Beltrami County

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.

Around two dozen of Bemidji's business and local government leaders loaded a chartered bus to St. Paul on March 5, 2025, to advocate legislative priorities in person.

The Beltrami County Attorney's Office said the three men admitted to their involvement in the June 2023 incident, with one pleading guilty to murder.

The Northwest Minnesota Foundation has grants for eligible applicants with proposals that improve community relationships with newcomers, like immigrants and refugees.

Debra Marshall, 65, is already facing 10 felony counts of animal mistreatment in Beltrami County, with a new charge of felony theft from a vulnerable adult filed on Feb. 19, 2025.

And: White Earth plans a new solar project; and the Name a Snowplow contest is back for its fifth year.

A man and a woman from Hines are each facing 10 felony counts after an investigation into animal welfare found deplorable conditions for four-legged companion animals.

Plus: the quest to bring the Ruby Slippers back to Grand Rapids ended at an Auction last weekend, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids and Greenway will continue to merge in one facility through 2025.