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Articles from the November 15, 2017 edition


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  • Red Lake Police Department: Missing Fishermen Update - Day 8

    Nov 15, 2017

    Red Lake Police Department: Missing Fishermen Update - Day 8 11/14/17 - Dive team members from the North East Regional Water Rescue Team and Stutsman County dive team along with members from a Fargo dive team spent the day searching both frozen and open water between first and second bridge on the old Ponemah road on lower Red Lake. The dive teams were deployed out of the first landing and Red Lake law enforcement maintained the command center at second landing in addition to supporting the...

  • New Strategies Used To Help Find Missing Boaters On Red Lake

    Shirelle Moore, Lakeland News|Nov 15, 2017

    Rescue efforts are continuing this week in Red Lake in the hopes of finding two missing boaters. It's been more than a week since one man, identified as 29-year-old Deland Beaulieu, and a 17-year-old male juvenile were reported missing after their boat capsized near the Cut-Off on Lower Red Lake. Today, crews that included family members of the missing were split into teams. They searched from 6:30 this morning until they lost daylight. "Based on the coordinates and locations that they've been w...

  • Richard Gregory Needham, Sr.

    Nov 15, 2017

    Richard Gregory Needham, Sr. June 24, 1965 ~ November 5, 2017 (age 52) Richard Gregory Needham, Sr., age 52, of the Bullhead Clan and Bemidji, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly in Bemidji, MN. He was born to Douglas “Pugs” and Helen “Muggs” (King) Needham on June 24, 1965 in Santa Monica, California. Rick loved his family and strived to let them know how often he thought about them. He preferred to work outdoors and could often be found in paint covered jeans smiling after a long day. Rick wa...

  • Cass Lake Man Charged In Drug Robbery-Turned Murder

    Nov 15, 2017

    MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Cass Lake man has been charged in the shooting death of a woman during a drug-fueled robbery on Sunday morning. The Cass County Sheriff’s office says Brandon Joseph Roy, 24, is charged with second-degree unintentional murder and first-degree robbery. He was also charged with being a convict in possession of a firearm. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/11/14/brandon-roy-charged/...

  • Dive teams called in for lake search

    WDAZ News|Nov 15, 2017

    REDBY, MN (WDAZ-TV) -- Dozens of specialized divers from North Dakota, left Grand Forks tonight to help with the search for two missing boaters in Minnesota. The teams left equipped with ice divers, air boats and specialized underwater cameras. The boaters went missing last week on the Lower Red Lake when their commerical fishing boat overturned. One person swam to shore. The lake is freezing fast, hampering efforts of water teams there who don't have the necessary equipment. Lt. BJ Maxson,...

  • United Tribes Men's Basketball team finished a three game home stand 3-0 winning each night in impressive fashion

    NDNSPORTS STAFF|Nov 15, 2017

    The United Tribes Men's Basketball team finished a three game home stand 3-0 winning each night in impressive fashion. On the first night of the home stand the Thunderbirds faced a well seasoned Stone Child College team. Stone Child was able to build a seven point lead going in at halftime. In the second half Tribes was able to out score Stone Child 63-37 and won the game 116-97. Xavier Norris got hot in the second half and led all scorers with 23 points and 8 rebounds. Rob McClain registered a...

  • Snyder: Enbridge's disclosure 'deeply concerning'

    Nov 15, 2017

    State officials said Monday that coating gaps on Line 5 have multiplied in Enbridge Energy’s latest report to Michigan officials and require a “full accounting” of the gas pipeline conditions in the next month. More than a majority of 48 pipeline locations under the Straits of Mackinac had coating gaps when inspected by divers, state officials said. http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/11/13/enbridge-line-repairs/107658144/...

  • Senate GOP tax bill will include repeal of ObamaCare mandate

    Nov 15, 2017

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Tuesday that the Senate tax bill will include language to repeal ObamaCare's individual mandate, which could make it tougher for moderate Republicans to support. Conservatives led by GOP Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Rand Paul (Ky.) and Tom Cotton (Ark.) pushed hard to include the provision, which would eliminate the federal penalty on people who do not buy health insurance. President Trump has also pushed for the provision to be part of the tax bill. https://www.msn.com/en-...

