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Articles from the June 28, 2018 edition


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  • Sneak Peaks of new rooms at Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls

    Jun 28, 2018

    Sneak Peaks of new rooms at Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls Including the all new Triple Seven Executive Suite...

  • ATTENTION EVERYONE - Thursday, June 28, 2018

    ATTENTION EVERYONE - Thursday, June 28, 2018 11 AM until gone at the Redby Center (Old Commod Hall...

  • Worker found dead in stadium cooler was Minnesota inventor

    Jun 28, 2018

    ATLANTA — A body found inside a beer cooler at the major league home of the Atlanta Braves belongs to a Minnesota inventor who was doing contract work at the stadium, police in Atlanta's suburbs said Wednesday. Cobb County police on Wednesday identified him as Todd Keeling, 48, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. http://www.startribune.com/body-found-in-ballpark-cooler-before-reds-braves-game/486686001/...

  • Danielle Hunter lands $72 million contract extension with Vikings

    Jun 28, 2018

    During Mike Zimmer’s second training camp as the Vikings’ head coach, he received a visit from Greg Ellis, who posted 46 of his 84 career sacks during the seven seasons Zimmer was his defensive coordinator in Dallas. Zimmer, Ellis and Vikings defensive line coach Andre Patterson looked out on a 6-5 rookie defensive end swiping at offensive linemen with his 34-inch arms, and Patterson – who’d coached Ellis for three years in Dallas -- gave him a nudge. http://www.startribune.com/danielle-hunter-vikings-new-contract-signed-ext...

  • Sales growth accelerates at General Mills; execs seek balance in new fiscal year

    Jun 28, 2018

    After a disappointing winter, General Mills righted the ship this spring with better-than-expected profit and a third consecutive quarter of sales growth. The Golden Valley-based company closed the book Wednesday on another turbulent year — the new norm for packaged-food companies — as it strives to balance sales and profit growth amid big shifts in what people eat. http://www.startribune.com/general-mills-fourth-quarter-profit-beats-estimates/486670511/...

  • Officer charged in death of black teen who was shot in back

    Jun 28, 2018

    PITTSBURGH — A white police officer was charged Wednesday with homicide in the death of an unarmed black teenager who was shot in the back while fleeing a traffic stop, a shooting that has fueled daily protests around Pittsburgh. Prosecutors cited officer Michael Rosfeld's inconsistent statements about whether he saw a gun in the teen's hand. http://www.startribune.com/mayor-accused-of-calling-for-water-cannons-use-on-protesters/486674181/...

  • Supreme Court ruling on public union dues hits Minnesota labor groups

    Jun 28, 2018

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday that public employees who don’t join unions can’t be required to pay for collective bargaining hit hard in Minnesota, a state whose Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has long counted on organized labor as its most powerful ally. The 5-4 ruling brought sharply different reactions, with Republican officials and conservative groups jubilant at what they called a victory for individual freedom and a blow to the power of unions in state politics. DFLers and labor leaders blasted the decision as a major set...

  • BP: Deer River man pleads guilty to sex crime

    Jun 28, 2018

    BEMIDJI—A Deer River man set to go to trial after allegedly arranging to meet and have sex with an undercover officer he thought was a child pleaded guilty to a felony charge Wednesday. Scott Patrick Mickle, 54, was charged in October with one count of engaging in electronic communication relating or describing sexual conduct with a child. He pleaded not guilty to the charge June 19 but changed his plea Wednesday morning, the day his trial was set to begin. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4465954-deer-river-man-pleads-gui...

  • BP: Anti-Trump protest march stretches three blocks long

    Jun 28, 2018

    FARGO — The proximity was too close for Jackie Harrison and Viki Adam to stay inside Eventide and not join the growing demonstration across the street at Scheels Arena protesting President Donald Trump's arrival on Wednesday, June 27. Both women battle multiple sclerosis and said they are cared for by mostly immigrants at the assisted living facility. That's why Harrison said she showed up with a large sign attached to the back of her wheelchair that read, "Immigration Fuels the Economy." http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/g...

