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(Bemidji, MN) (December 8, 2016) –Paul Bunyan Communications CEO Gary Johnson has been named as one of the Twin Cities Business Magazine's (TCB) 100 People to Know. Twin Cities Business Magazine annually highlights 100 Minnesotans, leaders with insight, experience, and savvy that people in business need to observe, seek out, and learn from in the year ahead. The goal is to identify the key individuals that are expected to make an impact on local business, regional economy, and quality of life i...
NCTC Holiday Tournament – Red Lake 85 vs. Badger-Greenbush-Middle River 43 The Red Lake Warriors showcased to everyone why they want to win the NCTC Holiday Tournament Championship back to back years with a stellar performance opening up the tournament Thursday afternoon in Thief River Falls. A slow start for the Warriors eventually led to a intensified defense that sparked several baskets off of turnovers for Red Lake. The Warriors would blow open a 52-18 lead at halftime and to add to the puni...
CASS COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) – An officer of the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department is facing two charges after chatting with a teenage girl using apps and social media. Shannon Larry Northbird, 38, is charged with felony possession of pornographic work and misconduct by a public employee, which is a gross misdemeanor. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) was asked to investigate a possible child porn case following a report of inappropriate Facebook messages between officer Northbird and a minor. ht...
Prior Lake, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) and the University of Minnesota announced today the newest class of scholarship recipients for the SMSC Endowed Scholarship program. They include eight Native American students from six different tribes. The new scholars represent: • Five undergraduate students and three graduate students • Four scholars from Minnesota tribes • Six students at the University of Minnesota Duluth and two at the Twin Cities campus • Majors including biology, medicine, American Indian studies,...
CASS LAKE—There were countless rounds of applause at the Leech Lake Tribal Justice Center here Thursday, as, one by one, individuals stood and informed a crowd of people the hundreds of days they've stayed sober. The act was a symbol of success for the multi-jurisdiction Wellness Courts, celebrating their 10 year anniversary, and the participants who went through the program. Consisting of multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams, the system is comprised of two post-conviction and post-sentencing DWI/drug courts. The program started i...
Halloween Fun at the Red Lake Head Start on October 28, 2016...
RED LAKE – At a special ceremony at Red Lake High School on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, Senior Grace White signed her letter of intent with the University of Denver to play in their Division 1 Basketball Program. White is the first Red Lake athlete in any sport to commit, or even have the opportunity, to compete in NCAA Division 1 athletics. "They say that signing day is an end as well as a beginning," Peggy Nelson, one of her teacher's, said. "Grace's beginning started at her grandma's c...
Halloween Night in Red Lake 2016 - P25...
Halloween Night in Red Lake 2016 - Set 2 - P23...
The Red Lake Lady Warriors crushed Laporte 108-36 in their season home opener on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Red Lake. Grace White led Red Lake with 27, Alexis Desjarlait added 25, all in the first half, Gerika Kingbird had 18, Angel McClain hit for 15, Kaylynn Chaboyea had 11 and Danielle Seki 9. Kortni Kerby led Laporte with 10 points....
The Mynor and Lacy (Ducheneaux) Aguilar Wedding of October 22, 2016 - P30...
The Jeff Jourdain/Amanda Charnoski Wedding of Saturday, October 8, 2016, held at St. Mary's Church in Red Lake....
FARGO — Gov. Jack Dalrymple said North Dakota finds itself "outgunned" in countering a "social media machine" manipulated by national environmental groups while the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline has "abdicated" its responsibility to defend the controversial project. Dalrymple also said in a meeting Thursday, Dec. 8, the sprawling protest presence near Cannon Ball, N.D., operates outside the control of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and it is difficult for officials to identify a clear leader in the shape-shifting movement. In a w...
BEMIDJI—Authorities have identified a 26-year-old Blackduck man who was seriously injured in a two-car crash Monday night on U.S. Highway 71 in Beltrami County. According to incident reports from the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash was reported at 10:04 p.m. Monday at milepost 322 on Highway 71, and the road conditions were listed as icy. According to the patrol, a 2001 GMC Sierra was northbound on Highway 71 and a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix was southbound. The Grand Prix lost control on the "slushy, slippery road" and crossed the centerline, w...
