risk for identity and/or financial theft or loss. Here is...

A Laporte student was apprehended Thursday after he allegedly made terroristic threats about harming students and faculty with a weapon. The boy was pursued by authorities after he fled from his home. He's been placed on a 36-hour hold pending formal criminal charges of making threats,...

Autopsy results show a Glyndon man who died last month after the van he was driving went off the end of a T-intersection and crashed into a deep drainage ditch had a blood-alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit for driving, Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist said. Thomas...

The sheriff of Rolette County, N.D., has been removed from office pending a hearing to ad-dress a laundry list of charges filed by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. Richard Turcotte is accused of "misconduct, malfeasance, neglect of duty in office or gross incompetence," according...

UPDATED 2:37 p.m. PARK RAPIDS - Two men from here were shot with a .22-caliber rifle, and the alleged shooter fired toward officers before she was taken into custody early today, Hubbard County Sheriff Gary Mills said in a news release. According to the release: The sheriff's office...