Your Tuesday News Brief: August 29

By: News Director Larissa Donovan FEATURED PHOTO: A memorial to victims of domestic violence fatalities in Minnesota over the past year. Photo by Larissa Donovan. BEMIDJI– The city of Bemidji plans to take the initial steps in developing the rail corridor. The corridor, a strip of land near Bemidji’s downtown area, has been discussed with…

Your Monday News Brief: August 28

By: News Director Larissa Donovan FEATURED PHOTO: Beltrami County Attorney Annie Claesson-Huseby has been appointed to fill a new district judgeship. Photo courtesy of Governor Mark Dayton’s office. GRAND FORKS– A 29-year-old Bemidji man was killed Thursday in a Grand Forks motorcycle crash. According to a release from the Grand Forks Police Department, Anthony James…

Bemidji man killed in Grand Forks motorcycle crash

By: News Director Larissa Donovan GRAND FORKS– A 29-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday in Grand Forks. According to Grand Forks Police, Anthony James Lossing of Bemidji appeared to have “disregarded a traffic control signal” and entered the intersection of 32nd Ave. S and S 34th St., and then struck the side…

Your Friday News Brief: August 25

By: News Director Larissa Donovan FEATURED PHOTO: Dr. Anton Truer and Bill Blackwell, Jr. at BSU’s American Indian Resource Center’s Day of Welcome. Photo courtesy of Bemidji State University. BEMIDJI– A Bemidji woman will receive no additional jail time for a stabbing case. According to court documents, 26-year-old Christina Lindbom-Pond was initially charged with felony…

Your Thursday News Brief: August 24

By: News Director Larissa Donovan BEMIDJI–One motorcyclist has died and another was injured after their bike crashed while reportedly trying to ride away from a state trooper. It happened late Tuesday afternoon near Bemidji on Highway 89. The State Patrol says the officer was trying to stop a 34-year-old Maplewood man for speeding when the…

Fatal motorcycle accident near Bemidji claims Howard Lake woman

By: News Director Larissa Donovan BEMIDJI– The Minnesota State Patrol reports a fatal motorcycle accident on Highway 89 last night in Beltrami County. The crash claimed the life of 32-year-old Nicole Annette Hahn.  The 34-year-old male driver, Michael Joseph Bahl from Maplewood, sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Sanford Fargo hospital. The report…

Your Tuesday News Brief: August 22

BEMIDJI– Bemidji will soon lose its citizen patrol. The announcement came Monday that the volunteer branch of the police department will disband on August 31 after 20 years of service to the city. David Quam, a member of the Citizens Patrol, said that the decision to disband is due to exhaustion of its members and…

Your Friday News Brief: August 18

ST. PAUL– An environmental impact statement says all five possible routes for Enbridge Energy’s Line Three oil pipeline replacement would hurt Indian tribes. A report released Thursday by the state Department of Commerce shows that each of the paths would have a disproportionately negative effect on northern Minnesota bands. The report does not make a…