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Kevin Scott Kingbird, Sr. September 5, 1979 ~ January 13, 2023 (age 43) Kevin Scott Kingbird, Sr., age 43, "Niiskindib" which means "He Has Prickly Hair", of Cass Lake (Mission) began his journey to the Spirit world on Friday, January 13th, 2023 from his home in Cass Lake, MN. He was born to Cynthia Kingbird and Darwin Whitebird on September 5th, 1979, in Bemidji, Minnesota. As an avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed being in the woods and on the water. He was an adept lumberjack; living up to his...
Minnesota families with children could see thousands of dollars in tax breaks and school funding would climb under a spending plan Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday. The DFL governor's proposal is a $5.2 billion piece of his two-year budget that will be fully revealed next week. He called for historic spending on schools, including a 4% increase in the basic amount the state spends on each student, more money for special education, mental health and free breakfast and lunch for all students....
On the first day of jury selection in the murder trial of a man accused of fatally shooting North High star quarterback Deshaun Hill Jr., his family's attorney said they are asking officials to investigate criminal charges against the school's principal who accompanied some students on a walkout on the day Hill was killed. The slain sophomore's parents were in Hennepin County District Court Tuesday morning for the second-degree murder trial of Cody Fohrenkam, 30, who is accused of shooting Hill...
Online school has been working well for second-grader Lola Anderson. But like a growing number of younger students, she logs on each day to a classroom in another district. An online education boom followed the COVID-19 pandemic, as the number of schools offering virtual education in Minnesota nearly doubled from 37 in the fall of 2020 to 71 this year. But consolidation has started as the pandemic wanes - especially for online elementary and middle schools - limiting the options for families...
A juvenile suspected in the Dec. 23 killing at the Mall of America was arrested in Decatur, Ga., on Tuesday, according to Bloomington police, as was his mother who police say drove him to Georgia after the shooting. The juvenile was arrested on a warrant charging him with second-degree homicide and assault in relation to the death of Johntae Hudson, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said Tuesday. U.S. Marshals and Georgia law enforcement arrested him without incident, Hodges said. The...
More than 900 people have been served by a Minneapolis violence-prevention program that works to halt the cycle of violence since the effort started in 2016. Mayor Jacob Frey, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and others praised the Next Step program, which connects victims of violent crimes while they're still hospitalized with services for finding housing, job opportunities and more. It was first offered at HCMC before expanding to North Memorial in 2018 and Abbott Northwestern in 2021. The program is a...
Principal Lisa Pawelak did a double-take this fall when she saw how many of the students at Lucy Craft Laney Community School identified as homeless or highly mobile. The number had jumped to 19% — nearly double the previous school year. It's not just the North Side elementary school seeing that trend. Across the city, the number of Minneapolis public school students who lack stable housing is climbing. Despite declines in enrollment, the district has identified 300 more homeless or highly mobile students than at the same point last year. "...
DNIPRO, Ukraine - The death toll from the Ukraine war's deadliest attack on civilians at one location since last spring reached 45 at an apartment building a Russian missile blasted in the southeastern city of Dnipro, officials said Tuesday. Those killed in the Saturday afternoon strike included six children, with 79 people injured, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging app. The toll included two dozen people initially listed as missing at the multistory building, which...
LOS ANGELES — A shooter stood over a 16-year-old mother clutching her 10-month-old baby and pumped bullets into their heads in a brazen attack in a central California farming community that left six dead at a home linked to drugs and guns, a sheriff said Tuesday. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said the teenager was fleeing the violence early Monday when the killers caught up to her outside the home in Goshen, a central California community of about 3,000 residents in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley, and shot the young mother and h...
WASHINGTON — The White House brushed aside criticism Tuesday of its fragmented disclosures about the discovery of classified documents and official records at President Joe Biden's home and former office, saying it may withhold information to protect the Justice Department's investigation. Ian Sams, a spokesperson for the White House counsel's office, told reporters that the White House was releasing information as it deemed it "appropriate." Responding to criticism of the piecemeal disclosures, Sams said the White House was trying to be m...
Dozens of people from tribal nations across Arizona gathered last week at the state Capitol to celebrate Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day. “Arizona is a stronger state because of the 22 federally recognized tribes found here,” state Senate President Warren Petersen said during his speech.“As we enter the first week of the 56th legislative session, we’re anticipating significant improvements to our water supply, infrastructure, and broadband.” Three tribal leaders addressed the joint session of the Senate and House of Represent...
