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  • Angelica Marie Hoopingarner-Hale

    Mar 21, 2024

    Angelica Marie Hoopingarner-Hale November 30, 1998 - March 13, 2024 Angelica Marie Hoopingarner-Hale, 25, of International Falls, MN passed away unexpectedly on March 13, 2024 with her loving family by her side. Angelica was born in International Falls on November 30, 1998 to Marilyn Hoopingarner-Hale and Farrell Kingbird. She grew up in Ranier, MN. She attended Head Start at Kootasca, 1st-4th grade at Falls Elementary School, and completed her education by homeschooling; educating through Kahn...

  • Legislation would give state land around Upper Red Lake to Red Lake Nation

    Mar 21, 2024

    Newly introduced legislation in the Minnesota House and Senate proposes giving all state-owned land within 1 mile of Upper Red Lake to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. State Sen. Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton, said she's keeping her fingers crossed that the so-called "lands back" bill she introduced Monday gets a hearing in coming weeks in order to advance this year. She said lots of discussion needs to happen before it can become law. Seemingly, the land would include the southern unit of Big...

  • Biden administration awards $8.5 billion for computer-chip manufacturing

    Mar 21, 2024

    The Biden administration is awarding up to $8.5 billion in grants and $11 billion in loans to tech giant Intel to support computer-chip production in several states, in one of the nation's biggest investments in high-tech manufacturing seen as crucial to national and economic security. President Biden on Wednesday joined Intel's chief executive at a massive construction site in suburban Phoenix to announce the awards, which the California-based company will use to support that project and...

  • Man admits to 'killing spree' of bald eagles to sell their feathers

    Mar 21, 2024
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    A man is set to plead guilty Wednesday to killing 3,600 birds, including protected eagles, and selling their body parts and feathers on a black market. Travis John Branson of Washington state admits he participated in a "killing spree" of golden eagles and bald eagles so he and his alleged partner could sell pieces of the birds and their feathers, according to Montana federal court documents. Branson, 48, pleaded not guilty in January following his indictment but accepted a plea deal on a...

  • Supreme Court reverses key conviction in 2019 murder of Minneapolis real estate agent

    Mar 21, 2024

    The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the conviction of a man accused of planning the kidnapping and murder of a Minneapolis real estate agent two years ago. The case against Lyndon Wiggins, 39, was remanded back to Hennepin County District Court on Wednesday. Investigators accuse Wiggins of planning the 2019 abduction and murder of Monique Baugh after a music partnership with Baugh's boyfriend, Jon Mitchell-Momoh, soured. Baugh was kidnapped and shot three times. She was 28....

  • Minneapolis Public Schools faces a $115 million budget gap. Here's what to know about possible cuts

    Mar 21, 2024

    The equivalent of as many as 200 full-time jobs - both in the classroom and at district headquarters - and several programs could be cut as Minneapolis Public Schools leaders look to close a historic $115 million gap in next year's budget. That projected shortfall is largely due to the sunsetting of $250 million in one-time pandemic relief funds and rising operating costs in a district that has continued to lose students in recent years. Despite falling enrollment numbers, the district has not...

  • Boys basketball state tournament. Schedule, results, where to watch.

    Mar 21, 2024

    Class 4A quarterfinals WEDNESDAY At Target Center Tap on the game for a postgame summary or live scoring if the game is in progress [1] Wayzata 77, Rogers 64 [5] Cretin-Derham Hall 57, [4] Farmington 56 Eagan 73, [2] Park Center 70 [3] Minnetonka 83, Coon Rapids 36 Class 3A quarterfinals WEDNESDAY At Williams Arena [1] Totino-Grace 57, Stewartville 48 [5] DeLaSalle 70, [4] Orono 64 [2]Mankato East 80, Chisago Lakes 41 [3] Alexandria 72, Minneapolis South 70 https://www.startr...

  • Snow or yes?

    Mar 21, 2024

    Forecasts at press time suggest snow. Lots of it. Historic amounts. When you hear dire warnings of a snowpocalypse barreling toward the metro, do you: 1. Check the snowblower, make sure you have milk, eggs and toilet paper - not the best omelet, to be honest - and prepare for a day spent inside watching the elements lash the trees and smother the earth. 2. Shrug and figure "it'll be a dusting in Blaine." At some point we began to lose confidence in predictions of big, bad snowstorms. How? Why?...

