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A new Minnesota law that provided relief to school districts struggling to catch up after a long run of weather-related cancellations is prompting a new debate over when and how custodians, bus drivers, educational assistants and other hourly workers should be compensated for missed days. The "Snow Day Relief Act" passed this year by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Tim Walz allowed districts to count days canceled for "health and safety concerns" toward their required instructional time,...
Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that he wants to sign legislation as soon as possible to help people who can't afford insulin, but he made clear he would not call a special session until state legislators have worked out a deal. The governor's remarks came after a roundtable discussion with people who have diabetes, advocates for insulin affordability, the executive director of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, a doctor and a nurse. The event seemed designed to pressure state lawmakers to act after...
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's aggressive and wildly unpredictable use of tariffs is spooking American business groups, which have long formed a potent force in his Republican Party. Corporate America was blindsided last week when Trump threatened to impose crippling taxes on Mexican imports in a push to stop the flow of Central American migrants into the United States. http://www.startribune.com/businesses-showing-discontent-with-trump-s-trade-policies/511168982/...
WHIPHOLT, Minn. – As Minnesota gears up for cabin season, this placid vacation community some 200 miles northwest of the Twin Cities finds itself embroiled in a testy dispute between a St. Cloud businessman and a former reality TV star from Wayzata. Turns out that amid the more than 111,000 acres of Leech Lake, there's not room for both of them to put in their docks. http://www.startribune.com/neighbors-fight-over-dock-space-on-minnesota-s-third-largest-lake/511186482/...
BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji Police Department is looking for a 15-year-old female who has not been seen since last week. Ezryel Iceman was last seen in the morning hours of Friday, June 7 at 908 26th St. NW. The police say Iceman allegedly left the area voluntarily with a friend. She was then reported missing on Tuesday, June 11. The police department reported on Facebook that the situation does not appear to be suspicious in nature. “It’s important to stress this is not an abduction,” Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin said. Mastin said the frien...
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s assertion of executive privilege to block Congressional access to documents on the addition of an untested citizenship question to the 2020 Census: “We’ve known since the beginning that the Trump administration added an unnecessary and unwarranted citizenship question to depress participation in the census by communities of color. Every revelation since the question was first proposed has reinfor...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Grand Rapids Public Schools is one of six Minnesota public school districts that will benefit from more than $1 million in Safe Routes to Schools local coordinator funding grants to help promote safe walking and bicycling education in schools, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said today. Other grant recipients include Saint Paul Public Schools, South Saint Paul Public Schools, New Ulm Public Schools, Richfield Public Schools and Rochester Public Schools. The funding will allow the school districts to launch a t...
SANTA FE: June 12, 2019 - IAIA Academic Dean Charlene Teters (Spokane) announces new faculty member appointments. UNDERGRADUATE Jennifer Love, Interim Department Chair of the Creative Writing Department, and will serve in that capacity for the 2019-2020 academic year. Jennifer Love (Malagasy), is an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing. She is the 2019 recipient of the AICF Faculty Member of the Year award at IAIA. She is also the 2019 recipient of the The Southampton Writer's Conference's...
The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association invites you to celebrate summer at 2nd Street Stage events Thursday evenings through Aug. 15 except July 4th. That week the concert will be Friday, July 5. This will be the eighth year of the great community get-together that 2nd Street Stage has become. The free concerts run from 6 to 8 p.m. (7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 8) with bands, a beer garden, cornhole tournaments and family activities on the second block of South Main. Bring your own lawn chair. The...
LAGUNA PUEBLO, NM- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services (BIA-OJS) Officer Nicholas "Nick" Jackson and his K-9 Kofi seized 4.3 Kilos (9.4 pounds) of heroin, which has an estimated street value of approximately $559,000.00, on the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico last week. "I commend BIA-OJS Officer Jackson and his K-9 partner Kofi for their vigilance to get this poison out of Indian Country and off the streets," said Secretary of the Interior...
Sacaton, AZ – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) held a roundtable discussion to address public safety issues confronting Indian Country. Deputy Chief of Staff exercising the authority of Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney were joined by stakeholders from Indian Country. The meeting focused on developing a comprehensive approach to concentrate on cold cases, violent crimes, and missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is issuing an advisory to farmers who have conducted business with the Buckwheat Growers Association of Wadena, Minn., also known as Union Creek Organic or Union Creek Feed and Seed. The MDA is encouraging anyone who has not received payment for grain or who had grain stored at the Buckwheat Growers Association facility to submit a bond claim with the Department. The facility, in accordance with the law, held a $50,000 bond with the Department to help grain sellers and d...
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Chickasaw veterans, active duty, National Guard and reserve service members are invited to the 5th Annual Chickasaw Veterans Conference, Wednesday, June 19, at 10 a.m., at the WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville. Enjoy a day of keynotes tailored to veterans and military families, a Q&A format panel discussion on service, a special stomp dance presentation and fellowship. A livestream of the conference will be accessible at Chickasaw.net/VetConf using any c...
JORDAN, Minn. – It was one year ago when Leah Herzog broke the Minnesota State High School Class AA Tournament record only to have teammate Sophia Yoemans shatter it less than 15 minutes later. On Tuesday at Ridges at Sand Creek there were no records that fell, however Yoemans once again paced the field by shooting 3-under par 69, while Herzog sits on her heels in a tie for second place with Jacqueline Gossen, four shots back. Yoemans rallied during the final nine holes in cold and wet conditions in Jordan, carding four birdies against one boge...
Community Engagement Meeting - Tuesday, June 18, 2019 6 PM - 8 PM - Oshkiimaajitahdah Bemijigamaag Office - Bemidji, MN...
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....
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....
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...
