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Articles from the July 17, 2018 edition


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  • Dayton heads to Mora, Carlton to survey storm damage

    Associated Press|Jul 17, 2018

    ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton is visiting more Minnesota cities wracked by recent flooding. Dayton was scheduled to tour flood and storm damage in Mora and Carlton Monday. He'll be joined by Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Joe Kelly and other state and local officials. It's his latest trip to survey extensive damage across the state due to storms, flash flooding, high winds and tornadoes that began June 9. Dayton declared a state of emergency earlier this month for 36 counties and the Red Lake reservation. D...

  • Yvonne Christine Jeffreys

    Jul 17, 2018

    Yvonne Christine Jeffreys July 23, 1957 - April 28, 2018 Yvonne Jeffreys, age 60, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at her home in Mahnomen. A Celebration of Yvonne's life will be held Monday, July 23, 2018 from 5-7 pm at her home in Mahnomen. All are welcome....

  • BP: Charges dismissed against LaRose in Cass Lake shooting case

    Jul 17, 2018

    WALKER—Charges against a Cass Lake woman previously accused of obstructing the investigation into a November shooting death were dismissed Monday. Sara Renae LaRose, 41, is no longer charged with obstructing an investigation—aiding another who committed second-degree unintentional murder in the death of of Brandi Shank (also known as Brandi Strong) . http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4473319-charges-dismissed-against-larose-cass-lake-shooting-case...

  • Trump embraces Putin, repeats 'there was no collusion at all'

    Jul 17, 2018

    HELSINKI — Standing next to Russia's Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies' conclusions that Moscow was to blame for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election to Trump's benefit and seemed to accept Putin's insistence that Russia's hands were clean. Trump's comments, at a joint news conference Monday after summit talks with Putin, drew heavy criticism back in the U.S., including from prominent Republicans. Sen. John McCain was most outspoken, declaring that Trump made a "conscious choice to defend a t...

  • Minnesota unveils new driver's licenses, with vertical IDs for those under 21

    Jul 17, 2018

    Minnesota driver's licenses and identification cards will soon have a new look, featuring a canoeist on the Mississippi River and vertical cards for people younger than 21. The state unveiled the new designs Monday and will begin issuing the IDs Aug. 6. The current blue and yellow cards, which debuted in 2004 and feature the state seal, lakeshore scenes and snowflakes, will remain valid. People are only required to get the new cards if their name or address changes or their card expires. http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-...

  • Charisse "Roo-Roo" Nicole St. John

    Jul 17, 2018

    Charisse "Roo-Roo" Nicole St. John March 3, 1991 ~ July 11, 2018 (age 27) Charisse "Roo-Roo" Nicole St. John, 27 years young, of Bemidji, Minnesota journeyed to the spirit world from Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. She was born in Minneapolis, MN on March 3, 1991 to Mona St. John and James Needham, Jr. Charisse's love for life included many infinite treasures, the brightest star, her son Grayson Andrew. Her character was something of a gift for all...

  • Orono police investigating two reported druggings at Lord Fletcher's

    Jul 17, 2018

    Two women have reported being drugged while drinking at Lord Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge in recent weeks, authorities said. A 37-year-old woman blacked out July 7 after returning home from the popular Lake Minnetonka eatery and was unable to remember several hours of her evening, she later reported to Orono police. An over-the-counter urine drug test confirmed she had ingested benzodiazepines, a class of anti-anxiety and depressant medications that can produce sedation and induce sleep. http://www.startribune.com/orono-police-...

  • Developers propose hundreds of apartments units in Minneapolis

    Jul 17, 2018

    The apartment boom in Minneapolis continues with a slew of multifamily projects being proposed to city planners this week. One of the most high-profile projects is the redevelopment of about 6 acres of land that Doran Cos. and CSM Corp. are proposing near its Expo skyscraper in the St. Anthony Falls Historic District. http://www.startribune.com/developers-propose-hundreds-of-apartments-units-in-minneapolis/488326041/...