  • First Native American Cop With Chicago Police Dept. Fatally Shot!

    Nov 15, 2017

    A retired Chicago cop, who was the first Native American officer in the department, was fatally shot during a home invasion in Phoenix early Friday. Officers say they found 78-year-old Jess Sixkiller dead at the scene after his wife called 911 from a bedroom to report hearing a break-in and a confrontation elsewhere in the home. Police say the incident occurred shortly after 3 a.m. Friday in a neighborhood near 55th Avenue and Camelback Road. https://www.theindigenousamericans.com/2017/11/13/first-native-american-cop-chicago...

  • Gunman picking random targets kills 4 in Northern California

    Nov 15, 2017

    RED BLUFF, Calif. (AP) — A gunman choosing targets at random opened fire in a rural Northern California town Tuesday, killing four people at several sites and wounding others at an elementary school before police shot him dead, authorities said. The gunfire began around 8 a.m. in the community of Rancho Tehama Reserve, about 130 miles north of Sacramento. https://apnews.com/daa2b18d6f5542f88c2d4b4bafd21ce1?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP...

  • Bemidji Pioneer: Cass Lake man charged with murder after Sunday shooting

    Nov 15, 2017

    WALKER — A Cass Lake man was charged with murder Tuesday morning, two days after a Cass Lake woman died from a gunshot wound to the head. Brandon Joseph Roy, 24, was arraigned in Walker shortly after the Cass County Attorney’s Office charged him with one count of second-degree unintentional murder and one count of first-degree aggravated robbery. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/4359267-updated-cass-lake-man-charged-murder-after-sunday-shooting...

  • 4 teens arrested after drug deal gone wrong

    Nov 15, 2017

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KSFY) - Police say four Sioux Falls teens were arrested Sunday night following a drug deal gone wrong. Public Information Officer Sam Clemens said a 16 year old and a 19 year old planned to buy marijuana from another 16 year old and a 17 year old in the 200 block of S. Elmwood Avenue around 10:30 p.m. During the deal, one of the buyers allegedly pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the sellers, Clemens said. A struggle with the gun ensued as the sellers tried to wrestle it away from the buyer, and a shot was fired into the...

  • Bemidji Pioneer: CL-B senior named Minnesota American Indian Athlete of the Year

    Nov 15, 2017

    CASS LAKE -- Putting time and effort into three sports as a high school student, Cass Lake-Bena senior Michael Staples’ efforts were recently rewarded when he was named Minnesota American Indian Male Athlete of the Year. “My older brother, Daven, won it his senior year, too,” Staples said. “I remember back then, I just told myself if I work hard enough I can be in that spot, too. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/football/4359032-cl-b-senior-named-minnesota-american-indian-athlete-year...

  • Headwaters Country needs our help

    Nov 15, 2017

    I am now sixty-nine years old and every spring since I was in my teens I have put my canoe in Bemijigamaag or below the Otter Tail Power Dam eight miles downstream and paddle down to Chi Ma'iingan Lake. It was an annual ritual then and still is only now I have a wife and grand-daughter to accompany me and appreciate the great river of life. Today, the river above the power dam is inundated and scarcely resembles the former river. It is prime real-estate for developers. It is down river from the...

  • Halloween 2017 held all over the Red Lake Indian Reservation - P21

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Nov 15, 2017

    Halloween 2017 held all over the Red Lake Indian Reservation - P21...

  • Charges filed after northern Minnesota woman fatally shot in head

    Grace Pastoor, Forum News Service|Nov 15, 2017

    WALKER, Minn. - A Cass Lake man was charged with murder Tuesday morning, two days after a Cass Lake woman died from a gunshot wound to the head. Brandon Joseph Roy, 24, was arraigned in Walker shortly after the Cass County Attorney's Office charged him with one count of second-degree unintentional murder and one count of first-degree aggravated robbery. Roy was escorted into the courtroom Tuesday by three bailiffs and communicated mostly with nods throughout his arraignment. He cried...

  • Halloween 2017 held all over the Red Lake Indian Reservation - P22

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Nov 15, 2017

    Halloween 2017 held all over the Red Lake Indian Reservation - P22...

