Beltrami County

Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference hosts a ribbon-cutting for the new North STAR Center 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds.

Storms on Friday, July 24, 2026, brought large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes that impacted trees and crops.

Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin says the Minnesota State Patrol is handling the ongoing investigation.

The location of the July 6, 2026, incident is an area commonly used as a swimming beach, and the woman was reportedly swimming at the time.

Responders were forced to evacuate the area because of severe thunderstorms moving into the region July 3, 2026.

In Northern Minnesota — home to all six Minnesota Chippewa Tribe bands and the sovereign Red Lake Nation — a lack of mental health services has led to jails and emergency rooms filling the gap for years.

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office reported Floyd Cloud was hit June 21, 2026, on Division Street Northwest, west of Bemidji in Grant Valley Township.

Bemidji Mayor Jorge Prince accepted the Tommy Longo Disaster Leadership Award from LeadersLink during the Bemidji City Council meeting on June 15, 2026.

The formal move on June 8, 2026, follows discussion on the perpetual vacancies and rising costs of operating a rural police force.

The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the multi-family structure fire in the nearby city of Wilton on June 10, 2026.