Red Lake Nation News - Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)

Issued by The National Weather Service, Fargo/Grand Forks, ND, Thu, Jan 10, 2013, 4:07 AM CST Other affected areas: West Polk, MN; Norman, MN; Clay, MN; Roseau, MN; Lake Of The Woods, MN; East Marshall, MN; North Beltrami, MN; Pennington, MN; Red Lake, MN; East Polk, MN; North Clearwater, MN; South Beltrami, MN; Mahnomen, MN; South Clearwater, MN; Hubbard, MN; West Becker, MN;...

PONEMAH – A 46-year-old Ponemah man faces a federal charge of involuntary manslaughter for a death last summer on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, according to papers unsealed Thursday in federal court. Gordon Dean Johnson faces the charge for the Aug. 19, 2012, death of 17-year-old Kaishauna Thunder of Redby. She was struck about 3 a.m. while walking alongside Minnesota...

ST. PAUL — Taxes, education funding, constitutional amendments and health care top Minnesota lawmakers’ priorities for the 2013 legislative session, according to some of the first bills introduced....

ST. PAUL — The 2013 Minnesota legislative session started with Republicans and Democrats pledging to work together, but just 48 hours later that promise already seems to be falling apart....

Some of the first bills introduced into the Minnesota Legislature: -- Begins paying back money the state borrowed from school districts. -- Establishes mostly on line health insurance marketplace. -- Increases renters’ property tax rebates and restores a homestead property tax credit that would base property tax refunds on a person’s income. -- Establishes and finances...

BEMIDJI – The Minnesota Department of Transportation issued warnings Thursday to advise drivers to use caution driving through Saturday. Freezing rain and snow was expected to create a wintery mix and hazardous driving conditions. In addition, some areas of northwest Minnesota could face limited visibility. The following tips from MnDOT aim to help motorists arrive at their...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health officials reported 23 flu deaths in the past week Thursday in one of the state's most severe flu seasons in years, bringing the season total to 27....

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A big jump in Minnesota's minimum wage could be on the horizon....

Friday Night Mixed Doubles - Week 18 of 31 - 01/04/2013...

At 6:39 PM on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, a Bemidji Police Officer attempted to stop a 2003 Lincoln Aviator for a traffic violation that occurred on Bemidji Ave in the area of 6th Street NW. The driver of the Lincoln, identified as Jeramie Ray Pilecki (10/6/1976) formerly of Blackduck with current address unknown, attempted to elude the officer by increasing his speed and makin...

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services (OJS) will hold the last in a series of six training sessions to improve the trial advocacy skills of tribal court prosecutors, defenders and judges on January 15-17, 2013, in Albuquerque, N.M. This training session will focus on cases dealing with illegal narcotics. The training is being conducted under...