Crime and Courts

Daniel James Dale faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted of second degree intentional murder. He allegedly shot and killed Parker Johnson in Hibbing on Nov. 2, 2025.

A Roseau man made an emergency landing within Red Lake Nation on Oct. 15, 2025, and tribal authorities impounded his aircraft, citing a 1978 resolution prohibiting low-altitude flights.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said its lab scientists mathematically verified that breath tests called into question earlier this year are accurate.

The coalition argues that the ag department is illegally choosing not to use a SNAP-specific contingency fund established by Congress.

The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 in favor of demolishing the current jail after construction on the new facility on the south side of Bemidji is complete.

Nathan LaCoursiere will replace Judge Eric L. Hylden and will be chambered in Duluth in St. Louis County for the 6th Judicial District, which also includes Carlton, Cook and Lake counties.

Danielle Javorina, formerly Miller, was sentenced to three years probation on Oct. 15, 2025. She was charged with absentee voter fraud after voting on her dead mother's behalf.

PFAS contamination led Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School to use bottled water since 2022, and particles in surface water and tissue of deer and fish are claims against 3M and DuPont.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension ordered the inspection of DataMaster breathalyzer machines after discovering similar data entry errors related to the gas cylinders.

Plus: Bemidji area residents comment in the second and final hearing in the administrative trial for the boundary dispute between Bemidji and Northern Township.