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WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid the administration's growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday in a tweet that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be taking over as acting head of the department. McAleenan is a longtime border official who is well-respected by members of Congress and within the...
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Officials are closing a bridge connecting Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, in anticipation of Red River flooding. The Sorlie Bridge is to close at noon Monday, so crews can install closure mechanisms before water floods the road. http://www.startribune.com/red-river-bridge-being-closed-in-anticipation-of-flooding/508239962/...
NEW YORK - As more states make it legal to smoke marijuana, some government officials, researchers and others worry what that might mean for one of the country's biggest public health successes : curbing cigarette smoking. Though there are notable differences in health research findings on tobacco and marijuana, the juxtaposition strikes some as jarring after generations of Americans have gotten the message that smoking endangers their health. http://www.startribune.com/smoki...
The first time the father-son team of Nick and Nicholas Sovell went to Bentonville, Ark., they were part of a select group of entrepreneurs and small-business owners hoping to land deals with Walmart. The men, whose Savage-based company manufactures a special absorbent and waterproof mat, had been invited to participate in the retail behemoth's first pitchfest for American-made products, known as Open Call, in 2014. http://www.startribune.com/walmart-s-annual-product-pitchfes...
A mother once branded by an out-of-state police chief as among the most notorious drunken drivers in the nation has pleaded guilty and is now in jail for veering into a median barrier on Hwy. 52 near Rochester. At the time of that crash in September 2017, Tasha Lynn Schleicher, 42, had five of her children with her and was breast-feeding her baby when she was found. http://www.startribune.com/one-of-worst-dui-offenders-in-u-s-gets-year-in-jail-for-rochester-crash-with-many-ki...
An unidentified driver struck a woman on a well-traveled road in Grand Forks early Sunday and fled, authorities said. She died shortly afterward. The incident occurred just before 5 a.m. along Demers Avenue near Interstate 29, according to Police Sgt. Kristofer Brown. http://www.startribune.com/woman-run-over-and-killed-in-grand-forks-driver-flees/508233692/...
MADISON, Wis. — Gary Storck has been here before. For decades, Storck, a longtime medical marijuana advocate from Madison, has been pushing the state Legislature to legalize his medicine. Storck suffers from glaucoma. He uses cannabis to slow progression of the disease, which is gradually robbing him of his sight. http://www.startribune.com/wisconsin-favors-legalizing-cannabis-but-hurdles-remain/508228052/...
Representatives of the Veterans Home Task Force Richard Anderson, Scotty Allison and Joe Vene, recently met with a group of employees of First National Bank to accept a $50,000 contribution made by the bank. The contribution will be leveraged with a 35 percent local and 65 percent federal match, making the contribution worth $143,000 to build a Veterans Home in Bemidji, a press release said. With First National Bank being an employee-owned bank, the contribution comes with strong support from the people that work at the bank and live in the...
While anglers fishing Upper Red Lake this spring will again be able to keep four walleye, a change in the size regulation will allow them to take one fish over 20 inches — making potential keepers out of considerably more of the lake's walleye population. Since May 2017, the regulation allowed anglers to keep four fish with only one over 17 inches. Adjusting the one-over size to 20 inches will put more mature females within the allowed four-fish bag limit during the open water season that begins Saturday, May 11. Under the new regulation, a...
White Earth Tribal Chairman and respected pipe-carrier Terry Tibbetts recently passed away, and his spirit was strongly felt during the State of the Nation ceremony in Mahnomen Thursday. After receiving a plaque in his honor, his widow, Carol, turned in grief and pride and held it high for the crowd, then kept it raised, tears running down her face, as she left the platform. https://www.dl-online.com/news/4595297-tears-and-pride-terry-tibbetts-widow-accepts-honors-his-behalf-...
The lottery process for winning a seat in sought-after charter middle schools was chronicled in the controversial 2010 documentary “Waiting for Superman.” The camera captured the dramatic drawing and calling of names. Children who won the coveted seats in the charter middle school were ecstatic. Those who did not were crestfallen, believing, as the filmmaker clearly did, that their educational prospects were now diminished since they couldn’t attend the charter school. https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/new-federal-study-...
The week of April 8th-12th, 2019 has been designated Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week. Each year, Minnesota experiences a myriad of impactful weather events during the summer months. Promoted by the National Weather Service, Minnesota Department of Public Safety and local emergency management agencies, Severe Weather Awareness Week allows Minnesotans an opportunity to not only be reminded of these hazards, but also develop and practice plans to respond to these events. “Beltrami County was impacted by five tornados and six significant d...
Storyteller Dr. Gordon Jourdain will be at the Ponemah School on Monday, April 8, 2019 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Ponemah School Cafeteria...
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 6...
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 l...
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 g...
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 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...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT PROBATION OFFICER RED LAKE NATION TRIBAL COURTS Open: April 5, 2019 Closing: April 26, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m. PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: The Probation Officer shall perform a variety of probationary related duties for adult and juvenile offenders in the Red Lake Tribal Courts. Reports to Court Administrator, full-time position w/benefits, salary; DOQ. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Prepare status reports as requested by the Red Lake Nation Tribal Court. • Communicate with communit...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 2-GUARDIAN AD LITEM RED LAKE NATION TRIBAL COURTS Open: April 5, 2019 Closing: April 26, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m. PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: The Guardian Ad Litem is responsible for providing advocacy for minor children regarding Child Protection Court Proceedings by making recommendations to the Court in regards to the best interest of the minor child. The Guardian Ad Litem conducts interviews and observes the child(ren) and significant people in their lives also, reviews social services,...
Native American Artist-in-Residence Program with the Minnesota Historical Society Call for Submissions 2019 Deadline May 31, 2019. The Minnesota Historical Society is seeking applications for the 2019 Native American Artist-in-Residence Program. In 2019, the program will award 2 residencies for Native artists engaged in traditional artmaking and provide them stipends to connect with museum collections, peer artists, and/or other knowledgeable community members. Artists must currently reside in...
The Trump administration has been one policy disaster after another, according to tribal leaders, and it's about to get even more rocky with a controversial nominee headed to the top position at the Department of the Interior. Despite longstanding questions about his ethical behaviors, David Bernhardt is all but certain to be confirmed as the Secretary of the Interior, the government official with the most responsibility in Indian Country. Republicans who control the Senate are making sure of...