WARNING: This story has disturbing details about residential and boarding schools. If you are feeling triggered, here is a resource list for trauma responses from the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition in the U.S. The National Indian Residential School Crisis Hotline in Canada can be reached at 1-866-925-4419 Star Blanket Cree Nation announced the initial findings of ground penetrating radar has located over 2,000 “hits” at the site of the former Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School site near Lebret, Saskatchewan. Accor...
What is Radon? Radon is a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. It is a gas that we cannot see, smell or taste. Radon is naturally made by the decay of elements found in the dirt underneath our homes, even here on Leech Lake reservation. It doesn't matter where you live, Radon can be a problem for all types of homes. This includes old rez homes, new rez homes, drafty rez homes, insulated rez homes, rez homes with basements, crawlspaces, and rez homes without basements. Radon is a...
Gerald Kingbird Jr. hits 1000th career point in loss to Goodridge/Grygla 93-91 Kingbird scored 28 in the performance...
Lady Warriors unable to keep pace with Deer River in second half, lose at home 74-37 Lady Warriors Junior High loses 16-13 in early game...
January 17, 2023 (SAINT PAUL) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the Ramsey County District Court’s decision to remove former Otto Bremer Trust trustee Brian Lipschultz. In today’s precedential decision, the Court of Appeals affirmed that Lipschultz “continually breached his duties to the Trust’s beneficiaries,” “caused the Trust to incur unnecessary expenses, injured the Trust’s charitable reputation, refused to disclose information to the AGO, and eliminated a relationship with at least one beneficiary.” The Court held that Lipschultz’s...
(Bemidji, MN) (January 17, 2023) - Paul Bunyan Communications is excited to announce the winners of the 7th Pick-it Bowl Challenge, a free online contest for participants to pick the winners for the 2022-23 College Bowl games for a chance to win a credit on a Paul Bunyan Communications account. There were 498 participants. Winners of the 7th Paul Bunyan Communications Pick-it Bowl Challenge: 1st Place- $500 credit Barb Gray, Bemidji, MN 2nd Place- $250 credit Trinity Anderson, Grand Rapids, MN...
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has issued an updated map that will help farmers across the state comply with the Groundwater Protection Rule. The rule restricts fall application of nitrogen fertilizer in areas vulnerable to contamination, and it outlines steps to reduce the severity of contamination in areas where nitrate is already elevated in public water supply wells. The MDA has made changes to the Fall Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Restrictions map which is accessible on the MDA website. There have been...
St. Mary's Mission School to close until January 23, 2023 due to several active cases of Covid-19...
St. Paul, MN: Applications are now open for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) new Soil Health Financial Assistance Pilot Program soil health equipment grants. These grants are available to individual producers, producer groups, and local governments to purchase or retrofit soil health equipment. Grant awards will provide up to 50% cost-share, with a minimum award of $500 and a maximum award of $50,000. A total of $475,000 is available for the Soil Health Financial Assistance Pilot Program soil health equipment grants. “We recogniz...
The 5th grade boys travel team participated in the 2023 Frazee Fastbreak Basketball Tournament in Frazee, MN on January 14th. The team won 1st place with a 4-0 record! GREAT JOB BOYS!...
Mahnomen-Waubun winners in second game of double-header, 80-68 over Red Lake Warriors Lady Warriors also fall to Lady Thunderbirds in earlier game, 69-28...
Lady Warriors fall to Lady Thunderbirds in early game, 69-28, in Red Lake Mahnomen-Waubun winners in second game of double-header, 80-68 over Red Lake Warriors...
In a make-up game played on Thursday, January 12, 2023, Red Lake hosted Cass Lake in front of a packed house. The Warriors kept pace with the Panthers pretty much all the first half and ended up trailing at the buzzer, 38-31. In the second half the Warriors were still only 6-points behind until about the 5-minute mark, when Cass Lake started to pull away, ending in an 86-71 loss. The Panthers, still undefeated, were led by Dominic Staples-Fairbanks with 28, Kingsly Whitebird with 21 and Kaydin...
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, with the help of the U. S. Attorney's Office, paid a visit to St. Mary's Mission School in Red Lake. This event was originally scheduled for December, but bad weather at the time postponed it....
