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  • Douglas "Rocky" Dean Kingbird, Jr.

    Jan 30, 2020

    Douglas "Rocky" Dean Kingbird, Jr. September 12, 1983 ~ January 27, 2020 (age 36) Douglas (Rocky) Kingbird, Jr., "Niigaanibinesi" which means Leading Thunderbird, of the eagle clan, age 36, of Redby, Minnesota began his spiritual journey on Monday, January 27, 2020 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota with his family by his side. He was born on September 12, 1983 in Bemidji, MN, the son of Douglas Kingbird, Sr. and Ramona Smith. Rocky was a brave hearted individual who loved all his...

  • Kelly James Maxwell

    Jan 30, 2020

    Kelly James Maxwell March 22, 1982 ~ January 21, 2020 (age 37) Kelly James Maxwell, age 37, of Redby, Minnesota began his journey to the spirit world on January 21st, 2020 from Alexandria, LA. He was born in Bemidji, MN on March 22, 1982, the son of Gladys (Black) and George Maxwell, Sr. Kelly grew up in Redby, MN and attended school in Wahpeton and Red Lake. He had many jobs over the years like being a PCA and at the Thief River Water Park and Hotel. Kelly loved to spend time with his family...

  • Trump defense: Ukraine 'quid pro quo' not impeachable

    Jan 30, 2020

    WASHINGTON - In a striking shift from President Donald Trump's claim of "perfect" dealings with Ukraine, his defense asserted Wednesday at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for political favors - even if proven - could not be grounds for his impeachment. Trump's defenders relied on retired professor Alan Dershowitz, a member of their team, who told senators that every politician conflates his own interest with the public interest. "It cannot be impeachable," he declared....

  • U's rich collaborations with China chilled by federal concerns.

    Jan 30, 2020

    The solar-powered air purification tower rises 200 feet out of a cluster of high-rises in China - a soaring symbol of new possibilities for its inventor, University of Minnesota engineering professor David Pui. Pui hopes the technology will save some of the millions of lives claimed by air pollution each year. And with a new university startup company and interest from Chinese real estate developers, he sees a chance to bring the university a higher profile. http://www.startr...

  • Minneapolis police no longer to ticket for equipment violations under new policy

    Jan 30, 2020

    Minneapolis police officers will no longer ticket motorists for broken headlights or turn signals, instead handing out vouchers to pay for vehicle repairs under a new department policy unveiled Wednesday. The changes come roughly a year after a pitched debate at City Hall over a possible moratorium on certain traffic stops, with some council members seeing the move as a way to ease the racial disparities in rates of traffic stops. Others worried that it would only harm residents in poorer...

  • Record high water, ice jams on Mississippi River could bring rare winter floods to southern Minnesota

    Jan 30, 2020

    Parts of southern Minnesota, Wisconsin and northern Iowa are at risk of rare winter floods as the Mississippi River runs faster and higher than it ever has this early in the year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has told cities along the river from Winona, Minn., to Guttenberg, Iowa, to monitor and brace for potential flooding in the weeks and months ahead, an unusual concern for late January. http://www.startribune.com/record-high-water-ice-jams-on-mississippi-river-could-b...

  • Activists call on Amy Klobuchar to withdraw over 2003 murder case

    Jan 30, 2020

    The father of a man who says he was wrongly convicted as a teenager of killing a child in 2003 under then-Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar joined more than a dozen activists in Minneapolis on Wednesday calling on her to end her campaign for president. Michael Toussaint cited a recent Associated Press investigation that raised questions about the case against his son, Myon Burrell, who is serving a life sentence for the 2002 killing of Tyesha Edwards, an 11-year-old girl who was struck by...

  • Real frustrations pile up over obtaining a Real ID

    Jan 30, 2020

    One thing unites Minnesotans across every political, social and regional divide in this state, and that's the line for a new driver's license, now serving: not you. Nobody likes the line. Nobody wants to be in the line. http://www.startribune.com/real-frustrations-pile-up-over-obtaining-a-real-id/567410332/...

