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RED LAKE - Eight students from the Class of 2018 Red Lake Nation College graduated on Thursday, May 10, 2018. They were, James Cloud III, Racheal Jorgenson, Eliza Lussier, Leah Kingbird, Tori Kingbird, Laura Fairbanks, Brent Sigana Jr. and Lorena Sumner. Cloud, Jorgenwon, Lussier, and both Kingbirds were all Co-Valedictorians....
Tribal members from the White Earth and Leech Lake reservations plan to go out on Lake Bemidji Friday with spears and gill nets, hoping to force Minnesota to recognize fishing rights they believe were guaranteed by a treaty signed more than 150 years ago. The strategy, coming the day before Minnesota's fishing opener, is to get cited or arrested then press their fishing rights in a series of court appeals, said White Earth member and attorney Frank Bibeau. "It all comes down to the same thing," he said. "We have to stand up and have a court...
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A military veteran who drowned in the Mississippi River after being rejected for treatment at a veterans’ facility and instead visited a hospital emergency room had struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder since he served with the Army in the 1990s, his wife said. Witnesses told police that they saw 49-year-old Shannon Shaw wade into the river at St. Cloud fully dressed on Monday afternoon. He started to swim and they said they lost sight of him when he was about halfway across. The witnesses dialed 911. htt...
The chief executive of one of Minnesota’s two medical marijuana manufacturers has left the company after years of financial losses. Andrew Bachman, LeafLine Labs’ co-founder and its chief executive since 2016, is no longer with the company “in any official capacity,” the company said in a Thursday statement to the Associated Press. The company’s entire five-member board has also been replaced. https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/10/mn-medical-marijuana-leafline-labs-andrew-bachman/...
Tribal members from two Minnesota reservations plan to fish with spears and gill nets to call attention to fishing rights they believe were guaranteed by a treaty signed more than 150 years ago. White Earth tribal member and attorney Frank Bibeau told Minnesota Public Radio that White Earth and Leech Lake members plan to go out on Lake Bemidji Friday, the day before the state’s official fishing opener. Bibeau said the protesters want to get cited or arrested and then press the issue in court. https://www.twincities.com/2018/...
Both Enbridge Energy and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe are criticizing an administrative law judge’s recommendation regarding replacement of the company’s aging Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. Judge Ann O’Reilly recently recommended that state regulators approve the replacement line only if it follows the existing route rather than the company’s preferred route. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is expected to decide in June. https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/10/both-enbridge-tribe-criticize-judges-re...
American Red Cross volunteers fanned out in St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen area Thursday, going door-to-door to offer free fire alarms. It’s part of an ongoing national program and the smoke alarms are available to anyone, regardless of where they live. https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/10/american-red-cross-goes-door-to-door-in-st-paul-to-offer-fire-alarms/...
As Gov. Mark Dayton toured the state this week making the case for $138 million in emergency spending for schools, Republicans accused the Democratic leader of exaggerating the fiscal urgency schools face to make a political point. State Rep. Jenifer Loon, R-Eden Prairie, notes that the $18.8 billion, two-year education budget approved last May included significant new spending. And Dayton’s plan gives the additional money to every district when not all of them are facing shortfalls. https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/10/mar...
Minnesota is a step closer to raising revenue from pharmaceutical companies to fund addiction treatment and prevention to address the state’s opioid crisis. With a 60-6 vote the Minnesota Senate overwhelmingly approved an opioid stewardship bill Thursday. The legislation would raise $20 million a year from licensing fees on drug manufacturers and distributors to help communities, addicts and their children deal with the fallout from the crisis. https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/10/minnesota-senate-advances-opioid-fee-despit...
BEMIDJI -- When a new house is constructed by Bi-County Community Action Programs YouthBuild, the benefits are twofold. First, the local housing market has a new house for low-income buyers, and second, numerous individuals have furthered their education. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4444344-building-youth-youthbuild-program-completes-another-house-bemidji...
Lady Warriors Softball Team wins first home game of season against Laporte 13-3 in five innings Junior Varsity loses their game 22-15...
BEMIDJI -- Eighteen-year-old Kaleb Pemberton is on track to graduate from Bemidji High School later this month, then head to Itasca Community College to study wildland firefighting. He's aiming for a wildland firefighting career, he said, and is already on board with a firefighting crew in Red Lake. Pemberton and 35 other American Indian soon-to-be graduates were honored Thursday at the high school's annual American Indian Senior Honor Banquet, which aims to highlight Native students there and...
RED LAKE - Numerous awards were presented on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at the Red Lake High School Cafeteria. These awards included both academic and athletic awards. (THIS STORY IS INCOMPLETE BUT WILL BE UPDATED BY FRIDAY. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.)...
Red Lake Nation College Pow Wow held at the Red Lake Humanities Center...
