Beltrami County

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.

Private woodland owners impacted by the June 2025 windstorm can apply for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program for up to 75% reimbursement through June 5, 2026.

Thousands of free trees have been distributed in the Bemidji area as the community aims to restore the storm-damaged canopy.

A family member confirmed all three victims are in stable condition after they suffered gunshot wounds in Bemidji's Itasca Loop neighborhood on May 7, 2026.