  • China virus death toll rises to 170, transmission a concern

    Jan 30, 2020

    BEIJING - The death toll rose to 170 in the new virus outbreak in China on Thursday as foreign evacuees from the worst-hit region begin returning home under close observation and world health officials expressed "great concern" that the disease is starting to spread between people outside of China. Thursday's figures cover the previous 24 hours and represent an increase of 38 deaths and 1,737 cases for a total of 7,711. Of the new deaths, 37 were in the epicenter of the outbreak in Hubei...

  • For 1st time in 4 years, US life expectancy rises - a little

    Jan 30, 2020

    NEW YORK - Life expectancy in the United States is up for the first time in four years. The increase is small - just a month - but marks at least a temporary halt to a downward trend. The rise is due to lower death rates for cancer and drug overdoses. http://www.startribune.com/for-1st-time-in-4-years-us-life-expectancy-rises-a-little/567415812/...

  • St. Paul man found guilty of raping girlfriend's 4-year-old twins, giving them gonorrhea

    Jan 30, 2020

    ST. PAUL - A jury convicted a St. Paul man of raping his girlfriend's 4-year-old twins and giving them both a sexually transmitted disease, court records say. Arturo Macarro Gutierrez, 36, was convicted Tuesday, Jan. 28, of four counts of criminal sexual conduct, including two in the first degree and two in the second degree, following a roughly four-day trial in Ramsey County District Court. His defense attorney could not be reached for comment. https://www.bemidjipioneer.co...

  • TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHES PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON MISSING AND MURDERED AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES

    Jan 30, 2020

    WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services today held the first meeting of a White House task force to address the incidence of missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. The task force, co-chaired by Attorney General Barr and Secretary of the Interior Bernhardt, is composed of federal officials charged with enhancing the criminal justice response, consulting with tribal governments on potential solutions, and empowering native communities with i...

  • Environmental groups release new report contrasting carbon impact of Line 3 with MN climate goals

    Jan 30, 2020

    A coalition of 13 environmental groups released a report today showing greenhouse gas emissions from Enbridge's proposed Line 3 expansion would vastly outweigh planned reductions in Minnesota's emissions, as the state decides whether to let the Canadian crude oil pipeline cross its cleanest waters. The “Giant Step Backward” report shows that, by increasing the global availability of heavy tar sands oil, the high-capacity pipeline would set back plans to address climate change, wiping out state gains in the transition away from burning fos...

  • Lady Warriors on 6-game winning streak with 84-65 win over Clearbrook-Gonvick Bears - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 30, 2020

    FROM KKCQ SPORTS The Red Lake Lady Warriors used a strong second half start to pull away and beat the Clearbrook-Gonvick Bears on Tuesday night, January 28, 2020 in Red Lake. Red Lake missed a lot of layups in the first half and also had 16 first half turnover on offense. The Bears got a boost off of the bench from Sophomore Annabell Phillips who had 13 first half points to, but couldn't find her rhythm in the second. The Lady Warriors had 4 different players score 15+ points en route to the...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors JV won the early game 64-46 over Clearbrook-Gonvick Bears - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 30, 2020

    FROM KKCQ SPORTS The Red Lake Lady Warriors used a strong second half start to pull away and beat the Clearbrook-Gonvick Bears on Tuesday night, January 28, 2020 in Red Lake. Red Lake missed a lot of layups in the first half and also had 16 first half turnover on offense. The Bears got a boost off of the bench from Sophomore Annabell Phillips who had 13 first half points to, but couldn't find her rhythm in the second. The Lady Warriors had 4 different players score 15+ points en route to the...

  • Redby Snow Tubing Trip at Buena Vista Ski Area - P3

    Jan 30, 2020

    Redby Snow Tubing Trip at Buena Vista Ski Area on Saturday, January 25, 2020...

  • Lady Warriors "run and gun" their way to 8-8 on season with 91-58 win over Blackduck - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 30, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors have now won their fourth straight game with their 91-58 win over Blackduck on Friday, January 25, 2020. And they did it by constantly running and forcing turnovers by pressing the Drakes most of the game, as well as making their shots count. At the end of the first half Red Lake led Blackduck 48-36, then put in 43 more in the second half to secure the win, while the Drakes scored just 22. Gerika Kingbird led all scorers with 29 points on the night, trai...

