CRIME & SAFETY
Babbitt man pleads guilty to killing his 2 roommates
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The man accused of killing his two roommates back in October has pleaded guilty. On Wednesday, Roger Allen Beldo, 54, of Babbitt pleaded guilty to two felonies of second-degree murder for killing Clifford and Christine Johnson at their home in Babbitt on Oct. 28, 2023.
Motorist transported following crash in Fayal Township
FAYAL TOWNSHIP—A motorist was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries following a crash in Fayal Township on Friday, according to a report from the Minnesota State Patrol. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday law enforcement responded to the scene at southbound Highway 53 at Milepost 54 in Fayal Township. A vehicle driven by a 32-year-old female was traveling southbound on Highway 53 when it made contact with a vehicle driven by a 67-year-old male on the right rear side, and then ended up...
Ely Police Report for March 2024
• Responded to a residence to issue two adult males trespass notices and citations from previous incidents. • Adult male cited for misuse of 911 for repeated calls to 911 dispatch when no emergency exists. • Officers initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle with equipment violations. The license showed...
Citizens Academy grads 'unofficial ambassadors of SLC sheriff's office'
VIRGINIA—Kathy Merkel is among the recent 18 Iron Range graduates of the Citizens Academy offered by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department—and she is enthusiastic and wants to share the program with the public. The graduates are Aaron Spry, Angela Sipila, Autumn Haken, Becky Dean, Judy Bernard, Bruce Carlson, Craig Spry, Daryl Paskvan, George Brown, Gerri Johnson, Jan Makowski, Janice Brown, Jim Nelson, Jon Ross, Kathy Merkel, Marcia Kauppi, Tiffany Gail Martin, and Tom Dean. ...
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