Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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The Red Lake Nation has 1,212 new citizens! The tribal council voted to approve their enrollment at their February 11th meeting. This is the first wave of new enrollees after a resolution passed last year changed the blood quantum rules for tribal citizenship. Reporter Melissa Townsend tells us more. http://ampers.org/minnesota-native-news/minnesota-native-news-red-lake-welcomes-1212-new-citizens-after-blood-quantum-rule-change/...
(Bemidji, MN) (February 24, 2020) –Paul Bunyan Communications is expanding its all-fiber optic network to parts of Southeast Beltrami County in the Pennington area this year and recently was awarded a Border to Border Broadband Grant from the state of Minnesota to expand its fiber optic services to the Strawberry area in 2021. To see if a location is included in either expansion project go to https://paulbunyan.net/gigazone/availability-map/ As a result of the recently announced grant, the c...
The coronavirus outbreak's effect on airlines threatens to become as severe as the blow dealt by the Great Recession. Already, travel demand is dropping globally, and airlines are drastically reducing flight capacity while offering new waivers to passengers. http://www.startribune.com/damage-to-airlines-from-virus-slowdown-could-be-as-bad-as-2008-downturn-industry-says/568543452/...
(Bemidji, MN) (March 3, 2020)-Jacqueline Hufnagle of Saumhas won the Grand Prize of the 2020 Nickelodeon Kids'Choice Awards Sweepstakesfrom ViacomCBS. Jacquelineis a member of Paul Bunyan Communications, an affiliate of ViacomCBS,that participated in the sweepstakes. As the Grand Prize winner, Jacqueline and 3 guests will receive roundtrip airfare to Los Angeles, CA; four days/three nights hotel accommodations; four tickets to the Nickelodeon Kids' ChoiceAwards 2020 on March 22nd, and...
Police were investigating a suspicious death at a townhome in Maple Grove Thursday night. Officers were called to the residence in the 6200 block of Magda Drive just after 6 p.m. on a report of “a domestic disturbance,” according to a news release from Maple Grove police. http://www.startribune.com/police-at-scene-of-shooting-in-maple-grove/568542972/...
Leaders in Minneapolis and St. Paul agree: Drivers on city streets need to slow down. So with new authority from the Legislature, they're collaborating to lower speed limits from the current 30 mph. They're not saying yet how low, but officials from both cities will announce the new limits and unveil signs at an event at Minneapolis' Prospect Park neighborhood next Thursday. http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-st-paul-to-lower-speed-limits-together-this-spring/568524002/...
For people with homes, plastic storage containers are a way to store old toys, holiday ornaments, winter clothing and computer cables. For homeless people in downtown Minneapolis, they can hold someone's livelihood. http://www.startribune.com/storage-containers-in-downtown-mpls-offer-space-for-homeless-to-leave-belongings/568537012/...
BANGKOK - The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal from the World Health Organization for governments to pull out "all the stops" to slow the epidemic, as it drained color from India's spring festivals, closed Bethlehem's Nativity Church and blocked Italians from visiting elderly relatives in nursing homes. As China, after arduous weeks, appeared to be winning its epic, costly battle against the coronavirus, the fight was revving up in newly affected areas of the globe,...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Winter truck load increases will end and spring load restrictions will begin Monday, March 9, at 12:01 a.m. on unrestricted state highways in the central frost zone, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The frost zones and restricted routes can be found on the MnDOT load limits map. The start of spring load restrictions has already been announced in the SOUTH, SOUTHEAST and METRO frost zones for Friday, March 6. Start and end dates and other load limit information are shown at mndot.gov/loadlimits. O...
BEMIDJI, MN: The Bemidji Police Department and Beltrami County Sheriff's Office are very excited to announce our new partnership with LIGHTS ON! LIGHTS ON! a microgrants sponsored program is an innovative solution to help motorists get the necessary repairs to their vehicles lighting issues, making our roads safer, helping to improve the financial stability for the recipient, and improves law enforcement and community relations. LIGHTS ON! Will begin as a two part program starting Monday, March...
BEMIDJI, MN: Beltrami County is working toward addressing the needs for an updated County Jail. The county goal is to have a right sized jail that is designed to keep staff and inmates safe and secure, with programming designed to reduce recidivism. Goals of maximizing the efficiency of jail staff, reducing the long term operational expenditure, and improving programming for inmates can be achieved through proper design and programming. The County is seeking citizens interested in serving on the Jail Steering Committee. Expectations for...
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is hosting a series of trainings throughout northern Minnesota for loggers and transport operators moving select items out of Lake and Cook counties. The two counties are under quarantine for gypsy moth, and a special permit, called a Limited Permit, is needed to move wood products out of the quarantine area to an approved facility. The transportation of pulpwood, sawbolts and bark (used for fuel) requires a Limited Permit. A business representative must attend a training each year for the c...
With the number of cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continuing to expand globally, health officials are monitoring for potential cases and interviewing travelers identified as having an elevated risk of exposure due to contact with a known case of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quarantine stations at airports around the country play a key role in this monitoring and investigation process. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) issued this statement today regarding monitoring activities CDC officials took on a...
