Clearwater County

The land in St. Louis, Clearwater, Carlton and Wadena counties has limited opportunities to generate income, prompting the DNR to sell it.

The United Way of Bemidji Area is coordinating toy drives to serve low-income families in Beltrami, Clearwater and Hubbard counties.

The deputy, also identified in the report, fired his department-issued weapon. He has three years of experience in law enforcement.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will investigate the Nov. 13, 2025, incident. The names of the victim and law enforcement involved have not been released.

A 24-year-old Bagley man was arraigned on three counts of unintentional murder in an investigation of a deadly assault near Lower Rice Lake in Clearwater County.

James Johnson was ejected from his vehicle Sept. 1, 2025, after apparently losing control on a curve and driving off the road, the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office reported.

The electric cooperative plans to construct a 6-mile underground line connecting substations in northwestern Minnesota to improve resiliency for 1,500 square miles.

Minnesota Department of Transportation will host an informal presentation at the Itasca State Park visitor center May 22, 2025.

Plus: A permanent outlet for the Canisteo Mine Pit to Prairie River in Bovey is under construction; extensive construction on Highway 53 in Eveleth this year will include a detour through Gilbert; and Paul Bunyan Communications' GigaZone Gaming Championship returns to the Bemidji Sanford Center on April 12, 2025.

The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office canceled the missing person alert for 16-year-old Chase Ronning on April 11, 2025.