Larissa Donovan

Wind speeds ranging 45-60+ mph were recorded in Northern Minnesota after storms fired up in the late afternoon. Dozens of 911 calls poured in as people reported downed power lines and trees.

And: a former Bemidji State University basketball player was sentenced to probation for criminal sexual conduct with a 15-year-old; the MN Court of Appeals says the South Koochiching School District followed to law when it closed on of its two schools last year; candidates for Virginia City Council were invited to a forum at the Lyric Center for the Arts; and public hearings for a proposed carbon pipeline to transport carbon emissions from ethanol plants are scheduled this month.

Chairman Michael Fairbanks greeted hundreds of guests as he was sworn in for his second term Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Laura Lee Erickson was also sworn in for her first term serving District 3.

With berries scarce in the forest, opportunistic bears will seek alternative food sources like garbage and bird feeders.

The hand-counted results led to the same number of votes for each candidate as the preliminary results from primary Election Day.

With Bemidji's renter-occupied housing rate nearly twice the state's average, local inspector Ben Hein debuts Rental Housing seminar to join landlords, tenants, local government and local resources.

Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College President John Hoffman discussed strategies to pull the regional campuses out of the red and increase enrollment.

Mayor Ryan Leckner's resignation was planned with a new house built outside city limits.

In a split decision, arbitrators ruled in favor of Essentia Health, finding no breach of contract for shuttering labor and delivery services at the Fosston hospital.

Plus: MnDOT will host an open house at the Rock Ridge High School about planned construction on Highway 53 near Eveleth; MN DNR is seeking input on changes to its trail systems; and a Minnesota mom shares her experience expanding her family after the U.S. Senate fails to pass a bill that would safeguard access to in vitro fertilization.