A 17-year-old was last reported to be in serious condition after a shooting in Bemidji on Tuesday evening. Police say there does not appear to be any danger to the public.
Bemidji City Council hears vaccine rollout progress, considers DEED application for Bemidji Steel
During its Monday meeting, the Bemidji City Council was joined digitally by officials from Beltrami County Public Health and Sanford Health to learn about coronavirus vaccination efforts. The council also reviewed a request from Bemidji Steel to support an application to a state agency. 9:48 pm, Feb. 1, 2021 ×
Diane Pittman, a doctor at Indian Health Services, receives an initial dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Dec. 14, at the Cass Lake Hospital. (Annalise Braught / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI Local efforts to vaccinate the public for the coronavirus are proving successful, with Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota having administered 1,900 doses since mid-December.
Alcohol is considered to be a factor, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. 9:06 pm, Feb. 1, 2021 ×
WALKER, Minn. A Longville woman died and two other motorists were injured in a head-on crash involving an alleged drunk driver Monday, Feb. 1, in Minnesota s Cass County.
The Minnesota State Patrol reported that Virginia Marie Stewart, 53, was traveling west on Highway 200 in her 2020 Hyundai Tucson at 1:51 p.m. Monday when an eastbound 2003 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 39-year-old Corey Allen Wuori of Walker struck Stewart head-on while passing another vehicle at a high rate of speed.
Stewart died as a result of injuries suffered in the crash. Wuori suffered injuries that weren t life-threatening, while his passenger, 39-year-old Lavae Maria Oothoudt of Sauk Rapids, was ejected from the truck and suffered life-threatening injuries. Both were taken to Sanford Bemidji Medical Center.
Pioneer photographers share their favorite images from the month of January. 7:30 am, Jan. 30, 2021 ×
Rime ice formed on trees after overnight fog on Lake Boulevard and in the Bemidji area in early January. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)
Mild temperatures and lots of frosty days made for a beautiful start to the year here in the Bemidji community. From the scenic beauty, to highs of COVID-19 vaccines being administered at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center and the quiet start of spring semester at Bemidji colleges, Pioneer photographers Jillian Gandsey, Annalise Braught and Hannah Olson were there to capture it all.
Planes practice touch-and-go landing on Lake Bemidji on Friday evening, Jan. 1. (Annalise Braught / Bemidji Pioneer)
Rev. Theodore Peterson
Reverend Theodore B. Peterson, 87, of Bemidji, MN died Friday, January 15, 2021 at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center.
Drive – In Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the First Lutheran Church parking lot in Bemidji with Rev. Corey Fuhrman and Rev. Linnea Papke-Larson officiating. The service will be broadcast on a limited area radio frequency. Interment will be at the Greenwood Cemetery in Bemidji under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji.
Reverend Theodore B. Peterson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 26, 1933 to John and Lilly Peterson. At age seven the family moved to Franklin, MN where he graduated from high school in 1951. Ted attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa where he met his future wife, Mildred. He graduated from Luther College in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.