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When the Minnesota Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board offered early retirements last year as part of a broader restructuring, 17 workers took the Eveleth-based economic development agency's offer. IRRRB veteran Brian Hiti, a former deputy commissioner, was one of the volunteers. After a 30-plus year career with the state, Hiti was offered an early separation package that included post-retirement health benefits, more than $66,000 in unused vacation and sick days and a $99,347...
BEMIDJI-It may have taken several years, but Delana Smith finally gets to return to Bemidji State University after landing a position as a professor. Smith will join the Department of Professional Education, the oldest program at the university, where she'll teach on the same campus where she earned her bachelor's and masters' degrees. As an Native instructor, though, she hopes to help bring a new perspective to the department. https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/education/46...
Former GOP attorney general candidate Doug Wardlow faces a fine of more than $46,000 after exceeding the state’s spending limit in the heated race against Attorney General Keith Ellison. Wardlow’s expenses in the race were supposed to top out at $864,072. However, the Republican candidate’s campaign committee ended up spending $910,490 over two years, according to a Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board document. http://www.startribune.com/doug-wardlow-fined-46k-for-excess-expenditures-in-attorney-general-run/51116299...
Walter Mondale swirls in his chair to review the long list of scheduling requests rolling into his downtown Minneapolis office. One group hopes to honor him for his work preserving the scenic St. Croix River. Another wants him to say a few words at a gala. Still another request comes from a middle-school student in Chaska, hoping to ask him about the Superfund program. Flights to New York and Washington, D.C., need booking. Journalists coast to coast call or e-mail seeking interviews. Birthday brunches, business lunches, casual coffees and...
Edwin Encarnacion did what he always does. Then Daniel Vogelbach did what he rarely does. The combination looked like it would be too much for the Twins. But then Seattle's bullpen stepped in. http://www.startribune.com/three-run-rally-in-eighth-inning-boosts-twins-past-mariners-6-5/511165022/...
A Minnesota state senator plans to revive her push to give the state the ability to terminate the parental rights of alleged rapists, ending a seldom used loophole that has been closed in every other state save one: Alabama. Sen. Kari Dziedzic, DFL-Minneapolis, said Tuesday that she intends to press for the change in next year’s session of the Legislature, reviving one of several proposals that have fallen by the wayside over the years. http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-one-of-just-2-states-without-a-law-stripping-rapists...
Dundas, Minn. – Brent Fuchs planted corn all day Saturday into the early hours of Sunday. He stayed up late again Monday, hoping to get his last 250 acres of soybeans in the ground. He didn't quite get there and, on Tuesday, he said the day's rain may keep him from finishing until Friday. http://www.startribune.com/later-than-almost-ever-minnesota-farmers-hustle-to-get-crops-into-rain-soaked-fields/511129302/...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden spent Tuesday trading insults — sometimes almost simultaneously— as they stumped across Iowa in split-screen moments that could preview a ferocious fight ahead if the two face off for the presidency next year. The back and forth laid bare the rising political stakes for each man, even with the election about 17 months away. Trump has zeroed in on Biden as a potential threat to his reelection chances and is testing themes to beat him back. Biden, meanwhile, is campa...
CROOKSTON, Minn. — Authorities released new information about the death of a girl whose body was found in a submerged vehicle in the Red Lake River Wednesday, June 5. The 16-year-old girl drowned after the vehicle she was in went into the water, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The vehicle was spotted in the river near downtown Crookston at about 4:40 p.m. and was completely underwater shortly after an officer arrived on the scene. https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/accidents/4624666-police-release-cause-death...
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - Authorities here are asking for the public's help in finding an 18-year-old man in connection with a fatal weekend shooting that occurred at a residence on the White Earth Indian Reservation. Ronald Wayne Elias Thompson III has been identified as a suspect in the shooting of Jaime Lee Bevins Jr., 27, on early Sunday morning, June 9, in Maple Grove Township, about 20 miles northeast of Detroit Lakes, according to a news release from the Becker County Sheriff's Office....
SPIRIT LAKE RESERVATION — It’s just three weeks shy of a year since 19-year-old JoLyn Bruce last saw her father. Now, she says investigators have confirmed the remains of a body found Sunday, June 9, match those of Joseph Bruce. She said her family was restless these past few days waiting for results. “It’s been really hard and now that the remains were found it’s unbelievable,” she said. “We thought we were prepared for it, but no one can ever really be prepared for something like this.” https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/...
As Minnesota deals with an early summer spike in drug overdoses, some of the suppliers who put the lifesaving Narcan treatments on the street are finding out their government funding is being cut, if not eliminated. Valhalla Place and the Steve Rummler HOPE Network are Minnesota's largest community providers of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone. They provide naloxone kits and overdose training free of charge to those who need them, serving everyone from addicts and families to homeless...
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Cass Lake residents are encouraged to attend an open house for the urban reconstruction of Highway 371 in Cass Lake. The open house is scheduled on Thursday, June 20 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Cass Lake City Hall, 330 Second Street NW. Along with the contractor, staff from MnDOT and the City, will be present to answer questions about the project and timeline. Construction will begin as early as July 8, weather permitting. The project will reconstruct Highway 371 in Cass Lake between US 2 and the railroad crossing, and r...
While air quality in Minnesota is generally good, a new joint analysis by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) found that air pollution that does occur plays a measurable role in deaths and hospitalizations across the state. The report, titled “Life and Breath: How Air Pollution Affects Health in Minnesota,” broadens the scope of a 2015 analysis covering only the Twin Cities metro area. The new report looked at air pollution and health data from outside the metro area. It found that air pol...
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is reminding pesticide applicators of the state-specific restriction for the use of the herbicide dicamba for the 2019 growing season. The product cannot be applied in Minnesota after June 20. The 2019 Minnesota restriction is in addition to those established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The affected formulations are XtendiMax by Monsanto, Engenia by BASF, FeXapan by DuPont, and Tavium by Syngenta. “We understand that late planting this season has caused c...
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service today announced $499,705.96 in grants from the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) to help protect 131.49 acres of America’s battlefields threatened with damage or destruction by urban and suburban development. These grants will be used to acquire a portion of the Fort Blakeley Battlefield in Alabama, Champion Hill Battlefield in Mississippi, and Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield in Virginia, each a significant Civil War Battlefield. “Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants allow for the perma...
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - June 10, 2019 – University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Bernhard Hering, MD, professor in the Department of Surgery and holder of the Jeffrey Dobbs and David Sutherland, MD, PhD Chair in Diabetes Research, today received a $100,000 grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) to advance islet and kidney transplantation without the requirement of anti-rejection drugs. More than 100 million adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes in the U...
The 2019 Annual Spring Fling was held in Redby on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Art Thunder Memorial Ball Park. On behalf of the Redby Community Board and the Community Coordinators from all four districts we would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2019 annual Spring Fling it was a great turn out and a fun filled day of events. Special thanks to the following sponsors and local businesses that provided there services to make this event successful Coke- Water Pepsi- Water(Erin)...
The 2019 RLHS/RLMS Pow Wow was held at Red Lake High School on Monday, June 3, 2019....
Red Lake High School Graduation 2019 took place on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the Red Lake High School. There were 27 graduates taking part in the ceremony....
Red Lake High School Graduation 2019 took place on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the Red Lake High School. There were 27 graduates taking part in the ceremony....
RLHS Graduation 2019 - Set II Photographs by members of the community....
The Red Lake High School Warriors Honor Banquet was held on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the RLHS Cafeteria starting at 5:30 PM....
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...
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....
