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George Meyer May 28, 1981 - March 31, 2019 George Meyer, age 37, of Waubun, MN, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 31, 2019. Service details are pending....
Sheridan BlueDog October 29, 1989 - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Services are pending with the Chilson Funeral Home of Winsted, MN....
The health care safety net is failing Minnesotans and school districts are facing teacher layoffs, Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday night, using his first State of the State address to urge lawmakers to break through partisan gridlock and improve the lives of people around the state. Walz called on stories of eight Minnesotans, including a doctor, teacher and farmer, to underscore his key policy and spending plans. The Democratic governor is advocating for a significant increase in the state's...
WASHINGTON — Some of Robert Mueller’s investigators have told associates that Attorney General William Barr failed to adequately portray the findings of their inquiry and that they were more troubling for President Donald Trump than Barr indicated, according to government officials and others familiar with their simmering frustrations. At stake in the dispute — the first evidence of tension between Barr and the special counsel’s office — is who shapes the public’s initial understanding of one of the most consequential government...
On Wednesday, two days before the start of official public NCAA Final Four activities, Texas Tech beat the other three teams into downtown Minneapolis, receiving a rousing red-and-black welcome at the Radisson Blu hotel. The Red Raiders of Lubbock, Texas, arrived before noon and were welcomed by crews with red and black pompoms, a pep band and music — first at their airplane hangar and then in the lobby of their hotel, just off Nicollet Mall on S. 7th St. http://www.startribune.com/final-four-teams-fans-arrive-in-minneapol...
With a cellphone in his hand, Michael Price punched in GPS coordinates while sitting at a traffic light in Minnetonka on Wednesday, unaware that the eyes of the law were watching from the car right beside. "I should not be doing it," said an apologetic Price, 25, after being stopped and given a warning by Sgt. Rick Dennison of West Hennepin Public Safety. "It's easy to do. Hard not to." http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-law-enforcement-gears-up-for-statewide-crackdown-on-d...
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration plans to shift much of the power and responsibility for food safety inspections in hog plants to the pork industry as early as May, cutting the number of federal inspectors by about 40 percent and replacing them with plant employees. Under the proposed new inspection system, the responsibility for identifying diseased and contaminated pork would be shared with plant employees, whose training would be at the discretion of plant owners. There would be no limits on slaughter-line speeds....
An elementary school staff member in Plymouth was charged Wednesday with exposing himself to students on a playground when he joined in on Pajama Day last month. Matthew G. Bowers, 35, of Hopkins, was charged in Hennepin County District Court with two counts of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of indecent exposure. All counts are gross misdemeanors. http://www.startribune.com/grade-school-staffer-in-plymouth-accused-of-exposing-himself-to-girls-on-pajama-da...
BEMIDJI-A lightbulb lit up in Serena Graves' head. She had been searching for her calling, Graves said Wednesday, and found it at her young nephew's traditional Ojibwe funeral in 2015. There, she said, Anton Treuer, a high-profile Ojibwe author and academic at Bemidji State University, spoke fluently and eloquently in Ojibwemowin. https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/education/4594393-languages-are-identity-ojibwemowin-revival-and-more-student-achievement-day...
An officer with the Warroad Police Department has been arrested and charged with kidnapping, third-degree criminal sexual conduct, and stalking following an investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Joshua Matthew Demmerly, 29, of Warroad was charged Wednesday, April 3, 2019 in Roseau County District Court. BCA agents arrested Demmerly on Tuesday, and he is currently in the Roseau County Jail. According to the criminal complaint, on Monday, April 1, 2019, BCA agents...
With South Dakota still in crisis following destructive flooding nearly three weeks ago, Oglala Sioux (OST) Tribal Chairman Julian Bear Runner said today that the people living on the Pine Ridge Reservation have gone without federal aid for too long. Bear Runner is joining his state’s legislature in calling for a federal disaster declaration for South Dakota, which would trigger quicker action by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address the suffering and devastation caused by winter storm Ulmer and the subsequent flooding at...
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) officials today issued new health-based advisory values for two chemicals associated with groundwater contamination in the eastern Twin Cities. MDH set the new values after reviewing the latest scientific data on the two chemicals. The two chemicals – perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS, and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, or PFHxS – are in the family of chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl substances, or perfluorochemicals. The new PFOS value of 15 parts per trillion (ppt) replaces the previous value of 27...
Prompted by the many sources of stress currently impacting farmers and ranchers, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Red River Farm Network (RRFN) have joined forces to create a new radio series called TransFARMation. “Farming is a stressful business during the best of times,” says Don Wick, president, RRFN. “Agriculture’s financial health is being influenced by tight margins, the trade war, production issues, and more. These are all factors where farmers and ranchers have little or no control.” The series uses farm...
A new round of $2.7 million in grants is available to help Minnesota employers create or expand dual-training programs in the industries of advanced manufacturing, agriculture, health care services and information technology. The grants strengthen the work of the Minnesota PIPELINE Program, which supports employers in creating or enhancing a competency-based dual-training approach where workers receive a combination of related instruction strategically paired with on-the-job training. “The dual-training program is a proven success, helping...
