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According to the Seven Clans Casino-Warroad Facebook page, "Soon you will be able to celebrate your win with a twist!" Coming in July, "alcoholic beverages" will be available for sale at the Sand Bar and the Willows Restaurant [inside the Casino]. Guests may purchase beer, wine and mixed drinks with cash or credit card. Alcohol will be sold through the Sand Bar and in the Willows Restaurant with times and selections depending upon the outlet. Outside alcohol is prohibited. Must be twenty-one...
For years, the families of Darrell Rea's victims wondered if the man who police say raped and strangled several women across Minneapolis in the 1980s would ever be punished for his alleged crimes. On Tuesday, they got their answer, which they called "ridiculous" for its brevity. http://www.startribune.com/suspected-serial-rapist-receives-10-year-prison-term-in-minneapolis-cold-case-murder/511801702/...
Travis E. Stillday September 30, 1977 - June 21, 2019 Travis E. Stillday, 41, of Blackduck and Ponemah, MN whose Ojibwe name is Miskwanakwad (Red Cloud) died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on June 21, 2019 near Blackduck, MN. Nawakiing Niibawiyan Indanimaaja Indanigiiwe (At the center of the earth I am standing. I am leaving. I am going home.) Traditional Indian Services will be held on 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Boy's and Girl's Club in Ponemah. A wake will...
(KBRF) - A new report indicates a northwest Minnesota county has the highest percentage of chlamydia cases among youth in the state. Researchers at the University of Minnesota are reporting alarmingly high rates of sexually transmitted infections among youth in the state. The 2019 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report was put together by the University of Minnesota's Medical School. It found adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 account for 25-percent of all chlamydia cases and...
CLINT, Texas – At the squat, sand-colored concrete border station in Texas that has become the center of debate over President Donald Trump's immigration policies, a chaotic shuffle of migrant children continued Tuesday as more than 100 were moved back into a facility that days earlier had been emptied in the midst of criticism that young detainees there were hungry, crying and unwashed. The station in Clint, Texas, sits in the middle of a farm town of fewer than 1,000 residents, framed by h...
A Minnesota state lawmaker is calling for a federal ethics inquiry into U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar over state campaign finance violations and tax irregularities that he says warrant revoking the freshman congresswoman's security clearance and removing her from a foreign affairs committee. Rep. Steve Drazkowski - a Mazeppa Republican who filed a state complaint against Omar in 2018 - made his plea Tuesday in a letter to U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a Minnesota Democrat also serving her first term in...
The record $20 million settlement the city of Minneapolis paid to the family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, who was killed by a police officer, will be distributed among immediate family members, her fiancé and the attorneys. The disbursement approved Monday by Hennepin County District Judge Mary Vasaly approves a plan that was proposed by Damond's father, John Ruszczyk. http://www.startribune.com/judge-approves-distribution-of-ruszczyk-settlement/511809962/...
The Minnesota State Fair is looking to fill more than 500 positions before opening day in August. But in case you are wondering, taste tester is not among them. The fair is slated to host its annual job expo July 10 in the Progress Center on the fairgrounds for people who want to work the 12-day event. Some of the jobs: ticket selling, custodial work, barn attendants, retail sales, food service, parking attendants and more. http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-state-fair-job-...
BILLINGS, Mont. — Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of millions of people and cause a spike in premature deaths. That emerging reality is prompting people in cities and rural areas alike to prepare for another summer of sooty skies along the West Coast and in the Rocky Mountains — the regions widely expected to suffer most from blazes tied to dryer, warmer conditions. http://www.startribun...
BERLIN — A United Nations expert on poverty says hundreds of millions of people around the world face hunger, displacement, disease and death because of climate change. In a report released Tuesday, the U.N.'s independent expert on extreme poverty and human rights said current measures to cope with global warming fall far short of what's necessary. Philip Alston, an Australian jurist, predicted dire consequences even in a best-case scenario. http://www.startribune.com/un-expert-millions-face-dire-poverty-from-climate-change/...
Good walleye fishing this summer on Upper Red Lake won't push the season's harvest beyond what is considered safe or sustainable, but state fisheries managers are leaning heavily toward a tighter walleye bag limit for the coming winter. Gary Barnard, Bemidji-area fisheries supervisor for the Department of Natural Resources, said this week that the agency will be meeting with the lake's citizen advisory group to discuss the potential change. http://www.startribune.com/upper-re...
