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While receiving no jail time, the trial of Jill Ferguson hinged on her resisting arrest during a July 29, 2021, incident. Ferguson maintains she acted in defense of the Mississippi River. -
Project staff will give a brief background on the corridor and record any feedback the public has on traffic and pedestrian flow, intersections, safety or other concerns along the corridor. -
Wild rice plays a key spiritual and cultural role in Ojibwe, Dakota and other tribal traditions. A significant portion of the wild rice in Minnesota is located within Ojibwe reservations or treaty-ceded territory. -
The expansion of the park memorializing those lost in the Milford Mine disaster in 1924 will add 1.55 miles of walking trails, more interpretive signs and new boardwalks. -
With its defeat of Northern State University in its homecoming game on Oct. 4, 2025, the Bemidji State football team celebrated its homecoming win by jumping into the lake — a 30-year-old Beaver tradition.