Red Lake Students helping and experiencing Oshkiimaajitahdah's Sugar Bush Camp...
It took some improvisation, but Minneota was finally able to pull away from Red Lake in the Class 1A quarterfinals Thursday at Maturi Pavilion. After falling behind by 10 points early in the first half, the Vikings made adjustments and rallied for a 66-46 victory over the Warriors. "We knew Red Lake played a very disruptive defense," Minneota coach Chad Johnston said. "They pressure you all the time. You can't really duplicate that in practice. For about three-fourths of the game, we ran a new...
It took some improvisation, but Minneota was finally able to pull away from Red Lake in the Class 1A quarterfinals Thursday at Maturi Pavilion. After falling behind by 10 points early in the first half, the Vikings made adjustments and rallied for a 66-46 victory over the Warriors. "We knew Red Lake played a very disruptive defense," Minneota coach Chad Johnston said. "They pressure you all the time. You can't really duplicate that in practice. For about three-fourths of the game, we ran a new...
From KKCQ Radio Fosston 8A East Championship – #1 Cass Lake Bena 84 vs. #3 Red Lake 41 The Cass Lake-Bena Panthers never trailed as they advanced to the Section 8A Championship game. The Panthers closed the first half on a 32-4 run and took a 41-12 lead into halftime. Cass Lake-Bena connected on 14 three pointers from seven different players as they improved their overall record to 28-1. The only loss suffered by Cass Lake-Bena came on February 5th when they lost at home to Mahnomen/Waubun...
From KKCQ Radio: 8A Section Championship – #1 Red Lake 74 vs. #1 Stephen Argyle 59 The Red Lake Warriors took a 3-0 lead five seconds into the game and never looked back as they are headed to the State Tournament for the second time in three years. Gerika Kingbird got the opening tap and got fouled scoring on a layup just five seconds into the game to get the Warriors off and rolling. Kingbird made the free throw to finish the three-point play and Red Lake led 3-0. The Storm would take a 4-3...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors hosted their first round of the Boys 8A East Sub-Section Tournament on Thursday, March 7, 2019, playing against the Blackduck Drakes. Although Red Lake had defeated Blackduck twice during the regular season, the Drakes played well and trailed the Warriors by just 2 points at the end of the first half, 25-23. The Warriors outscored Blackduck in the second half, and coupled with a height advantage, held on to win 62-54 and move on to the next round which will be...
From KKCQ Radio in Fosston 8A East Championship – #2 Fosston 47 vs. #1 Red Lake 58 The Red Lake Warriors jumped out to an 8-0 lead and never trailed enroute to the win over Fosston. The victory puts the Lady Warriors into the Section 8A championmship game on Friday, March 8th against Stephen-Argyle (7:00 pm on 96.7 FM). The Greyhounds scored their first points with 14:46 remaining in the first half and eventually cut the deficit to two at 11-9. That would be as close as the Greyhounds would...
FROM KKCQ SPORTS 8A East Semifinal – #5 Kelliher Northome 34 at #1 Red Lake 75 The top seeded Red Lake Warriors ended the first half on a 20-3 run enroute to their win over Kelliher/Northome. It was the third win for the Warriors over the Mustangs this season. Autumn Holthusen led the Lady Warriors with 20 points as Red Lake improved to 19-7 overall. Gerika Kingbird connected on four three pointers and scored 17 points for Red Lake with Angel McClain pitching in with 19 points for the Warriors...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted their first game of Section 8A East on Thursday, February 28, 2019 against the Blackduck Lady Drakes. Tip off was at 7 PM with Red Lake scoring first and never giving up the lead throughout the game. At the half Red Lake led 36-17. Although there was a final 17-2 run after Red Lake pulled out their starters by Blackduck, the Lady Warriors advance with the 78-62 win. Autumn Holthusen led all scorers for Red Lake with 24, Gerika Kingbird put in 18 and...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Walker-Hackensack-Akley on Friday, February 22, 2019, taking a 30-21 half-time lead and going on for the win, 73-56. Delwyn Holthusenn III led the Warriors with 28 points, Riley Chaboyea added 12 and Mark Kingbird Jr. put in 11. Zack Josephson and Cole Nelson led the Wolves with each 13 and Cole Rasmussen hit for 12. Red Lake upped their season record to 14-10 with the win while WHA dropped to 14-10. The Warriors defeated them in January 71-67. The...
In the wake of several prominent setbacks for the fossil fuel industry, organizers expect a weekend training for citizen activists to attract 200 newly energized Minnesotans interested in learning tactics to resist the expansion of oil, coal, and gas projects. The Promise to Protect training in Minneapolis is the third stop on a 10-city national tour equipping attendees with skills and lessons from Indigenous leaders on the front lines of the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline. It comes in the wake of a series of defeats for Big Oil,...