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  • Red Lake High School Warriors Honor Banquet - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 11, 2019

    The Red Lake High School Warriors Honor Banquet was held on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the RLHS Cafeteria starting at 5:30 PM....

  • Lady Warriors lose in 5 innings to Blackduck 21-4 - P21

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 11, 2019

    The Red Lake Lady Warriors lost in 5 innings to Blackduck 21-4 in Red Lake on Monday, May 13, 2019. The Junior Varsity also dropped their game. Part of the problem could have been they were released from class at 10:30 that morning for an 11 AM game, which would have only gave them about 10 to 15 minutes to get their uniforms on, get to the field, and start playing. They didn't have much time to warm up. The loss gave Red Lake a 3-3 record on the season. Red Lake's Lady Warriors will play Pine...

  • Lady Warriors lose to Walker-Hackensack-Akley 17-6 in Red Lake - P22

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 11, 2019

    The Red Lake Lady Warriors lost to Walker-Hackensack-Akley 17-6 in Red Lake on Friday, May 17, 2019, putting them at 3-2 on the season. They will host Blackduck on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 11 AM. The Lady Drakes are 8-3 on the season, The girls won't play again until May 16, 2019 at BSU....

  • Red Lake Warrior Baseball Team Wins First Game of Season 6-5 over Cass Lake in 8 Innings - P26

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 11, 2019

    On Monday, May 6, 2019, the Red Lake Warrior Baseball Team won its first game of the season 6-5 over the Cass Lake Panthers in 8 Innings. They will play their last home game on Tuesday, May 7 before road games in Kelliher on May 9th, Nevis on May 10th, Pine River on May 13th and BSU on May 16, 2019. Some photographs taken by CeAngela Pemberton and Hilary Jones....

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors overwhelm Stephen-Argyle Storm 74-59 in Section 8A Championship - P74

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 11, 2019

    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...

  • Ali Stroker Shatters Stigmas, Becomes First Person Who Uses a Wheelchair to Win a Tony Award

    Lauren Appelbaum, RespectAbilit|Jun 11, 2019

    New York City, June 10 – "This award is for every kid who is watching tonight who has a disability, who has a limitation or a challenge who has been waiting to see themselves represented in this arena," actress Ali Stroker said from the stage of the Tony Awards. "You are!" Stroker made history at the Tony Awards by becoming the first person who uses a wheelchair to win a Tony. Winning Best Featured Actress in a musical for her sexy take on Ado Annie in the groundbreaking revival of Rodgers & H...

  • Hilary C. Tompkins '90 (Doctor of Humane Letters)

    Jun 11, 2019

    HILARY CHANDLER TOMPKINS, as a highly accomplished attorney and leader in natural resources, environmental and Indian law, you've proven yourself the gold standard of fair-mindedness and competence. Born at Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico to a struggling Navajo family, you were raised by Quaker parents in New Jersey in a multi-racial adoptive family. An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, you earned your degree from Dartmouth as a proud member of the Class of 1990. https://news.d...

  • Columbine Survivors Divided Over Proposal To Demolish Site Of 1999 Shooting

    Jun 11, 2019

    In the decades since two gunman attacked Columbine High School, ushering in a new era in which mass shootings have become commonplace in America, the building has turned into a tourism magnet for those curious about the school's dark history. And fears have persisted that the site has provided inspiration for copycat killings. Over the past few months, visitors hoping to glimpse the school have been coming in droves, hitting record levels, perhaps fueled by the shooting's 20th anniversary....

  • Gov. Newsom's task force recommends more discretion to deny charter schools

    Jun 11, 2019

    In a report forwarded to Gov. Gavin Newsom, the statewide task force on charter schools is unanimously recommending that school districts be given more discretion to approve new charter schools by including “saturation” and need for new schools as factors that districts could consider. Districts with large numbers of charter schools, like Oakland Unified and Los Angeles Unified, have clamored for financial relief and more controls over charter schools. If Newsom and the Legislature implement the task force recommendation, those districts cou...

  • Bipartisan bill to build Minnesota's ranks of teachers of color sputtered

    Jun 11, 2019

    Minnesota is increasing spending to hire and retain teachers of color as the state struggles to close a persistent achievement gap between whites and students of color. Gov. Tim Walz, a former schoolteacher, and legislators recently increased funding for the effort in the coming years, to $3.1 million more for various programs. But that represents an increase of only $299,000 from total investments of the last two years. http://www.startribune.com/bipartisan-bill-to-build-minnesota-s-ranks-of-teachers-of-color-sputtered/5110...

