Red Lake Nation News - Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)

BEMIDJI — Police have released the name of a man who was found dead at Nymore Beach Friday. Adelbert James Ryan, 63, was a homeless man known on the streets of Bemidji as “Butch,” according to police. His body was found by two children Friday afternoon, half-submerged in Lake Bemidji on the shore of Nymore Beach. An autopsy was performed Monday, according to Lori...

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. -- Former Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Zellers Sunday used a suburban setting to emphasize his middle-class roots and announce he is running for governor. - See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/zellers-former-house-speaker-joins-minnesota-governors-race#sthash.VNjytxaK.dpuf...

The North Dakota Legislative Council is asking the state attorney general for an opinion on whether North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani broke the law by deleting more than 45,000 emails that may have been subject to an open records request. - See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/ndsu-president-denies-deleting-45000-emails-sub...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A looming increase in Minnesota's cigarette tax is leading to new interest in electronic cigarettes as an alternative to traditional smoking. - See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/minnesota-tobacco-tax-may-give-boost-e-cigarettes#sthash.EIZmZ8Zm.dpuf...

SAVAGE, Minn. (AP) — Summer school isn't just for struggling students. - See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/summer-school-isnt-just-struggling-students#sthash.tKHp4zmB.dpuf...

MOORHEAD — Major college athletics breeds big-time salaries in Minnesota, where three of the top 20 highest-paid public employees were University of Minnesota coaches during the past fiscal year. - See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/minnesotas-highest-paid-public-employees-revealed#sthash.5v33s73T.dpuf...

Minnesota’s charter school students are gaining about 14 days of learning in reading annually over like sets of non-charter district students, according to an analysis of growth in state test scores....

Whether children try extreme diets or binge eating might hinge on how their parents talk to them about their weight....

Score another one for mobile banking. Not only can smartphone users deposit checks in their bank account by snapping a photo of the front and back, they can now get a text message instead of a paper receipt at the ATM....

Many in the Native American community are holding their collective breath as they await the high court’s ruling on a case captioned “Adoptive Parents v. Baby Girl.” In each of their respective homes, Christine Maldonaldo, Dusten Brown, and Matt and Melanie Capobianco are doing the same....

Eight people locked themselves to construction equipment early on Monday June 24 to inaugurate what the Tar Sands Resistance group has dubbed Fearless Summer, a series of protests against the Keystone XL pipeline and Alberta oil sands development in general. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/24/welcome-fearless-summer-protesters-...

Alcohol is a touchy subject on the Pine Ridge rez, and for good reason. Who has lived on the rez and hasn’t been affected by alcohol at some point in their life? So when the tribe recently voted 9-7 to allow the people to decide if alcohol should be legalized on the reservation, it naturally sparked a lot of discussion....

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court handed down a surprisingly tentative decision on affirmative action Monday, saying universities may adopt admissions policies that consider a student’s race only if they can show it is necessary to achieve diversity on campus....