Beltrami County

Grants from the state to support inclusivity as people age were awarded to 11 projects benefiting Northern Minnesota, including programming for older adults.

Northern Township is planning to assess Lake Bemidji residents to build a new wastewater treatment facility, and the nearby city of Bemidji is looking to annex the same properties.

Family and friends of Russell Coyle, 68, say he was last seen in Kelliher on April 24, 2025.

With cuts to federal and state funding expected, Beltrami County is starting its annual budget a few weeks early this year, as discussed in a May 6, 2025, work session.

Plus: the state Commission on Judicial Selection has put forward three candidates to fill the bench vacated by the upcoming retirement of an Aitkin County judge; and the Beltrami County Historical Society will present "Women of Law and Order" for a special panel discussion on May 15, 2025.

Township officials estimate more than 300 people attended the informational meeting on incorporation into a new city on May 7, 2025.

The appeals court ordered a reversal, agreeing that evidence shown to a jury and submitted by Beltrami County prosecutors was inadmissible.

Construction on the new, $80 million jail facility is expected to begin soon. Beltrami commissioners heard options on what to do with the current facility at their April 1, 2025, work session.

An online high school student from Turtle River won Paul Bunyan Communication's 2025 Youth Tour Essay Contest, earning a spot on the tour in Washington, D.C.

Michelle Skroch, the former Director of Nursing of MeND Correctional Care, is facing charges of manslaughter and neglect.