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RED LAKE, MN – Forty-three Red Lake Band of Chippewa members filed for 8 seats up for election on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Seven seats are each 4-year terms, while the 8th seat is for the remaining term of the Little Rock Representative vacancy caused by the passing of Richard Barrett this year. That seat is a 2-year term and will come up for election again in 2020, when it normally comes up for election. In yesterday's article, there were 42 names that had filed, but today, a revised list of c...
RED LAKE, MN- Members of the Red Lake Drug Task Force executed a search warrant for illegal drugs at the elderly apartments in Redby, Minnesota during the past Saturday, March 17th and located heroin, marijuana, various drug paraphernalia items, including syringes, foil, glass pipes, etc. Officers seized cash and confiscated a vehicle and discovered one child during the operation and made three arrests. Owens Eleagza Abrams, Age 45 and Esther Rose Sayers, Age 36 were both charged with unlawful...
Forty-two candidates have filed for three officer positions and five district representative seats on the Red Lake Tribal Council. The deadline for filing was Saturday, March 17, 2018, at 4 p.m. After passing a criminal background check, the candidates will be certified sometime in mid-April. Then, according to Executive Assistant, Tribal Secretary's Office, Audrey Jourdain, the election will be held Wednesday, May 16, 2018. If a candidate receives 50% of the vote plus one in the general...
Michael Northbird won the DFL endorsement for the District 2A legislative seat in the MN legislature at the DFL District 2 Endorsing Convention held today Saturday, March 17, 2018 held at Mahnomen Elementary School. Northbird was opposed by one candidate. District 2A runs from Baudette at Lake of the Woods, south to Park Rapids and includes all of Red Lake Indian Reservation and Lake of the Woods County, most of Clearwater and Hubbard and Counties and western and northern Beltrami County. He...
At a convention of mostly European American elders from DFL Senate District 2, endorsed two young Indigenous people for State Representative at the Senate District Endorsing Convention today, Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Mahnomen Elementary School. I'm willing to bet this is the first time this has ever happened. Michael Northbird, Leech Lake (MCT) and has Red Lake (Ponemah) ancestry, and Karen Branden Metis (Ojibwe/French) her lineage out of Canada, were endorsed. Both were opposed by one...
ROSEVILLE, Minn. — The woman who bought a lottery ticket worth nearly $23 million in Roseau last week has come forward with her brother and niece. Debbie Kujava said, “I Took em out, took out my cell phone, I’m looking and that was the last ticket I looked at and I was like ‘woooo’ ya know, I can’t believe this!” Kujava says she stopped at Holiday in Roseau to grab a pop after her shift as a nurse and bought the Lotto America ticket. The Badger, Minnesota woman lives close to her brother and her niece and says she and her brother have a pact t...
Amazon HQ2 won’t be in Minnesota. But not for a lack of trying. On Sept. 7, the Seattle-based online retail behemoth publicly announced it wanted to build a 50,000-employee second corporate headquarters in a major North American city and would entertain pitches. The deadline: Oct. 19. https://www.twincities.com/2018/03/18/the-amazon-hq2-scramble-minnesotas-failed-bid-in-3-short-chapters/...
When Seng Xiong asked Plia Yang for a donation two years ago toward a new Hmong homeland, the Milwaukee office assistant handed the Maplewood man $5,000 and her complete loyalty. On Monday, Yang stood outside the federal courthouse in St. Paul to demand her money back from the U.S. Department of Justice. Federal authorities impounded more than $1.2 million from Seng Xiong as part of his federal conviction last year on fraud charges. https://www.twincities.com/2018/03/19/supporters-of-convicted-fraudster-who-promised-new-hmon...
Minnesota’s troubled vehicle title and license system is a step closer to getting some of the money it needs to fix computer problems that have plagued the system since its summer rollout. The injection of cash would come with a new legislative commission that would oversee the work on MNLARS, as the system is known, and have the power to halt funding for poor performance. State leaders asked for the nearly $10 million in emergency funding to continue to pay contractors working to fix problems with the new computer system. h...
A St. Paul police officer admitted in court to driving drunk this past November and crashing into several vehicles with his pickup, authorities say. Cory James Kochendorfer, 38, of Woodbury pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree driving while intoxicated at a plea hearing Monday in Ramsey County District Court. https://www.twincities.com/2018/03/19/st-paul-cop-admits-to-driving-drunk-crashing-pickup/...
Seasonal road restrictions will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 21, 2018 for the North Central Frost Zone and 12:01 a.m. on March 22, 2018 for the North Frost Zone. South of Hwy 2 and west of Hwy 89 is within the North Central zone. The remainder of the County is in the North frost zone. Gravel surfaced roads will be posted to 5 tons per axle and bituminous highways will be posted to either 5, 7, 9, or 10 tons per axle. A map of the Beltrami County road postings is on the County Highway Department Road Restrictions webpage;...
Anglers and resort owners on Mille Lacs Lake will be facing a third consecutive catch-and-release-only season for walleye, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Monday. Maintaining the restriction for the open-water season that opens May 12 will let fisheries managers keep one of the state’s most popular destination lakes open to walleye fishing all year, instead of closing it entirely as they did for a month last summer, the DNR said. As in past years, night fishing for walleyes there will be prohibited after the opening w...
