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BEMIDJI, Minn. – A Red Lake man has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for fatally shooting a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. “The tragic and violent events of July 27, 2021, that claimed the life of Officer Ryan Bialke brought an incalculable loss to his family and to his community,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger. “Although the 37-year sentence handed down today represents justice under the law, the harm can never be undone. We honor the memory of Officer Bialke and commend the officer...
Lady Warriors clip Lake of the Woods 64-63; Warriors taken down by Nevis 86-61 on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Warriors host Cass Lake on Thursday in make-up game, and Laporte on Friday. (...
Gerald W. Raisch January 1, 1996 ~ January 5, 2023 (age 27) Gerald Wayne Raisch, age 27, Bear Clan, of Ponemah, MN, travelled to the spirit world on Thursday, January 5, 2023. The wake will begin at 2:30 P.M. on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the Ponemah Boys & Girls Club in Ponemah and continue until the service on Thursday, January 12, 2023, with Arnold Kingbird as spiritual leader. Burial will be at the Kingbird Family Burial Grounds in Ponemah, MN. A full obituary will follow shortly....
Nicole "Bineashii" Lita Justine Stevens January 15, 1991 - December 19, 2022 Nicole "Bineashii" Lita Justine Stevens, age 31, of Minneapolis, Minnesota journeyed to the Spirit World on Monday December 19, 2022. Nicole loved spending time with her sons Miguel and Valentino. Every day she would walk her kids to school a few blocks away from her home. She listened to 1990's R & B, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Usher and Paula DeAnda. She also enjoyed playing slots at the casino. Nicole leaves...
James "Uncle" Paul Livingston January 5, 1950 ~ January 4, 2023 (age 72) James Paul Livingston, "MishiikiiBenais" meaning "Thunderbird" age 72, of the Wolf Clan and Ramsey County, Minnesota, journeyed to the spirit world on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, from United Hospital in St. Paul, MN. He was born January 5, 1950, in Red Lake, MN, the son of Mary (Fairbanks) and Jackson Livingston. James, known as "Uncle" by many, enjoyed reading, playing cribbage, going for walks, fishing, and spending time...
James "Jimmy" Jacob Starr February 3, 1937 ~ December 29, 2022 (age 85) James "Jimmy" Jacob Starr was born on February 3rd, 1937 in the Onigum Country Hospital on the Leech Lake Reservation. He was born the son of Rose (Ketchum) and Albert Starr, Sr. James' nickname was Koosh or "Koosh-she-gan". He was given the "She-gan" by his father because he was so skinny as a child. He had three brothers and a sister and went to school in Cass Lake until 9th or 10th grade when he had to resign due to...
BEMIDJI - David Brian Donnell Jr., who fatally shot Red Lake tribal police officer Ryan Bialke in July 2021, was sentenced to 37 years in prison on Tuesday morning in U.S. District Court here - a shorter stay than the life imprisonment Bialke's family wanted. Before Chief U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim delivered the sentence, 17 of Bialke's friends, family members and former colleagues provided victim impact statements - some sad, some angry, some listing the milestones where Bialke has...
BEMIDJI, Minn. — A Bemidji woman has been charged after the recent death of her 18-month-old son from drugs she believes he found in the trash. Lakeisha Dawn Chaboyea, of Bemidji, is charged with a felony due to neglect of a child resulting in substantial harm, and physical/emotional health as a parent and legal guardian of her 18-month-old son, Joshua Needham Jr., according to court documents. Lab tests confirmed that the child had fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system. https://www.twincities.com/2023/01/10/bemidji-mot...
DULUTH - Not even midway through winter, the number of snowmobile fatalities in Minnesota equals the total that died while riding all last winter. Six people have died in snowmobile accidents in the past 10 days: Three were killed over the weekend, including a 12-year-old boy in southeastern Minnesota on Sunday, and a 55-year-old woman in northeastern Minnesota and a 64-year-old man in the western part of the state Saturday; two 21-year-olds died after a New Year's Day crash in Isanti County,...
Minnesotans could grow their own marijuana plants at home, have the drug delivered to their door and get past convictions expunged from their record if the Legislature passes Democrats' recreational cannabis bill this year. While the bill must be reviewed by numerous committees and will likely be revised repeatedly, the initial proposal from House DFLers (and an identical bill in the Senate) covers a lot of ground, from social justice and hemp-related regulations to drug tests and adolescent...
Former Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson, who went on paid medical leave from his elected position last May and was censured by the county for creating a hostile work environment, has been reinstated as a sergeant in the Metro Transit Police Department. According to the Metropolitan Council, Hutchinson was reinstated Jan. 2 as a sergeant at $55.09 per hour, or $114,587 annually. When he left Metro Transit as a sergeant in December 2018, shortly after his surprise election as county...
Minnesota is offering one last chance to order free at-home COVID-19 tests that can be used to determine if someone was infected by the coronavirus and to qualify for antiviral treatment. Four rapid COVID-19 tests per household are available under the state program, which has already delivered 2.5 million tests over the course of the three-year-long pandemic. "Testing is essential in getting the proper treatment to those who need it and preventing the spread of COVID-19," said Dr. Brooke...