  • Red Lake Junior Varsity Girls hold on to win over Blackduck's JV 50-43 - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 30, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors have now won their fourth straight game with their 91-58 win over Blackduck on Friday, January 25, 2020. And they did it by constantly running and forcing turnovers by pressing the Drakes most of the game, as well as making their shots count. At the end of the first half Red Lake led Blackduck 48-36, then put in 43 more in the second half to secure the win, while the Drakes scored just 22. Gerika Kingbird led all scorers with 29 points on the night, trai...

  • Lady Warriors move to 7-8 on season with 90-44 win over Northwoods - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 30, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Lady Warriors, coming off their 86-50 victory over Northome-Kelliher last Thursday, hosted the Northwoods Grizzlies on Thursday, January 23, 2020. It was close in the early minutes of play, until Red Lake used their full-court press and ran and ran, building up a 20-point lead at the end of the first half. Red Lake's Autumn Holthusen put in 20-points on her own in that half. The Lady Warriors didn't let up, and the defense held the Grizzlies to just 14 points in the second...

  • Red Lake Girls Junior Varsity victorious in 51-28 win over Northwoods - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 30, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Lady Warriors, coming off their 86-50 victory over Northome-Kelliher last Thursday, hosted the Northwoods Grizzlies on Thursday, January 23, 2020. It was close in the early minutes of play, until Red Lake used their full-court press and ran and ran, building up a 20-point lead at the end of the first half. Red Lake's Autumn Holthusen put in 20-points on her own in that half. The Lady Warriors didn't let up, and the defense held the Grizzlies to just 14 points in the second...

  • Red Lake Warriors and Lady Warriors both Winners in Thursday Double-Header with Kelliher-Northome - P13

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 30, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - Despite the cold weather outside, there was plenty of hot action at both the High School Gym and the Middle School gym on Thursday, January 16, 2020. The 8th Grade Boys game and the Junior Varsity games were close games throughout their matches, with Kelliher-Northome getting both wins. 8th Grade Girls and Junior Varsity games were also played, but no report was received on them. In the High School gym the first to take the court in the double-header was the Red Lake Lady...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors and Red Lake Warriors both Winners in Thursday Double-Header with Kelliher-Northome - P13

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 30, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - Despite the cold weather outside, there was plenty of hot action at both the High School Gym and the Middle School gym on Thursday, January 16, 2020. The 8th Grade Boys game and the Junior Varsity games were close games throughout their matches, with Kelliher-Northome getting both wins. 8th Grade Girls and Junior Varsity games were also played, but no report was received on them. In the High School gym the first to take the court in the double-header was the Red Lake Lady...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors now 3-7 on the season with 79-46 loss to #3 in Class A Mountain-Iron-Buhl - P17

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 30, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Mountain-Iron-Buhl on Saturday, January 4, 2020. MIB was ranked #3 in State Class A basketball with a record of 5-2. The Lady Warriors started off good, keeping pace with MIB in the first half, but by it's end were down 45-30. Red Lake tried to come back in the second, but could only score 16 points in the half, while MIB kept attacking to hit 34. The final score ended at 79-46. Both Gericka Kingbird and Autumn Holthusen had 14 for the Lady Warrio...

  • Rep. Peterson applauds signing of USMCA

    Jan 30, 2020

    WASHINGTON- Rep. Collin Peterson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement today following the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). "Today is an important milestone in the USMCA agreement which preserves key agricultural access to our neighbors to the north and south," said Peterson. "I have been working to get this agreement to this point since 2018 because of the importance of these markets for the farmers and manufacturers in Weste...

  • Farmers Encouraged to Participate in Annual Survey

    Jan 30, 2020

    St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is encouraging farmers to take part in its annual pesticide and fertilizer use survey. This year the phone survey is directed at corn and soybean growers. The data helps the MDA track the use of agricultural chemicals on Minnesota farms and provides guidance to education and research programs. The survey should begin February 3 and be completed by February 21. Questions will focus on the 2019 growing season and survey farmers on pesticide and fertilizer applications on corn and...

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