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13-Nov-2025

Man Charged With Sexual Conduct

A 24-year-old Detroit Lakes man has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a minor in connection with an alleged assault that occurred in January 2022.Jonathan Dale Eifealdt was charged September 22 in Becker County District Court with criminal sexual conduct in the third degree. The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison or a $30,000 fine. According to the criminal complaint, an investigator Becker County Sheriff’s Office received a report on June 4, 2025, of a past sexual assault. The victim, now 18, told investigators that Eifealdt sexually assaulted her when she was 14 years old. The victim told the investigators Eifealdt came to her residence to console her about an argument that had taken place in the house. She reported that Eifealdt sexually assaulted her despite her resistance. She also said that she lost consciousness during the assault and that Eifealdt was gone when she woke back The victim reported having bruises on her legs and arms following the alleged assault. Court documents show Eifealdt is 78 months older than the victim. Eifeldt has another hearing scheduled for this case on December 1.

12-Nov-2025

Firearms Deer Hunting Season

After the first weekend of the Minnesota firearms deer hunting season, hunters have bagged nearly 82,000 deer statewide. The harvest is on pace to exceed 2023 numbers and closely match last year's total of 170,679 deer. So far, 59% of the deer taken have been adult males, with more than 29% of the deer harvested being adult females. The remaining percentages are a mix of male and female juvenile deer. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says in five permit areas that cover a portion of central Minnesota, there were 10,560 deer taken on the first weekend. Those permit areas allow for up to three deer per hunter with the appropriate tags. The firearms deer season continues for most of the state until a half-hour past sunset on Sunday, November 23rd.

29-Oct-2025

Man Shoots Himself In Leg

A 42-year-old man was hospitalized in Bemidji after suffering what authorities are calling an accidental self-inflected gunshot to his leg. Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs said in a press release that the man had exited a vehicle and shot himself while attempting to unload a firearm. The shooting was reported around 11 p.m. on Monday in Sugar Bush Township, located northwest of Pennington. The driver of the vehicle began traveling to Cass Lake Indian Health Service with the victim, but law enforcement and emergency medical services intercepted the vehicle and began rendering medical care. The man was then taken by ambulance to Sanford Health in Bemidji, where his condition is unknown. The victim’s name has not been released.