A newborn is "fighting for his life" after his mother was shot to death outside an Amazon warehouse in Lakeville by the baby's father, who was charged Tuesday with murder. Kyla O'Neal, 31, referred to in the criminal complaint as Kyla Fletcher, was shot while sitting in a vehicle at about 6:50 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of the Amazon Fulfillment Center in the 9800 block of W. 217th Street. She was taken by emergency medical responders to HCMC, and died there that night. Medical personnel...
A Minneapolis man has been charged with dropping dumbbells, furniture and other items from his ninth-floor balcony onto vehicles passing by his downtown apartment building, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Michael B. Judy, 29, was charged in Hennepin County District Court with two felony counts of first-degree property damage for allegedly aiming an array of heavy objects at vehicles driving by the building in the 300 block of S. Washington Avenue. None of the items injured anyone but...
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing one of Feeding Our Future's sites, ThinkTechAct Foundation, and its leaders, arguing that they ran a "sham nonprofit," misusing funds and violating state laws. Ellison's office filed the civil lawsuit Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court against the Edina nonprofit, its founder Mahad Ibrahim of Lewis Center, Ohio; board member Abdiaziz Shafii Farah of Savage and executive director Bianca Scott of St. Paul. It is the attorney general's first...
NEW YORK - Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump 's business empire, was taken into custody Tuesday to begin serving a five-month jail term for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in job perks - a punishment the judge who sentenced him said was probably too lenient for a case "driven entirely by greed." Weisselberg, 75, was promised the short sentence in August when he agreed to plead guilty to 15 tax crimes and to be a witness against the Trump Organization, where he worked since...
"Si se puede, si se puede!" Advocates cheered and held signs in two languages inside the State Capitol on Tuesday to commemorate a key first reading of a bill that calls for access to driver's licenses for immigrants in Minnesota without legal status. The Driver's Licenses for All bill would allow unauthorized immigrants to obtain a driver's license without showing proof of legal residence in the United States. It had its first reading in the Minnesota House Transportation Committee. The bill...
ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend is Saturday through Monday. During the weekend, which includes Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, any Minnesota resident can go ice fishing for free if fishing with a child age 15 or younger. Minnesotans under age 16 don’t need fishing licenses any time of the year. “For anyone who wants to try ice fishing, we have helpful information on our website to get you started on the way toward drilling holes through the ice and catching fish,’’ said Benji Kohn, volunteer mentor program coo...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for central and northwestern Minnesota. The alert takes effect Tuesday, Jan. 10, beginning at 11 a.m. and runs until Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 6PM. Light winds combining with moisture from melting snow will trap fine particulate pollution near the surface in central and northwestern Minnesota. Air quality will improve Wednesday with the arrival of a cold front, causing the fine particle pollution to disperse. Fine...
Beltrami Electric Cooperative is accepting applications from eligible high school juniors to attend the 57th annual Washington, D.C. Youth Tour. The tour is planned for June 12-18, 2023. Each year, rural electric cooperatives across the nation sponsor roughly 1,900 students on the Rural Electric Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. This unique trip gives young people the opportunity to watch history come alive, explore museums, memorials, and monuments, make friendships that will last a lifetime, and...
January 10, 2023 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota nonprofit ThinkTechAct Foundation and founder and President Mahad Ibrahim, board member Abdiaziz Farah, and executive director Bianca Scott, alleging they ran a sham nonprofit, misused nonprofit funds, and violated numerous other governance requirements under Minnesota charities laws. AG Ellison’s lawsuit asks the court to dissolve ThinkTechAct, impose civil penalties on the individual defendants, and prevent the individual def...
School/Community Liaison Red Lake School District, ISD#38 P.O. Box 499, Red Lake, MN 56671 218-679-3353 Employment Opening: INTERNAL ONLY 01/10/2023 – 01/20/2023 Position Title: School/Community Liaison Supervisor: Building Principal Building: Bargaining Group: MSEA Revised: 11/17/2015 Terms: Per MSEA Master Agreement Qualifications: High school diploma, GED, or Associates. Must have and maintain a valid driver's license. Ability to travel up to 50% of time to scheduled meetings/home visits i...
VACANCY ANNOUNCMENT MAINTENANCE OBAAHSHIING TREATMENT CENTER Open: January 11, 2023 Close: January 25, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. PRIMARY FUNCTION: To maintain the facility, equipment and grounds, in a safe and secure environment in accordance with established policy and procedures, reports to Operations Manager. Part-time position no benefits, (various days including weekends) Salary; DOQ ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: • Maintain a Preventive Maintenance system for all building systems, i...
The Minnesota Department of Health today announced that four additional free at-home rapid tests are available to all Minnesota households through the state’s online ordering program. This will be the last chance for Minnesotans to get free tests before the program ends. Minnesotans will be able to order four tests per household. Order your free at-home rapid tests on mn.gov/covid19. “Since the state’s free test program began last April, more than 2.5 million free tests have been delivered to Minnesota households,” said Minnesota Commiss...
Beautiful day with such amazing people. Good job to our facilitator Floyd Jourdain Jr. Cultural Coordinators Jason Hart and Kelly Iceman Sr. CHP Director's Tom Barrett and Tashina Brandchaud The Recovery Panel rocked the morning. Miigwech Terin Cobenais, Salina Jones, Andrew Kingbird, & David Bowen. Our community is so lucky to have you doing amazing work. Day one was a success. Remember to rock your ribbions tomorrow. Miigwech to Registration Crew Connie Berg, Karen Graves, Heather Donnell,...