Beltrami County Sheriff Discusses Wellness, Ice Safety, Cold Cases

Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs covered a range of topics in the March 13 installment of "Laying Down the Law," the monthly update produced by Bemidji Now and KB101 FM, touching on professional development, seasonal safety, and the department's most stubborn unsolved cases.

Riggs returned recently from a Sheriff's Wellness Seminar, which served as one of the episode's opening topics. No details about the seminar's location or curriculum were released in the episode description, but the timing places it in early March, ahead of the broadcast.

Ice safety also featured in the discussion, a perennial concern for residents of Beltrami County as lakes transition through the unpredictable late-winter thaw period. Specifics of any warnings or recommended practices from the sheriff were not detailed in the episode summary.

The most substantive portion of the episode, according to the listing carried by both Bemidji Now and KB101 FM, focused on the department's continuing work on missing persons cases and cold cases. Among those specifically referenced was the murder of Anita Carlson, a case now nearly 40 years old. The episode description offered no additional details on the investigation's current status, any suspects, or whether charges have ever been filed in the case.

"Laying Down the Law" airs monthly on Bemidji Now and KB101 FM, both operated under HBI Radio Bemidji, LLC, part of the Hubbard Radio network. The format gives Sheriff Riggs a recurring platform to address public safety matters directly with the community.