New federal legislation seeks to "Remove the Stain" from the Medal of Honor by rescinding 20 medals that were awarded to soldiers who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre. Three members of Congress, along with a group of Native American activists and descendants of Wounded Knee victims, announced the introduction of the Remove the Stain Act during a news conference Tuesday morning, June 25, in Washington, D.C. https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/government-and-polit...
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live)- A 27-year old man is dead following a crash between an all-terrain vehicle and a car. It happened Monday evening around 7 on County Road 158, about one and a half miles north of County Highway 34 in Maple Grove Township. Deputies with the Becker County Sheriff's Department say when they arrived on scene, the driver of the car had fled the scene. The 27-year old driver of the all-terrain vehicle was unresponsive and later died at a Fargo hospital. Anyone...
Prior Lake, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), Better Way Foundation, and the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations today announced that their Healthy Children, Healthy Nations (HCHN) Fund has awarded $220,000 in grants to 10 Native American tribes and nonprofits in Minnesota. These grants will support innovation in and the expansion of early childhood development and childhood nutrition programs in Minnesota’s Native communities. “We were astonished by the overwhelming response to this grant program, and the many impre...
St. Paul, MN - The farm economy of the last few years has been difficult for farm families. The downturn doesn’t just affect the financial and emotional well-being of farm and ranch owners; it affects all family members – including kids. In response, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is offering a free, three-hour workshop that provides an overview of the stressors unique to growing up on a farm. Supporting Farm Youth through Understanding and Intervention will be offered July 22 in Willmar and again on July 25 in Detroit Lak...
The Red Lake Community Cook Out was held at 1 PM on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at the new Red Lake Park across from St. Mary's Mission. A new name was also selected for the park as two winners were selected in the Park Naming Contest. They were Naomi Kingbird and Debra Stately.who had picked "Shady Park" as it's new name. Thank you RLPD for providing and grilling the hot dogs and burgers, Ron Lussier for providing Bouncy Houses for the kids, Little Bear Drum Group, all volunteers and to our...
RED LAKE - A Groundbreaking ceremony was held on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 12:30 PM for the Red Lake School District's $14.8 million addition and renovation project for the Red Lake Elementary School. In May 2018, Governor Mark Dayton signed off on $1.5 billion public works construction legislation that included $14 million for the Red Lake School District. For many years Red Lake District officials had been working to secure funding for the design and construction of a new structure between...
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....
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....
The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association invites you to celebrate summer at 2nd Street Stage Thursday evenings through Aug. 15 except July 4th when 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 beer garden...
One year after the Supreme Court’s Janus ruling, most teachers don’t know of the decision and the right it recognized of public-sector employees to opt out of union membership and corresponding dues, a new survey finds. That knowledge gap, despite widespread media coverage and active union campaigns, may explain why a long-predicted drop in union membership post-Janus hasn’t materialized, one advocate said. https://www.the74million.org/article/a-year-after-high-court-janus-ruling-new-survey-shows-most-teachers-still-dont-kno...
Bemidji, Minn. (Valley News Live) A 25-year-old man is facing two assault charges and an interfering with a peace officer charge after police say they found him attacking a woman holding a young child. Court documents say this happened on Thursday, June 20 at an apartment in Bemidji. Dispatch took a call from a unit on the northwest side of town, but could only hear screaming on the line. Police were sent to the building to investigate. Documents say the officers were let into the building by ne...
A Kansas man who robbed a bank last September and told police that he was hoping to get caught so he would get prison time to escape his wife was sentenced Tuesday to six months of home confinement after pleading guilty, the Kansas City Star reported. Lawrence John Ripple took the guilty plea in January. He told the judge Tuesday that he had heart surgery that left him depressed when he committed the bank robbery, the paper reported. His public defender told the court that Ripple had lived a law-abiding life and was in a stable relationship...
• According to Pew Research Center, only 20 percent of today’s 16 to 17 year-olds hold a summer job, and that rate is even lower among teens of color. • Statistics show that risky behaviors like violence, drinking and drug use increase during the summer when young people’s time is less structured. • Participation rates in camps and similar programs have remained stagnant or fallen in recent years. The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, a leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through...
