An air quality alert is in effect for nearly the entire state through Friday, but northern and central Minnesota will bear the brunt of it, due to their proximity to Canadian wildfires.

The Bemidji Public Works Department is continuing to collect storm debris and estimates round one of pickups will conclude on Aug. 10.

A microburst hit the Bemidji area last week, according to the National Weather Service. A survey summary states a severe thunderstorm created a 10-mile swath of destructive straight-line winds ...

A straight-line windstorm carved a damage path 10 miles wide through downtown Bemidji and in the southern Lake Bemidji area. Thousands of trees were completely snapped during a straight-line ...

Jul. 12—BEMIDJI — After any major storm event, heightened awareness of upcoming severe weather is only natural. Residual feelings from the June 21 Bemidji storm are no exception as community ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. — Clean up continues in northwestern Minnesota today as the region braces for another round of possible severe weather. In an update posted Sunday morning, Otter Tail Power ...

The Bemidji area experienced top wind speeds equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane during the storm. According to a Sunday release, the National Weather Service recently concluded its storm assessment.