  • Schools try to deal with athletes' undiagnosed conditions

    Jun 11, 2019

    YORK, Pa. (AP) — Nothing had seemed off with the Big Spring basketball player. J.T. Kuhn's sophomore season had just ended, a campaign in which he helped pave the road to a Bulldog district playoff berth by averaging more than 10 points per game as a sharpshooting forward. https://www.sfgate.com/news/education/article/Schools-try-to-deal-with-athletes-undiagnosed-13961879.php...

  • 1st Annual Walk for Recovery - June 15, 2019 at 12 noon

    1st Annual Walk for Recovery - June 15, 2019 at 12 noon...

  • Man accused of burning down Fort Berthold church indicted

    Jun 11, 2019

    A man accused of burning down a historic church on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation has been indicted on one charge of arson. The Memorial Congregation Church about 10 miles northwest of White Shield was destroyed by fire April 22. Court documents do not indicate how or why the fire started. https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-accused-of-burning-down-fort-berthold-church-indicted/article_a1e584ab-0a0c-5400-a36b-f04969ed7ace.html...

  • Biden abandons support for federal funding restrictions for abortions after 43 years

    Jun 11, 2019

    In an extreme and somewhat abrupt about-face, former vice president and 2020 presidential contender Joe Biden has drop-kicked the Hyde Amendment after more than four decades of agreeing with it. The Hyde Amendment, passed in 1976 and affirmed by the Supreme Court in 1980, prohibits federal funds from being used for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or endangerment to the life of the mother. The law’s impact is particularly devastating to poor women — who depend on Medicaid for their health care and discriminates against women of col...

  • Chief Wind River Tribal Judge, Other Defendants Plead Not Guilty to New Charges

    Jun 11, 2019

    The chief judge of the Wind River Indian Reservation's tribal court and one other defendant pleaded not guilty to new drug-related charges during their arraignments in federal court last week. Terri Smith pleaded not guilty to single counts of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, use of a communication facility to commit a drug felony, and distribution of cocaine, according to the minutes of the hearing. https://k2radio.com/chief-wind-river-tribal-judge-other-defendants-plead-not-guilty-to-new-charges/...

  • Final suspect captured in White Swan area shootings that left five dead

    Jun 11, 2019

    The Yakima Nation announced Monday morning that James Cloud, 35, has been captured. Cloud was the fourth, and law enforcement officials say final, person wanted in connection with multiple shootings in the White Swan area that left five people dead. Cloud was captured around 4:30 a.m. in the 3500 block of Campbell Road in Wapato, according to the Yakima County Sheriff's Office. https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/crime_and_courts/update-final-suspect-captured-in-white-swan-area-shootings-that/article_3f45c8e0-b807-5f7a-b557-d7...

  • Another suspect arrested in killing of 5 on reservation

    Jun 11, 2019

    YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Police arrested a fourth suspect Monday after five people were killed over the weekend on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington state, authorities said. James Cloud, 35, was taken into custody with the help of a police dog near the town of Wapato after a brief fight with law enforcement officers, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said. https://www.westplainsdailyquill.net/national_news/article_bdd97696-3994-5387-a766-8c5ef7328f51.html...

  • Local woman gets 21 months in federal prison for scissor attack

    Jun 11, 2019

    PORTLAND — Christina Sue Barkley of Pilot Rock is heading to federal prison for stabbing someone multiple times during a scissor attack. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Oregon reported Barkley, 30, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, had a psychotic episode on March 31, 2018, entered a room where another adult member of the tribes was making necklaces and stabbed the victim with a pair of scissors. https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/local-woman-gets-months-in-federal-prison-...

  • Teenager found dead in Lake Superior near Fort William First Nation

    Jun 11, 2019

    OPP are investigating the death of 14-year-old Adam Spade from Marten Falls First Nation. According to a media release, the teenager was reported missing to the Anishnabek Police Service from a home on Fort William First Nation on Thursday. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/teenager-found-dead-in-lake-superior-near-fort-william-first-nation-1.5168717...

  • Earlier, later and less predictable: How the forest fire season is changing - and why

    Jun 11, 2019

    During a supper hour in the middle of May, Ingolf, Ont., storekeeper Lise Lyons looked over Longpine Lake and watched a forest fire consume an A-frame cabin in a matter of minutes. "It was just a big red ball of fire. It was amazing. I don't think I've ever seen a building go up that fast," said Lyons, recalling the May 14 fire that briefly threatened her cottage community near the Manitoba-Ontario border. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/forest-fires-climate-change-ma...