On Thursday, March 12th, 2020 at 12:30PM at the Bemidji Senior Activity Center located at 216 3rdSt NW the Beltrami-Bemidji TRIAD will have a session titled “Outsmart the Scammers” presented by Katherine Monkman, a Financial Advisor from Edward Jones. Incidents of fraud are on the rise and scammers' tactics are becoming more complex.This presentation will help give attendees the information they need to Outsmart the Scammers.During the program, we'll discuss how to spot certain red flags that may indicate a fraudulent encounter, resources ind...
More than 100 nursing homes across Minnesota have begun kicking off 36 projects to promote better care and quality of life for their residents. The projects, funded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services, range from efforts to improve mental health and social connections to reducing falls and infections. At $6.7 million per year, the Performance-based Incentive Payment Program (PIPP) provides up to 5% in additional operating payments to nursing homes throughout the state. PIPP lets nursing homes dedicate resources to quality improvement...
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Justice to hand over to him a copy of the unredacted Mueller report and accused Attorney General William Barr of misrepresenting its findings in the days before it was submitted to Congress last year. "The inconsistencies between Attorney General Barr’s statements, made at a time when the public did not have access to the redacted version of the Mueller Report to assess the veracity of his statements, and portions of the redacted version of the Mueller Report that conflict with those s...
*Warning: This column includes graphic content that some readers may find distressing. How We Met It was sophomore year of high school when I first noticed him and I knew he was different. He was smart, athletic and earnest. He wasn't traditionally handsome but he was taller and bigger than me and it felt like he would keep me safe. We met through friends and started hanging out a lot right away. He knew all my friends but didn't seem to have many of his own. His parents were separated and...
Washington, DC (March 4, 2020) - Today, Congress announced they have reached an $8.3 billion agreement for emergency supplemental appropriations to combat Coronavirus. The bill includes CDC funds totaling $2.2 billion which includes funding for cooperative agreements for “tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or health service providers to tribes, to carry out surveillance, epidemiology, laboratory capacity, infection control mitigation, communications, and other preparedness and response activities.” The bill als...
Red Lake Warriors advance in Section 8A Boys Basketball Tournament with 69-65 win over Kelliher-Northome Will play Blackduck on Saturday, March 7th at the REA in Thief River Falls...
From KKCQ SPORTS The Red Lake Warriors withstood a furious rally from the Fosston Greyhounds to earn a berth in the Section 8A Championship game on Friday night. With Red Lake leading by 19 points at 38-19, the Greyhounds closed the first half with a 6-0 run and trailed the Warriors 38-25 at halftime. The Greyhounds would eventually get to within one point at 47-46, but the Warriors responded with a quick 8-0 run to take back command of the game. Gerika Kingbird led the Warriors with 27 points...
Red Lake Nation 2020 State of the Band Future Projects Discussed at Annual Red Lake Nation State of the Band Address Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki, Sr. discussed the tribe’s solar initiative, among other issues, at this year’s Red Lake Nation State of the Band Address on Friday. Seki said they are currently in the process of selecting a location for their solar farm. https://lptv.org/future-projects-discussed-at-annual-red-lake-nation-state-of-the-band-address/ ------...
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN – The Red Lake Lady Warriors had their work cut out for them in the second round of the Girls Section 8A Tournament, where they would be playing without one of their key players, Autumn Holthusen. Holthusen had 2 technical fouls called on her in Thursday night's game against Goodridge-Grygla resulting in a one game suspension. But Coach Randy Holthusen's game plan called for the rest of the team to step-up their game and that was exactly what they did. The girls ran hard a...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors played Nevis on the road on January 21, 2020, and defeated them 75-66. It was a little different when Red Lake hosted them on Friday, February 28th. Four Nevis players were in double figures that night, and some of them were deadly on 3-pointers. Red Lake trailed 29-25 in the first half, and in the second just couldn't make up enough ground to overtake Nevis. Eddie Kramer led Nevis with 17, Derek Lindow and Luke Dewulf each added 16 and Ty Harrington hit for...
RED LAKE, MN - On December 12, 2019, the Red Lake Lady Warriors played the Goodridge/Grygla Chargers at the NCTC Tournament, losing 59-53. It was a different story on Thursday, February 27, 2020 when the two clashed in the opening round of Class A - Section 8 Girls Basketball in Red Lake. Goodridge/Grygla, seeded #6 in the tournament, scored first in the game and built up a 6-2 lead early, until the Lady Warriors, seeded #3, tied the score and went ahead 9-8 at the 12:28 mark of the first half....
RED LAKE, MN – Blackduck hosted Red Lake on January 24th and took home the win, 72-63. It was a little different on Monday, February 24th when the Warriors were the host, as Red Lake started off with the lead and never game it up, sometimes leading by as much as 18 points in the second half. At the end of the first half, the Warriors were in control 44-28, led by Holthusen's 23 points. Blackduck tried to chip away at the deficit in the second half, but Red Lake's defense and offense were in s...