Ilene Orgaz, 16, said she knows what it’s like to be embarrassed for not having enough money to pay for her school lunch. Orgaz, today an 11th grader at KIIP Denver Collegiate High School, attended Berendo Middle School in Los Angeles in June 2016. https://www.9news.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/next-with-kyle-clark/teen-who-knows-what-its-like-to-go-hungry-helps-pass-colorado-school-lunch-bill/73-550153605...
Most have no political experience. They lack name recognition and fundraising bona fides. Some are not even on the ballot, having missed filing deadlines, and are instead waging write-in campaigns. They’re the longest of shots. But in upcoming elections in Oklahoma, Arizona, and Kentucky — all red states where school staff have walked out in recent months over austerity funding — teachers are running for office. https://www.buzzfeed.com/coralewis/teachers-strike-running-elected-office-oklahoma-arizona?utm_term=.utmv6mmr2#.rf...
Gov. Mark Dayton took his pitch for emergency school aid from the halls of the State Capitol to Minnesota school hallways on Wednesday. From Rochester to Rosemount, the DFL governor is touring the state’s schools to appeal to local legislators to pass his $137.9 million plan that would boost education funding before Minnesota school districts are forced this summer to lay off hundreds of teachers and draw down reserves. http://www.startribune.com/gov-mark-dayton-takes-his-last-minute-pitch-for-school-aid-to-minnesota-schools...
The U.S. Justice Department has proposed changing an ongoing federal crime study to bar questions about sexuality for minors. The Justice Department asked the Office of Management and Budget to revise the National Crime Victimization Survey to raise the minimum age at which participants would be asked questions about their gender identity and sexual orientation to 18, "due to concerns about the potential sensitivity of these questions for adolescents," according to an April Federal Register notice on the change. http://blogs...
WASHINGTON – On May 9, three members of Red Skin Kingz, also known as RSK, were sentenced to prison following their respective guilty pleas to RICO conspiracy for their participation in the violent RSK criminal street gang. Devan Edward Leonard, 28, of Lukachukai, Arizona, the leader of RSK, was sentenced to 50 years in prison; Kyle Filbert Gray, 26, of Lukachukai, Arizona, was sentenced to 30 years in prison; and Lucille Jean Leonard, 48, of Lukachukai, Arizona, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. All defendants were sentenced by U.S. D...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (May 10, 2018) – A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on several cases in Moorhead on Thursday, May 17. The Court will hear the oral arguments, which are open to the public, in Courtroom 3 on the second floor of the Clay County Courthouse in Moorhead, 807 11th Street North, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Court of Appeals routinely hears oral arguments in communities across Minnesota to ensure access to justice. The full list of oral arguments scheduled for May 17 in Moorhead is attached. M...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors baseball team is improving, but lose to the Lake of the Woods Bears 13-4 in last home game of the short season. The Warriors travel to Cass Lake on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 for a double header against the Panthers, travel to Walker on Thursday and will play Pine River at BSU on May 17th. Make up games will be played the week of 5/21/2018 with the playoffs starting on May 29th....
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Nevis on Thursday, May 3, 2018, and a couple of bad first innings gave Nevis a 20-0 lead. The Warriors did put together a couple of runs in the 3rd inning and held the Tigers to 4 more runs throughout the rest of the game. Red Lake will travel to Laporte on Friday, May 4th, host Lake of the Woods on Monday, May 7th and travel to Cass Lake for a double-header on Tuesday, May 8, 2018....
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Nation Youth Conference 2018 kicked off at the Red Lake Humanities Center at 6 PM on Wednesday, May 2nd, beginning with the Miikawaadizi "Be Beautiful" Fashion Show. About 40 women and children participated in the show. A performance by Becca Lynn followed, as well as a performance by comedians Kasey Nicholson and Bobby Wilson of the "1491's" and a Round Dance Social. Day 2 will begin with registration at the Red Lake High School Lobby, breakfast, prayer and smudge, and...
RED LAKE - The 8th Annual Red Lake Nation Elder's Gathering was held at Seven Clans Casino Event Center on Monday, April 30, 2018 and continued on Tuesday, May 1st. Registration and breakfast were served from 8 AM to 9 AM, followed by the Opening Prayer with Spiritual Leader, Greeting Spears Jr., and the Welcome Address with Amber McNeal and Amaya Pemberton, along with the Little Bear Drum Group. The morning session including a Youth Showcase from Red Lake Schools, the King and Queen selection,...
Anishaa (Just for Fun) made up much of the agenda when the Red Lake Band hosted its Eighth Annual Gathering of Elders at Seven Clans Casino (Red Lake) on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Red Lake Elders (55 and older) came not only from reservation communities, but from Bois Forte, White Earth and Leech Lake, Duluth and the Twin Cities. They were coming home, coming home to visit with relatives and long-time friends. An important part of the Gathering has been to provide a venue for...