Mark the beginning of spring with a free ice cream cone from Dairy Queen. The soft-serve ice cream giant has said it will offer free cones Tuesday. One small vanilla soft-serve cone per person is on the house, but the restaurant is asking people to consider a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in exchange. https://www.twincities.com/2018/03/19/tuesday-is-free-cone-day-at-dairy-queen/...
Border patrol agents say they seized 480 counterfeit home theater systems as the items were crossing into the United States at the International Falls Port of Entry. The systems were found by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as they inspected a rail container along the Minnesota border with Canada, according to a Monday statement released by the agency. The suggested retail price of the merchandise: $1.39 million. https://www.twincities.com/2018/03/19/u-s-border-patrol-seized-480-counterfeit-home-theater-systems-i...
The Vikings reportedly will open next season where the last one ended in bitter disappointment. Minnesota will play at Philadelphia in the NFL opener on Thursday, Sept. 6, Philadelphia radio station WIP-FM reported Monday. The Vikings lost 38-7 to the Eagles in Philadelphia in the Jan. 21 NFC championship game. https://www.twincities.com/2018/03/19/vikings-to-open-2018-season-on-a-thursday-at-philadelphia-report-says/...
Cass Lake-Bena will carry the No. 3 seed when it opens the Class A boys basketball state tournament Thursday, March 22. The Panthers, who defeated Ada-Borup 66-53 Friday night in the Section 8A title game, will face unseeded Rushford-Peterson in a quarterfinal matchup at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 22, at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/basketball/4419805-boys-basketball-cass-lake-bena-gets-no-3-seed-state...
ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority PFA) approved $544,369 for water infrastructure improvements in Bird Island. The PFA awarded the project a $355,200 grant from the Water Infrastructure Fund and a $189,169 loan from the Drinking Water Revolving Fund. The 20-year, 1 percent loan will save the city $33,394 compared with what it would have paid for a conventional loan. Bird Island will use the funding for the southeast looping project, including installation of new water main, hydrants and gate valves. “Communities across Min...
Cass Lake, MN- Today, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Executive Director Robert Budreau Jr., issued the following letter to Senator Justin Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids, and Representative Dale Lueck, R-Aitkin voicing the Tribe’s opposition to recently introduced bills which would remove protections against sulfates in wild rice waters. The bills, identified as HF3280 and SF2983 in the letter, would remove the current 10 parts per million limit on sulfate discharges into wild rice waters. The Band also strongly disagrees with the current listing of wild r...
Regular School Board Meeting - Wednesday, March 21, 2018 5 PM - Administrative Headquarters...
Tupperware Demo - Red Lake Nation College Thursday, March 22, 2018 - Doors Open at 5:30 PM...
From KKCQ Sports Section 8A Championship (at Thief River Falls) – Red Lake 49 vs. Stephen-Argyle 56 THIEF RIVER FALLS - The Stephen-Argyle Storm hit some clutch free throws in the last ninety seconds of the game to win the Section 8A championship Friday night in Thief River Falls. A paid attendance of 1,644 enjoyed an exciting contest that wasn't pretty at times but kept the fans on the edge of their seats all night. Senior Autumn Thompson missed her first three throw but made her next nine i...
From KKCQ Sports Section 8A Championship (at Thief River Falls) – Red Lake 49 vs. Stephen-Argyle 56 THIEF RIVER FALLS - The Stephen-Argyle Storm hit some clutch free throws in the last ninety seconds of the game to win the Section 8A championship Friday night in Thief River Falls. A paid attendance of 1,644 enjoyed an exciting contest that wasn't pretty at times but kept the fans on the edge of their seats all night. Senior Autumn Thompson missed her first three throw but made her next nine i...
East Sub-Section 8A Semifinals (at TRF) – Red Lake 63 vs. Cass Lake-Bena 84 Red Lake: (13-14) 31 turnovers 12-18 at the free throw line Delwyn Holthusen III 22 points/10 rebounds David Smith 11 points/7 rebounds Kendall Whitefeather 9 points Cole Cobenais 9 points Cass Lake-Bena: (27-1) 18 turnovers 10-15 at the free throw line Noah DeLapaz 23 points (6 three pointers) Arnold Kingbird 15 points Jarell Jacobs 15 points Ethan Brown 10 points Raul Washington 6 points...
East Sub-Section 8A Semifinals (at TRF) – Red Lake 63 vs. Cass Lake-Bena 84 Red Lake: (13-14) 31 turnovers 12-18 at the free throw line Delwyn Holthusen III 22 points/10 rebounds David Smith 11 points/7 rebounds Kendall Whitefeather 9 points Cole Cobenais 9 points Cass Lake-Bena: (27-1) 18 turnovers 10-15 at the free throw line Noah DeLapaz 23 points (6 three pointers) Arnold Kingbird 15 points Jarell Jacobs 15 points Ethan Brown 10 points Raul Washington 6 points...
RED LAKE - The defending 8A Champions Red Lake Warriors, for the last 4 years, advance in the Section 8A Tournament with their 100-76 win over Blackduck on Thursday night. They will play Cass Lake on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 3:30 PM at the REA in Thief River Falls. Cass Lake, #1 in Section 8A, are also ranked #4 in the state. They beat the Warriors both times they met this year. Red Lake came out of the gate fast paced but saw Blackduck take a 4-point lead before they could get on the...
