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  • Native juvenile lifer seeks reprieve amid push for leniency

    Apr 12, 2022

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Shortly after Riley Briones Jr. arrived in federal prison, he cut his long, braided hair in a symbolic death of his old self. As a leader of a violent gang and just shy of 18, Briones drove the getaway car in a robbery turned deadly on the Salt River Pima—Maricopa Indian Community outside Phoenix in 1994. He was convicted of murder and given a mandatory sentence of life without parole. In prison, he has been baptized a Christian, ministers to other inmates who call him Brother Briones, got his GED and has a spotless dis...

  • St. Mary's Mission School 7th and 8th Grade Field trip to the Science Center in Bemidji last week - P2

    Apr 12, 2022

    St. Mary's Mission School 7th and 8th Grade Field trip to the Science Center in Bemidji last week...

  • Warrior Boy's and Girl's Basketball Teams' Banquet held at RLHS - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 12, 2022

    Warrior Boy's and Girl's Basketball Teams' Banquet held at Red Lake High School on Wednesday, April 6, 2022....

  • Ground Breaking Ceremony held at new O-Bah-Shiing Pow Wow Grounds in Ponemah - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 12, 2022

    PONEMAH, MN - At about 10:30 AM on Monday, April 4, 2022, a Ground Breaking Ceremony was held at the site of the new O-Bah-Shiing Pow Wow Grounds in Ponemah. Speaking at the event was Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki, Sr., Tribal Secretary Sam Strong, Tribal Treasurer Annette Johnson, Ponemah Representative Gary Nelson and Hereditary Chief James Loud. Chairman Seki thanked President Biden and Congress for the funds Tribes received this year to help build the structure, which would be a...

  • TMC -The Movement Continues and X-Factor, Men's and Women's Champions at Warrior Challenge - P11

    Apr 12, 2022

    TMC -The Movement Continues and X-Factor, were the Men's and Women's Champions at the Red Lake Nation Warrior Challenge Basketball Tournament this weekend, which began on Friday, April 1st and ended on Sunday, April 3rd, 2022. In the Men's division, MWP-Midwest Posse took 2nd place, Plainzmen 3rd place and Lower Sioux 4th place. In the Women's division, Burning Feathers took 2nd place and Razor Sharp took 3rd place, VIDEO: https://youtu.be/gQqOezN2wNw VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TYt8XMppb1E Women's...

  • TMC -The Movement Continues and X-Factor, Men's and Women's Champions at Warrior Challenge - P12

    Apr 12, 2022

    TMC -The Movement Continues and X-Factor, were the Men's and Women's Champions at the Red Lake Nation Warrior Challenge Basketball Tournament this weekend, which began on Friday, April 1st and ended on Sunday, April 3rd, 2022. In the Men's division, MWP-Midwest Posse took 2nd place, Plainzmen 3rd place and Lower Sioux 4th place. In the Women's division, Burning Feathers took 2nd place and Razor Sharp took 3rd place, VIDEO: https://youtu.be/gQqOezN2wNw VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TYt8XMppb1E Women's...

  • Confederation College Receives Over $3 Million to Expand Aviation Programs

    Apr 12, 2022

    THUNDER BAY, ON, April 11, 2022 – It was announced today that Confederation College has received over $3 million in combined funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC: $1.5 million), FedNor ($1 million), the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC: $500,000) and the Student Union of Confederation College Inc. (SUCCI: $15,000) to expand the College’s aviation programs. “Confederation College is incredibly appreciative of its funding partners and the significant investment they are making to enhance th...

  • Skywarn Training available

    Apr 12, 2022

    The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management will be hosting a Skywarn severe weather spotter class on Thursday, April 28th, 2022 at 6:30PM in the Beltrami County Emergency Operations Center at 613 Minnesota Ave NW. Skywarn is the National Weather Service’s (NWS) program of volunteer severe weather spotters who provide severe weather reports to the NWS. No prerequisites or experience are required for this basic class. The free training is open to the public who have an interest in learning more about severe wea...

  • Sipayik Citizens Rally in Support of Clean Drinking Water

    Apr 12, 2022

    Many Sipayik citizens joined by hundreds of other allies rallied outside the State House demanding Governor Mills drop her opposition to LD 906 and support clean drinking water for everyone served by the Passamaquoddy Water District. "I took a sacred oath to protect Sipayik People and all our relations of this land. Few things are more essential to life than clean water. I appeal to Governor Mills to drop her line in the sand approach concerning jurisdictional issues between us and the State of...

  • Two Local Teachers Among 2022 MN Teacher of the Year Finalists

    Apr 12, 2022

    Two teachers from the Lakeland viewing area are among the 11 finalists for this year's Minnesota Teacher of the Year award. The finalists were announced Monday and include Erin Karlgaard, a 3rd grade teacher at Lowell Elementary School in Brainerd, and Sarah Lancaster, a 1st grade teacher at Onamia Elementary School in Onamia. The selection panel plans to meet April 30th to conduct individual interviews with each of the finalists and to cast votes for the 2022 Minnesota Teacher of the year. The...

  • Lakeland PBS Wins Two Eric Sevareid Awards for TV Reporting

    Apr 12, 2022

    Bemidji, MN, April 12, 2022 - Lakeland PBS was recently honored with two first-place Eric Sevareid Awards from the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Both stories aired on the station's "Lakeland News" newscasts. A story by Chaz Mootz titled "Northwest Angle Ice Road" earned first-place honors in the General Reporting category. The story chronicled a 30-mile ice road running from Warroad to the Northwest Angle. It was the only way for Minnesotans to reach the Northwest Angle fishing...