  • State terminates Tom Clarke's mineral lease for former Magnetation site in Grand Rapids

    Jul 17, 2018

    Just days after Minnesota granted Virginia billionaire Tom Clarke the mineral lease rights for a $2 billion mining project in Nashwauk, it terminated the mineral lease rights regarding one of Clarke's sister projects in the Grand Rapids area. The reason? Unpaid debt. http://www.startribune.com/state-terminates-tom-clarke-s-mineral-lease-for-former-magnetation-site-in-grand-rapids/488295191/...

  • No prison time for Minneapolis day-care provider who hanged toddler from noose

    Jul 17, 2018

    A judge pointed to a "perfect storm" of circumstances Monday when he spared prison for a Minneapolis home day-care operator who hanged a toddler from a noose in the basement before fleeing in her minivan and leaving a trail of mayhem, seriously injuring two people. Nataliia Karia, 43, abandoned a possible insanity defense and pleaded guilty in February to attempted murder in connection with the hanging of the boy in November 2016 inside the home in the 2700 block of Humboldt Avenue S. http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-d...

  • Trump: Mueller probe 'disaster for our country'

    Jul 17, 2018

    Standing next to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, President Donald Trump called the Mueller investigation a "disaster for our country." Adding, "there was no collusion" between Russia and his 2016 campaign. http://video.startribune.com/trump-mueller-probe-disaster-for-our-country/488293881/...

  • Toronto health official urges drug decriminalization amid opioid crisis

    Jul 17, 2018

    TORONTO – With opioid-related overdoses and deaths reaching record levels in Canada, the top medical official in Toronto is calling for the decriminalization of all drugs as part of a strategy to treat illicit drug use as a public health and social issue, not a criminal one. In a report released Monday, Eileen de Villa, Toronto's chief medical officer, urged the city's board of health to pressure the federal government to eliminate legal penalties for the possession of drugs and to scale up "prevention, harm reduction and treatment s...

  • US arrests, accuses woman of acting as Russian agent

    Jul 17, 2018

    WASHINGTON — A 29-year-old gun-rights activist served as a covert Russian agent while living in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations and working to establish back-channel lines of communications for the Kremlin, federal prosecutors charged Monday. The announcement of the arrest of Maria Butina came just hours after President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and just days after special counsel Robert Mueller charged 12 Russian intelligence officials with directing a s...

  • BP: Learning on the job for Lutz: New superintendent takes over for Bemidji Area Schools

    Jul 17, 2018

    BEMIDJI—Bemidji Area Schools' new superintendent is still feeling out the job. Tim Lutz helmed his first School Board meeting Monday—officially his 10th day at the district—and told the Pioneer he hopes to get to know the district better and further develop its relationships with tribal leaders, city and county governments, along with Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/education/4473387-learning-job-lutz-new-superintendent-takes-over-bemidji-area-schools...

  • BP: Army Reserve offers free medical care medical at Bena school

    Jul 17, 2018

    BENA—For parents like Bonita Conner, the services offered at the free clinic under way at Bena's Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig are impossible to pass up. Conner plans to take each of her eight children to the temporary clinic before it wraps up Thursday. On Monday, her twin daughters sat through dental checkups and her son got his eyes checked—all at no cost to the family. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4473384-indelible-footprint-army-reserve-offers-free-medical-care-medical-bena-school...

  • BP: Northwest Minnesota man sexually assaulted boy in campground bathroom

    Jul 17, 2018

    WARROAD, Minn. -- A Warroad man has been accused of sexually assaulting a young child inside a campground bathroom in Roseau County in far northwest Minnesota. Court documents released Monday, July 16, accuse Dalton Cruz Kezar, 18, of sexually assaulting a boy less than 10 years old. The child and his mother used a public restroom Thursday at the Warroad City Campground -- the mother went into the women’s bathroom while the boy went into the men’s restroom, according to court documents. The mother came out and thought it was unusual her son...