  • Former Vikings end Jared Allen hopes to become a fixture at U.S. Bank Stadium

    Nov 15, 2017

    Former Vikings star defensive end Jared Allen will attend his first game Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. One day, he hopes to have his name displayed there in the Ring of Honor. Allen played for the Vikings from 2008-13 before going to Chicago and Carolina and retiring after the 2015 season. He’ll be here with his family for a noon kickoff against the Los Angeles Rams. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/14/former-vikings-end-jared-allen-hopes-to-become-a-fixture-at-u-s-bank-stadium/...

  • North Dakota man gets prison for scamming Minnesota welfare programs

    Nov 15, 2017

    A North Dakota man who scammed Minnesota welfare programs out of hundreds of thousands of dollars will spend his next several years in prison. Elfonzo Dyrell Shelby was sentenced Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court to just over nine years in prison for committing identity theft and other related crimes, according to court records. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/14/north-dakota-man-gets-prison-for-scamming-minnesota-welfare-programs/...

  • Former Hastings, Maplewood police chief gets job in Inver Grove Heights

    Nov 15, 2017

    Paul Schnell, a former police chief in Hastings and Maplewood, has been tapped to be the top cop in Inver Grove Heights. The city council last week voted 3-2 to offer the job to Schnell, who was one of five finalists who were interviewed by two panels and participated in a public meet-and-greet. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/14/former-hastings-maplewood-police-chief-gets-job-in-inver-grove-heights/...

  • Washington GOP boosts pressure on Alabama party on Moore

    Nov 15, 2017

    WASHINGTON — Washington Republicans tightened pressure Tuesday on Alabama’s GOP to keep a defiant Roy Moore from being elected to the Senate next month, with many voicing hope that President Donald Trump could use his clout to resolve a problem that Republicans say leaves them with no easy options. With Alabama Republicans reluctant to block Moore and enrage his legions of loyal conservative supporters, national GOP leaders were turning to Trump as their best chance of somehow turning the tide. Two women by name have said Moore molested the...

  • Bemidji Pioneer: Bemidji man found dead between Lake Irving, Lake BemidjiFormer Detroit Lakes High School principal resigns under fire in Shakopee after credit card purchases

    Nov 15, 2017

    Former Detroit Lakes High School Principal Rod Thompson, who left Detroit Lakes under a cloud about 16 years ago, allegedly after an affair with a subordinate, has resigned under fire from his position as superintendent of the Shakopee School District. According to the Star Tribune newspaper, his resignation came after a police investigation and a search warrant issued on Thompson's property. The search warrant affidavit refers to purchases of more than $3,500 that Thompson made, including a TV and a trip to Nashville with his wife. The...

  • Geringhoff Expanding Production in St. Cloud

    Nov 15, 2017

    ST. PAUL – Farm equipment manufacturer Geringhoff Corp. will invest $520,000 and hire 20 new workers with the addition of a second assembly line at its factory in St. Cloud. Geringhoff, which opened its first North American manufacturing facility at the St. Cloud Airport Business Park in 2013, said it will increase production of combine headers for harvesting corn and will begin making a new line of headers for harvesting smaller grains like soybeans and wheat. The new jobs will pay wages averaging $17.50 an hour. The Minnesota Department of E...

  • 2017 Bush Prize for Community Innovation

    Nov 15, 2017

    As models of true problem solving, Bush Prize for Community Innovation winners work inclusively, in partnership with others, to make their communities better for all. Meet the 2017 Bush Prize winners: seven organizations that are extraordinary not only in what they do, but in how they do it. Appetite for Change staff Fargo-Moorhead Coalition for Homeless Persons staff Hmong American Farmers Association staff Latino Economic Development Center staff Northfield Healthy Community Initiative staff Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation...

  • New tribal chairman aims to empower members

    Nov 15, 2017

    Like many of his predecessors, new Standing Rock Tribal Chairman Mike Faith is aiming to combat the issues of unemployment, housing and drug abuse on the reservation. While these are long-standing issues for the people of Standing Rock, Faith said he thinks there has been a shift within the communities of people wanting to see a positive change. http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/new-tribal-chairman-aims-to-empower-members/article_3618c79c-36dc-5cf6-b48b-622ad8ecae6d.html...

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