BEMIDJI -- The former Executive Director of the Sanford Center has been charged with one count of felony theft of government property in Illinois. Curtis Webb, 45, helmed the Bemidji event center from late 2012 until this past April when he took the position of Executive Director of the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Ill. He was fired from the position on Oct. 14, though, when the Ames, Iowa-based event center management company VenuWorks discovered unauthorized usage of a debit card. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/ne...
BISMARCK -- Police have arrested a man involved in a Monday altercation which on video caught a masked man cursing at and threatening Dakota Access Pipeline protesters. Jesse D. McLain, 44, of Bismarck has been arrested on two counts of terrorizing, the Bismarck Police Department said in a new release issued Thursday. The charges stem from a confrontation at the Ramada Inn, where two masked men approached a vehicle blocked from driving away from the scene. A live video of the altercation that has been viewed more than 1.2 million times was...
BEMIDJI—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that zebra mussels in their larval stage were found in two locations in Leech Lake in Cass County. The DNR said it has found no adult zebra mussels in the lake, but the locations and numbers of zebra mussel larvae, called veligers, indicate a reproducing population may be present. The DNR confirmed more than 30 veligers from a sample collected in deep water off the shore of Portage Bay, on the northeast side of the 110,000-acre lake, and more than 40 veligers from a s...
BEMIDJI -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation is reminding residents that it is unlawful to deposit snow on or next to a public highway or street. “Improperly placing snow on or near a public road creates hazards including drainage problems, drifting, sight obstruction and unsafe access,” Curt Larson, maintenance superintendent with the DOT, said in a release. “Keep crosswalks, intersections, entrances and exits clean and unobstructed.” Minnesota law and many local ordinances prohibit the plowing, blowing, shoveling or otherwi...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- American students have a math problem. The latest global snapshot of student performance for 15-year-olds shows declining math scores in the U.S. and stagnant performance in science and reading. "We're losing ground - a troubling prospect when, in today's knowledge-based economy, the best jobs can go anywhere in the world," said Education Secretary John B. King Jr. "Students in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Minnesota aren't just vying for great jobs along with their neighbors or across state lines, they must be competitive...
PISA RESULTS: BAD NEWS IN MATH: American 15-year-olds are getting worse at applying their math skills in the real world, when compared to their international peers. The 2015 Program for International Student Assessment results are out and they show a drop in “mathematics literacy” scores for U.S. students since 2012 and 2009. “Of particular concern is that we also have a higher percentage of students who score in the lowest performance levels … and a lower percentage of top math performers” compared to the international average, said Peggy Carr...
When it comes to literacy in math, science and reading, American teens are far from top performers, according to new results from an international exam released Tuesday. American teens posted uninspiring results on the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment, a test taken by a sample of 15-year-olds in 70 education systems around the world. Students’ scores in reading and science remained largely stagnant since the last time the test was administered in 2012, but scores in math dropped to lows not seen since 2006. The PISA exam is a...
FRANKTON — Over her nine years of teaching, Meghan Hersberger has noticed that her first-graders at Frankton Elementary School were becoming increasingly distracted, their restlessness resulting in getting them off task and sometimes leading to behavioral problems. After doing some research, she decided this school year to experiment with flexible seating options in her classroom, replacing some standard-issue chairs with exercise balls. “I saw a need because more and more of my kids had problems with attention and focus,” she said. http:...
SELINSGROVE -- The Selinsgrove Area School District has fired its solicitor for what it termed providing "ill advice" regarding how it deals with transgender students. The board Monday night by an 8-1 vote terminated Beard Legal Group of Altoona during a meeting at which community members again debated the district's practice that permits transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. Superintendent Chad Cohrs implemented the practice at the beginning of the school year, but parents were not notified by letter until October....
LAND O'LAKES — A white Pasco County teacher accused of making racially charged statements to black students has been suspended without pay for three days and transferred to a different school across the county. Many in the community called for Wesley Chapel High School special education teacher John Sousa to be fired for telling students he would call newly elected president Donald Trump to have them deported for their behavior. Some students said he directed his comments at African-American teens, and said they would be sent "back to A...
Application intake originally scheduled for December 26th at Seven Clans Casino will take place on December 27th instead....