  • BP: Law officers nab 7 in what they say is first fentanyl operation in Duluth-Superior

    Jul 17, 2018

    DULUTH, Minn.—A yearlong investigation by local and federal law enforcement agencies has led to multiple charges in what authorities said was the first drug trafficking operation to focus on fentanyl distribution in northeast Minnesota. While police have reported a surge in the use of heroin and other prescription and street drugs over the past five years, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is said to be up to 50 times more potent than heroin. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/crime-and-courts/4473362-law-officers-nab-7-wh...

  • MDA Issues Consumer Advisory for Improper Pasteurization of Ice Cream Mix

    Jul 17, 2018

    St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is issuing a consumer advisory for ice cream mix distributed by Autumnwood Farm of Forest Lake, Minnesota due to inadequate pasteurization. The Autumnwood Farm ice cream mix had been inadequately pasteurized since May 16, 2018. The mix was sold to three retail ice cream locations in Minnesota: LouLou Sweet & Savory Ice Cream and Coffee Shop (Minneapolis), Love Creamery (Duluth), and Pumphouse Creamery (Minneapolis). There have been no reports of illness associated with these products....

  • 2018 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Night Pow Wow - P13

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2018

    11 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Night Pow Wow Red Lake Independence Celebration Powwow 2018 Singing Contest 5th place: 956 pts...Little Bear 4th place: 1357 pts....Black Bear Crossing 3rd Place: 1369 pts....North Buffalo 2nd place: 1399 pts....Ndn Creek Champ: 1435 pts.....MOTOWN...

  • 2018 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Night Pow Wow - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2018

    11 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Night Pow Wow Red Lake Independence Celebration Powwow 2018 Singing Contest 5th place: 956 pts...Little Bear 4th place: 1357 pts....Black Bear Crossing 3rd Place: 1369 pts....North Buffalo 2nd place: 1399 pts....Ndn Creek Champ: 1435 pts.....MOTOWN...

  • 2018 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Afternoon Parade - P13

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2018

    11 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Afternoon Parade...

  • 2018 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Afternoon Parade - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2018

    11 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Afternoon Parade...

  • 2018 Red Lake High School Graduation - P38

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2018

    The 2018 Red Lake High School Graduation was held at RLHS at 1 PM on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Graduates: Todd J. Barrett, Jr., Alysha Rose Beaulieu, Anthony M. Benais, Quinten W. Chaboyea, Lailah Laurelle Cloud, Verdell X. Cook, Cassidy Lynn Defoe, Alexis R. Desjarlait, Alexis Fairbanks, Shaun Robert Fineday, Shaliecia F. Geionety, Tyler Rose Good, Rekoe J. Graves, Keirsten R. Iceman, Destiny L. Jourdain, Adam Warren Kingbird, Ryan Kingbird, Tobie Dean Kingbird Jr., Tara M. Lussier, Arianna Lussi...

  • 2018 Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held May 25-27 at Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls - P35

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2018

    11 Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held May 25-27, 2018 at Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls Seven Clans Powwow 2018 Committee Singing Contest 1st: 1416 pts. The Boyz $8000 2nd: 1400 pts. Sharpshooter $6000 3rd: 1372 Pts. WarPaint $4000 4th: 1295 pts. Ndn Creek $2000 5th: 1291 pts. Indian Nation $1000 Darren "Scruff" Cook Memorial Singing Contest 2018 1st: 520 pts. The Boyz $4000 2nd: 512 pts. Sharpshooter $3000 3rd: 505 pts. WarPaint $2000 4th: 484 pts. Stoney Park $1000...

  • St. Mary's Mission School holds Annual Pow Wow - P44

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2018

    RED LAKE - On May 15, 2018, St. Mary's Mission held their annual pow wow beginning at 12 noon. All grades danced and this year's Princess and Brave are Nazarene Bearstail and Derrick Smith....

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