  • With a $3,000 grant from Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless, Evergreen Youth & Family Services, Inc. can provide more resources and school necessities for homeless students.

    Jun 28, 2018

    Bemidji, Minnesota – June 25th, 2018 – Each year Open Your Heart supports more than 200 homeless shelters and food shelves like Evergreen Youth & Family Services, Inc. throughout urban, suburban, and rural Minnesota. Open Your Heart looks for gaps in funding of services based on geographic or demographic considerations and reaches out to agencies serving those communities. They support programs in communities where many traditional funders do not reach – volunteer run domestic violence shelters, homeless programs in sparsely served remot...

  • Beltrami County Solid Waste PSA

    Jun 28, 2018

    Delays are expected for Bemidji Transfer Station Customers from 25 June 2018 through 27 July 2018 due to the final phase of Construction at the facility. There is a new lane open for those residents that have only household garbage and recyclables located at the Bemidji Transfer Station, which is accessible off Industrial Park Dr SE....

  • U.S. ATTORNEY KURT ALME DELIVERS REMARKS TO THE INDIAN COUNTRY DRUG TRAFFICKING TRAINING CONFERENCE

    Jun 28, 2018

    Remarks as prepared for delivery Our country is in the throes of an opioid epidemic and a major meth crisis. Let me repeat some of the statistics you may have already heard. There were about 8,000 overdose deaths in America in 1990. But in 2016, an estimated 64,000 Americans died of drug overdoses. As the Deputy Attorney General has pointed out, our country lost more Americans in 2016 to overdoses than in battle during the entire Vietnam War. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50. Native American...

  • Robotics engineer Barbie joins the girls who code

    Jun 28, 2018

    The new doll, launched on Tuesday, aims to encourage girls as young as seven to learn real coding skills, thanks to a partnership with the kids game-based computing platform Tynker, toymaker Mattel said. Robotics engineer Barbie, dressed in jeans, a graphic T-shirt, denim jacket and wearing safety glasses, comes with six free Barbie-inspired coding lessons designed to teach logic, problem solving and the building blocks of coding. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-barbie/robotics-engineer-barbie-joins-the-girls-who-c...

  • Senate Spending Bill Keeps Teacher Grant, Ignores DeVos Choice Proposal

    Jun 28, 2018

    The Senate bill funding the U.S. Department of Education for fiscal 2019 provides increases for disadvantaged students, special education programs, and a block grant supporting a diverse set of K-12 priorities. It also maintains grants for educator development and after-school aid at current funding levels, and rejects a school choice initiative from the Trump administration. It's the second year in a row that both the Senate and House have nixed efforts by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to create new choice programs funded by the...

  • Teacher hiring struggles remain despite pay raise

    Jun 28, 2018

    Just a few months after state lawmakers approved a pay raise for Oklahoma educators, hiring teachers remains a challenge for many school districts and the state may be headed for another record-breaking year for emergency certified teachers. The state Department of Education has already received around 370 emergency certification requests from districts ahead of the next school year, a nearly 65 percent increase compared to this point last year. https://newsok.com/article/5599360/teacher-hiring-struggles-remain-despite-pay-r...

  • 1,100 New Haven part-time school employees receive layoff notifications

    Jun 28, 2018

    NEW HAVEN — More than 1,000 part-time school employees received layoff notices Friday as Superintendent of Schools Carol Birks plans for a “right-sizing” the district. Who ends up returning to work in the fall, Birks said, will depend on which roles best suit classroom functions. https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/1-100-New-Haven-part-time-school-employees-13027610.php...

  • This Innovative Memorial Will Soon Honor Native American Veterans

    Jun 28, 2018

    UPDATE 6/26/18: The National Museum of the American Indian has just announced its selection of Harvey Pratt’s Warrior Circle of Honor design for its new memorial to Native American veterans, which is expected to grace the National Mall by late 2020. Harvey hopes the memorial he envisioned will become a sacred place for Native Americans everywhere. “Native Americans have been fighting for this country ever since the Vikings, ever since Columbus,” Harvey says. “Their blood is spilled all over America. Whoever owns this land, it will always...

