Beltrami County News

Cash-strapped public defenders in Minnesota will stop representing parents in child protection cases starting on Monday.

Scratch Paper: Who's afraid of the big parade? By KAYDEE TUFF 9:54 a.m., Tuesday, July 1, 2008 "It's stuck!" My son's beet red face peered up at me through a sweaty fringe of bangs as he poked at his sneaker ...

Minnesota 's nonprofits are feeling the pinch of the sour economy. Some worry that some rural nonprofits may be forced to close their doors.

Minnesota's nonprofits are feeling the pinch of the sour economy. Some worry that some rural nonprofits may be forced to close their doors.

Grand Champion of Show at the 59th Annual Northwest Dairy Day was presented to Amy Cloose of Beltrami County.

A Baudette motorist was seriously injured after he blacked out, went airborne and crashed his truck into a parking lot of a Waskish store, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

Later this week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will remove fire restrictions on open burning permits in several counties in northern Minnesota.

According to a press release from the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, just after 2am a Beltrami County Deputy stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on the Highway 2 by-pass. When the deputy got out of the ... via KSAX

TB is a bacterial infection that can be spread through respiratory secretions . Presumably read more you'd have deer in close proximity to cattle, an infected animal sneezes, droplets become airborne long ... via Star Tribune

“They think they're just like everybody else”

Bemidji State University students gather in the John Glas Fieldhouse for an end-of-year celebration. via Minnesota Public Radio

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at 7:59 AM Saturday for a report of an unresponsive male who was not breathing. via KSAX

Deer ticks are spreading in the northern and western parts of the state, according to a report in the Grand Forks Herald. via Minnesota Medical Association Online

“I kind of figured Mr. Detwiler out early on and needed no part of that program.”

In August 2004, a source in the Bemidji real estate industry complained to the FBI about a real estate agent who appeared to be engaging in fraudulent deals involving rental properties. via Star Tribune

Federal regulators are tightening restrictions on the interstate commercial movement of cattle and bison from Minnesota. via StarTribune

Pawlenty Names Coordinator for State's Bovine TB Response Published Date: 04-03-2008 11:10 PM CT Minnesota has a new Bovine Tuberculosis czar. via KEYC

Gov, Tim Pawlenty has named a state bovine tuberculosis coordinator to help organize efforts to eradicate the disease. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

AGRBovine TB,0135 Minn. names coordinator, starts Web site for bovine tuberculosis Eds: APNewsNow. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

A 94-year-old man riding an all-terrain vehicle was killed Wednesday afternoon when he collided with a vehicle while crossing a highway in Beltrami County in northern Minnesota, the State Patrol said. via Star Tribune

The driver and sole occupant of the passenger car, a 19-year-old Bemidji female, was transported by Bemidji Ambulance to North Country Regional Hospital and later pronounced deceased. via KSAX

Rep. Brita Sailer, DFL-Park Rapids, got a rousing ovation on Sunday from Beltrami County DFL delegates at their convention when she said one of the early accomplishments of the quick-paced legislative session ... via Bemidji Pioneer