  • North Memorial laying off 103 workers, cutting outpatient mental health in Robbinsdale

    Mar 21, 2024

    Financial pressures are forcing North Memorial Health to eliminate 103 jobs as well as outpatient mental health services at its flagship hospital. Officials say the health system is struggling at its Robbinsdale medical center with continued growth in patients covered by government-sponsored health plans, which pay less for services than commercial health insurers. In addition, North Memorial Health learned earlier this year that Hennepin County is eliminating a $22 million subsidy that helped...

  • Cargill, United among sugar companies sued for alleged price-fixing conspiracy

    Mar 21, 2024

    The nation's largest sugar producers stand accused of violating antitrust law and conspiring to fix prices, according to lawsuits filed in federal court in Minnesota this week. The class-action lawsuits target Edina-based United Sugar Producers and Refiners Cooperative, which includes American Crystal Sugar; Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative; and Wyoming Sugar. The lawsuits - brought by Great Harvest Bread in Duluth, Morelos Bakery in St. Paul and a Connecticut restaurant group - also named Cargill,...

  • Homelessness in Minnesota has declined since 2018, according to new study

    Mar 21, 2024

    Homelessness in Minnesota declined slightly in the past five years, according to a new statewide study released Wednesday. But it remains at the second-highest level in 30 years of tracking data. The study by Wilder Research is the first released by the nonprofit in five years, due to pandemic-related delays. It found that 10,522 Minnesotans last October were staying in shelters, transitional housing programs or living outdoors, including nearly 3,000 children. That's a 7% decline from the...

  • Minnesota Attorney General's Office named Top Workplace USA for 3rd year in a row

    Mar 21, 2024

    March 20, 2024 (SAINT PAUL) – Today, Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has been named one of the United States’ Top Workplaces in 2024 by USA Today for the third year in a row, having previously won the award in both 2023 and 2022. The AGO has also been named a Star Tribune Top Workplace in Minnesota in 2023, 2022, and 2021. “Part of my job as Attorney General is building and maintaining a culture of inclusion and transparency in my office,” said Attorney General Ellison. “Creating...

  • MDA Reminds Farmers of Proper Bulk Fertilizer Storage

    Mar 21, 2024

    St. Paul, MN: Ahead of the planting season, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is reminding farmers of proper storage guidelines for bulk fertilizer. Bulk liquid fertilizer can contaminate soil, surface water, and groundwater if a storage tank or pipe leaks. Dry fertilizer can also leach into the environment if it is placed on the ground and mixes with snow and rain. To limit the risk of environmental impacts, liquid fertilizer tanks must be inside a containment system that will hold any spills. This is called secondary containment....

  • New Web Upload Option for Beltrami County Health & Human Services

    Mar 21, 2024

    On Monday, March 25th 2024, Beltrami County Health & Human Services will begin using a new web location for residents to submit applications, documents and verifications to the Health and Human Services Department. The new website is https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/ The County Webpage links to the old Health & Human Service Website will be updated on Monday, March 25, 2024 to reflect this new location. Please update any shortcuts you may have saved to your bookmarks in your web browsers or on your phone as the old site will no longer be monitored....

  • Turtle River Lake Road NE Continued Closure and Project Update

    Mar 21, 2024

    Bridge construction will be paused on Turtle River Lake Road located 3.9 miles East of Trunk Highway 71. The new bridge will be passable to traffic on Wednesday, March 27. Bridge construction will begin on Turtle River Lake Road located 2.25 miles East of Trunk Highway 71 on Wednesday, March 27. The road will be closed until Wednesday, April 24 or until construction activities are complete. Please follow the signed detour. All dates are subject to variability dependent upon the weather....

  • Stevens County goat tests positive for same influenza virus affecting poultry

    Mar 21, 2024

    St. Paul, Minn. - A Stevens County goat kid (juvenile goat) residing on a farm with a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) positive poultry flock tested positive for the same virus. This is the first U.S. detection of HPAI in a domestic ruminant (cattle, sheep, goats, and their relatives). All poultry on the property were already quarantined from the February HPAI detection. Following the confirmation of HPAI in the goat, the Board quarantined all other species on the premises. The Board is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

  • NINE LITTLE GIRLS: A Two-Part Series

    Mar 21, 2024

    Nine sisters who were abused by priests and nuns at an Indian boarding school in South Dakota have been trying since 2008 to sue the Catholic Church for their abuse. But the church petitioned the state legislature to change the law, and that has kept the nine Charbonneau sisters, members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, and other boarding-school survivors from ever getting their day in court. Will they ever see justice? Read the two-part series by Native News Online Senior Reporter...

