Public Safety

The Bemidji Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire in Northern Township on Sept. 20, 2026. One occupant had escaped while another was unaccounted for at the time of the report.

Relatives confirmed that 17-year-old Dylon Oothoudt of Walker was the male found dead Sept. 13, 2026, in a Cass Lake yard. An autopsy ruled the death a homicide by gunshot wound.

The National Weather Service and public safety officials will be able to use data collected by the Climavision radar installed Sept. 15, 2026, to inform weather warnings.

All county cameras have been removed as of Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Cameras under city jurisdiction may remain.

Police say the incident at the annual Obaashing Labor Day Celebration was isolated, and there is no threat to the public.

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to the report at 6:19 a.m. Sept. 3, 2026, at the Ash River Visitor Center on Kabetogama Lake.

The Itasca County Sheriff's Office determined the bomb threat at the mine was not credible. Now, they've turned the investigation to the threat itself, which is a felony.

Flock should have cameras removed “in the coming days." Concern locally was consistent with growing nationwide opposition to use of the devices.

The Minnesota State Patrol identified the man who died in the Aug. 25, 2026, crash as Keith Donovan, 37, of Brainerd.

Scott Alan Larson, 57, was discovered while firefighters responded to a fire in Normanna Township, west of Two Harbors, on Aug. 24, 2026.