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The sound was loud enough to rattle windows, shake houses and set car alarms off — but its source is unclear, despite a 50-mile range of reports.
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A video provided to Beltrami County Emergency Management by a resident in Bemidji's Nymore neighborhood captured footage of the event at about 6:40 p.m.
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In a ruling issued Monday, Nov. 6, the appeals court wrote the Beltrami County District Court abused its discretion when it failed to instruct the jury on the defendant’s claims of self-defense.
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Nearly 97% of Beltrami County voters who turned up at the polls Tuesday, Nov. 7, said 'yes' to a five-eighths of 1% sales tax to fund a new, 242-bed jail.
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The vote on Tuesday, Nov. 7, will ask how to fund a planned 242-bed facility: a five-eighths percent sales tax or an increase in property taxes.
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The board reconvened after hours of discussion in closed session about the lawsuit brought by a former commissioner, who was drawn out of his district last year.
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Redistricting repeat: Judge orders Beltrami County to start over after former commissioner's lawsuitAfter Jim Lucachick was drawn out of his district in 2022, he and 30 other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Beltrami County. The court will now appoint a new redistricting commission.
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As inflation and out-of-county inmate placement costs continue to rise, Beltrami County commissioners consider options moving forward with the $60 million to $80 million, 242-bed facility.
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A full impact report on the entire fiscal year, which ends in June, is expected this fall.
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Parking at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds will be free Wednesday, Aug. 9, with registered co-op members provided $10 in vendor vouchers.