George Benais September 5, 1968 ~ May 18, 2023 (age 54) George Henry Benais, age 54, of Red Lake MN, journeyed to the Spirit World unexpectedly on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Red Lake IHS. George was born in Red Lake to James and Dorothy (Weise) Benais. George liked to go for rides/walks along the lake. He was always joking...

James Dion Mitchell October 18, 1965 - May 22, 2023 James Mitchell, age 57, of Federal Dam, MN, died on Monday, May 22, 2023. Visitation will begin at 8 PM on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at the Battle Point Center. Funeral Ceremony will begin at 10 AM on Friday, May 26, 2023, at the Battle Point Center, with Ombishkebines officiatin...

Minnesota lawmakers passed a sweeping tax bill in the session's final days that includes a scaled-back version of the one-time rebates that lawmakers have been talking about for more than year. The state estimates more than 2.5 million Minnesota households are eligible for a rebate under the tax bill. It's been more than two...

A Texas mother and father are fighting to regain parenting rights of their 5-year-old son after their refusal to continue his chemotherapy prompted Minnesota child welfare authorities to take custody. Keaton Peck suffered stroke-like symptoms and was in critical condition in mid-December when Children's Minnesota diagnosed him...

Minnesota Republicans have their sights set on winning back the state House in next year's election after the DFL-controlled Legislature enacted a sweeping agenda that spent much of the state's $17.5 billion surplus. Reflecting on the legislative session Tuesday, Republican leaders said their 2024 campaign message practically...

A 14-year-old Forest Lake girl has been missing for five days, and police have requested the public's help to find her. Desiray Kappes was last seen leaving her home on her bicycle from her home in Forest Lake around 9:30 a.m. Friday, according to the missing person alert from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. She...

KYIV, Ukraine - Russia's military said Tuesday it quashed what appeared to be one of the most serious cross-border attacks from Ukraine since the war began, claiming to have killed more than 70 attackers in a battle that lasted around 24 hours. Moscow blamed the raid that began Monday on Ukrainian military saboteurs. Kyiv...

Three years ago, a global pandemic triggered a so-called "she-cession," as millions of women lost their jobs or left the workforce to care for loved ones. Now, they're leading the recovery. Companies have more women on their payrolls than ever before, in part because of a steady rise in the share of women ages 25 to 54 who are...

CHICAGO - More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950, the state's attorney general found in an investigation released Tuesday, revealing that the problem was far worse than the church had let on. Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at a news conference that investigators found that...

Red Lake Elementary School had its annual end of the year Pow Wow on Tuesday, May 23, 2023....

Red Lake Elementary School had its annual end of the year Pow Wow on Tuesday, May 23, 2023....

UGUSTA, Maine - A sweeping overhaul of the state-tribal relationship is likely to be pushed into 2024 due to a need to lock down Republican support and little time to do so. This story was originally published in the Bangor Daily News. Tribes have made considerable progress in the Democratic-controlled State House over the past...

The Yurok Tribe has issued an emergency declaration in response to a growing number of drug overdoses on and near the Tribe's Northern California reservation in Del Norte and Humboldt counties. Per a statement issued by the Tribe on Monday, May 22, the crisis is driven by the presence of fentanyl - a highly potent synthetic...

WASHINGTON – Dr. Francis Arpan, a citizen of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, will serve as the new president of Haskell Indian Nations University. Founded in 1884, Haskell is a national center for Indian education, research, and cultural preservation located in Lawrence, Kansas. "The Haskell National Board of Regents is very excited...

BALTIMORE, MD | A new review of 130 language studies concludes that language use and language revitalization in Indigenous communities results in significant, positive health outcomes. The review, Health effects of Indigenous language use and revitalization: a realist review, published in the peer-reviewed International Journal...

Red Lake Nation College: Another Graduating Class earned their degrees on Friday, May 19, 2023, the largest class in our history with 29 graduates for our RLNC Class of 2023. Perfect ceremony, perfect weather outside and perfect happy day for all our grads and their family and friends. Miigwech to Chairman Seki, Treasurer...

Preschool Graduation held at Early Childhood Center...

Red Lake High School and ALC Warrior's Academic Banquet held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023....

Red Lake Varsity and JV both drop games to Pine River at home...

2023 Ponemah School Pow Wow held on May 12, 2023 Ponemah School Brave an Princess 2023-24 Kyler Kingbird an Cecilie Hardy...