Bemidji News

June 16--Bemidji Area Community Band begins its annual summer concerts at 7 p.m. today on the lawn near the south entrance to Bangsberg Fine and Performing Arts Complex on the campus of Bemidji State University, 14th Street and Birchmont Drive.

Bemidji Police arrested a Cass Lake man for robbery after he allegedly tried to charge people for crossing the Mississippi River Trail bridge.

BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Minnesota group that represents charitable gambling operators is holding meetings around the state to promote the struggling electronic bar games that are supposed to help pay for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium.

There's been a common theme during the first month of the fishing season -- the anglers hitting the water are catching fish, but the weather has kept a lot of people off the lakes.

Officials from the Beltrami County License Center are preparing to make changes to their marriage licenses in order to accommodate the state Legislature's decision to legalize gay marriage.

Cass County Board awarded a contract for about 90 percent of the county's state aid road construction work Tuesday to low bidder of five, Tri-City Paving, at $2,882,207.92 or 1.8 percent under engineering estimates.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. Paul Bunyan and his faithful companion, Babe the Blue Ox, have graced the shores of Lake Bemidji since 1937.

A shortage of spottail shiner minnows is causing a ripple effect across north-central Minnesota, frustrating anglers and worrying bait dealers who rely on the fish for a significant portion of their revenue.

Beltrami County deputies are trying to track down the descendants of James Art Wilson, the only deputy to die in the line of duty in the 116-year existence of the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office.

Collecting rocks out of your field in the spring is just part of the farming business.

Authorities are investigating a Memorial Day burglary and arson at a home in eastern Beltrami County.

Wayne Carrigan sits in his workshop where he creates fishing lures that are sure to bring in the big catches for area fishermen.

Some sat in stony silence, with thousand-mile stares that reflect the painful memories behind their eyes.

TBD Walmart / Sam's Club Health & Wellness has an exciting business sublease opportunity for an Independent Doctor of Optometry who has an entrepreneurial spirit and shares our passion of respect, excellence and service to our patients.

BEMIDJI, Minn. - A Red Lake tribal member has opened a new restaurant in Bemidji with the help of a state loan program targeting American Indian entrepreneurs.

The Bemidji Carnegie Library, a historic building once slated for demolition, is the focus of a new Preservation Alliance of Minnesota program that aims to preserve historic landmarks.

Brainerd's unemployment rate has been dropping steadily since 15.4 percent in January to 12 percent as of April.

An obstruction charge has been dismissed for a Bemidji pastor as long as he obeys the law in the next year.