  • Applications Now Open for Free, Nine-Day Grand Canyon Excursion for Native Youth

    The Grand Canyon Regional Intertribal Intergenerational Stewardship Expedition (RIISE) invites Native youth from ages 16-20, identifying as members of affiliated tribes of the Grand Canyon, to apply for its third annual, free, nine-day Colorado River rafting excursion through the Grand Canyon, from July 15-23. ' Organized by the Grand Canyon Trust and Grand Canyon Youth, with support from Arizona Raft Adventures and Grand Canyon Expeditions, this immersive journey will accommodate up to 18...

  • Native family represents in the House

    Mar 21, 2024

    The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act was passed in 1990. It was created to speed up the return of Native American ancestral remains that were exhumed and placed in museums. Over three decades later, Indigenous leaders say too many are still being held in public institutions. ICT national correspondent Mary Annette Pember reports. On IndigiPolitics, Michael Stopp, weighs in on the presidential election, changes in Senate leadership, and a debrief on the Reservation Economic...

  • Fertile-Beltrami shuts down Red Lake in Section 8A Championship game 92-67 at the REA in Thief River Falls - P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 21, 2024

    Fertile-Beltrami shuts down Red Lake in Section 8A Championship game 92-67 at the REA in Thief River Falls Fertile-Beltrami advances to represent Section 8A in the State Tournament this week FERTILE-BELTRAMI IMPRESSIVE AS THEY BEAT RED LAKE IN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP By KROX Radio The Fertile-Beltrami Falcons played an outstanding all-around game to build a big lead to defeat the Red Lake Warriors in the Section 8A Boys Basketball Championship game, 92-67, on Friday at the Ralph Englestad Arena in...

  • Fertile-Beltrami shuts down Red Lake in Section 8A Championship game 92-67 at the REA in Thief River Falls - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 21, 2024

    Fertile-Beltrami shuts down Red Lake in Section 8A Championship game 92-67 at the REA in Thief River Falls Fertile-Beltrami advances to represent Section 8A in the State Tournament this week FERTILE-BELTRAMI IMPRESSIVE AS THEY BEAT RED LAKE IN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP By KROX Radio The Fertile-Beltrami Falcons played an outstanding all-around game to build a big lead to defeat the Red Lake Warriors in the Section 8A Boys Basketball Championship game, 92-67, on Friday at the Ralph Englestad Arena in...

  • Warriors 8A Sub-Section Champions with thrilling 84-79 come-from-behind win over Mahnomen at REA in Thief River Falls - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 21, 2024

    Red Lake Youth Sports: Your 8A East Subsection Champions, Red Lake Warriors. What a game. Shout-out to the fans for bringing the energy to fuel the epic comeback. And a huge shout-out to our opponent; the Thunderbirds brought their A-game and played their hearts out, leaving it all on the court. See also: Red Lake comes back from 17 down to claim Section 8A East championship https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/prep/red-lake-comes-back-from-17-down-to-claim-section-8a-east-championship Watch...

  • Warriors move on in Section 8A with 96-88 upset win over Win-E-Mac - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 21, 2024

    Warriors move on in Section 8A with 96-88 upset win over Win-E-Mac Will play Mahnomen/Waubunat 7:45 PM on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls Red Lake Youth Sports: Red Lake Warriors get the big win and advance to the east subsection championship game Wednesday against the Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds at 7:45 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls. Shoutout to all the fans who showed up and packed the Ralph. Shoutout to the team, especially our...

  • Warriors advance in Section 8A Tournament with 105-88 win over Bagley - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 21, 2024

    Red Lake Youth Sports: Ogichidaag (Red Lake Warriors) get the victory (against the Bagley Flyers) to advance to the Ralph (Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls) this Saturday for a rematch against Win-E-Mac at 5:15 PM. Shoutout to all the fans who packed the stands, and cheered on the team. Gerald Kingbird, Jr. moved into the #3 spot on the (Red Lake) boys all time scoring list tonight with his 29 point performance....

  • Kingbird scores 2000th career point in Red Lake's 115-89 win over Kelliher-Northome on Friday night - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 21, 2024

    Red Lake Youth Sports: Ogichidaag get the big win tonight over the Mustang's. Jack Brown led the way with 39 and Gerald Kingbird Jr. finished with 38 points. Kingbird became the 6th Warrior to join the 2,000 point club. Section 8A seeding will be done tomorrow to find out who will come to town on Thursday to begin the tournament. Shoutout to all our fans who packed the house tonight. Red Lake will host Bagley at 7 PM on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in the first round of the Section 8A boys...

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