  • Red Lake School Bus Drivers Escort Elaine Little to Redby Center - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 28, 2018

    RED LAKE - Some Red Lake School Bus drivers, along with Red Lake Law Enforcement and Fire Department, provided an escort for Elaine Little on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Long time Red Lake School Bus driver, Elaine Little, 82, had passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018 at her home. Elaine began driving bus in Chicago, and later Red Lake, for 48 years, officially retiring in 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the New Redby Community Center in Redby, MN with...

  • 2018 Red Lake High School Graduation - P20

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 28, 2018

    The 2018 Red Lake High School Graduation was held at RLHS at 1 PM on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Graduates: Todd J. Barrett, Jr., Alysha Rose Beaulieu, Anthony M. Benais, Quinten W. Chaboyea, Lailah Laurelle Cloud, Verdell X. Cook, Cassidy Lynn Defoe, Alexis R. Desjarlait, Alexis Fairbanks, Shaun Robert Fineday, Shaliecia F. Geionety, Tyler Rose Good, Rekoe J. Graves, Keirsten R. Iceman, Destiny L. Jourdain, Adam Warren Kingbird, Ryan Kingbird, Tobie Dean Kingbird Jr., Tara M. Lussier, Arianna Lussi...

  • 2018 Red Lake High School Graduation - P21

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 28, 2018

    The 2018 Red Lake High School Graduation was held at RLHS at 1 PM on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Graduates: Todd J. Barrett, Jr., Alysha Rose Beaulieu, Anthony M. Benais, Quinten W. Chaboyea, Lailah Laurelle Cloud, Verdell X. Cook, Cassidy Lynn Defoe, Alexis R. Desjarlait, Alexis Fairbanks, Shaun Robert Fineday, Shaliecia F. Geionety, Tyler Rose Good, Rekoe J. Graves, Keirsten R. Iceman, Destiny L. Jourdain, Adam Warren Kingbird, Ryan Kingbird, Tobie Dean Kingbird Jr., Tara M. Lussier, Arianna Lussi...

  • 2018 Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held May 25-27 at Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls - P23

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 28, 2018

    11 Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held May 25-27, 2018 at Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls Seven Clans Powwow 2018 Committee Singing Contest 1st: 1416 pts. The Boyz $8000 2nd: 1400 pts. Sharpshooter $6000 3rd: 1372 Pts. WarPaint $4000 4th: 1295 pts. Ndn Creek $2000 5th: 1291 pts. Indian Nation $1000 Darren "Scruff" Cook Memorial Singing Contest 2018 1st: 520 pts. The Boyz $4000 2nd: 512 pts. Sharpshooter $3000 3rd: 505 pts. WarPaint $2000 4th: 484 pts. Stoney Park $1000...

  • St. Mary's Mission School holds Annual Pow Wow - P31

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 28, 2018

    RED LAKE - On May 15, 2018, St. Mary's Mission held their annual pow wow beginning at 12 noon. All grades danced and this year's Princess and Brave are Nazarene Bearstail and Derrick Smith....

  • Red Lake Elementary School Pow Wow 2018 - P23

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 28, 2018

    The Red Lake Elementary School 2018 Pow Wow was held on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at RLES Jaycel Cloud "RLES Brave' and Trinity Auginash "RLES Princess". 2018-3019 Royalty...

  • Red Lake Elementary School Pow Wow 2018 - P24

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 28, 2018

    The Red Lake Elementary School 2018 Pow Wow was held on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at RLES Jaycel Cloud "RLES Brave' and Trinity Auginash "RLES Princess". 2018-3019 Royalty...

  • EPA Gives Navajo Nation Nearly $900K for Mine Cleanups

    Jun 28, 2018

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Navajo Nation Abandoned Mine Lands (NAML) program $888,523 to help assess and clean up abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation. Since 2016, the EPA has awarded $1.2 million to NAML. Funds will provide technical support on cleanup plans, inspect abandoned uranium mines, assist EPA in removing contaminated soil, continue staff training on Superfund laws and share technical information with EPA and Navajo Nation EPA. https://www.lakepowelllife.com/epa-gives-navajo-na...

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