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Victoria Max October 10, 1985 - Friday, August 3, 2018 Service Information The Community Center-Old Agency Village, SD Thursday, August 9, 2018 10:00 A.M. Visitation Information The Communtiy Center-Old Agency Village, SD Tues. 8/7 & Wed. 8/8 7:00 P.M. Victoria Lynn Max, age 32 of Sisseton, South Dakota Journeyed to the Spirit World on Friday, August 3rd, 2018 in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born on October 10, 1985 in Sioux City, Iowa the daughter of Vincent Max Jr. and Denise Robinson....
Melanie Sargent September 25, 1973 - August 04, 2018 Melanie Sargent, age 44, of Moorhead, MN, formerly Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Melanie Marie Sargent, the daughter of James Burnette and Avonelle Sargent, was born on September 25, 1973, in Detroit Lakes, MN. She grew up on the White Earth Reservation and attended school in Mahnomen. Mel was always very close to her family and raised several of her nephews, including Hoggie, Tyson, Trenton,...
Authorities have shared few details more than a day after St. Paul police fatally shot a man in the city’s Summit-University neighborhood Sunday, leaving residents scared and confused and a civil rights group demanding more transparency. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) were at odds Monday about who was responsible for releasing the man’s identity. The medical examiner’s office said the BCA was responsible, while the BCA said the medical examiner’s office would...
WASHINGTON – Two of America's biggest steel manufacturers — both with deep ties to administration officials — have successfully objected to hundreds of requests by American companies that buy foreign steel to exempt themselves from President Trump's stiff metal tariffs. They have argued that the imported products are readily available from American steel manufacturers. Charlotte-based Nucor, which financed a documentary film made by a top trade adviser to Mr. Trump, and Pittsburgh-based United States Steel, which has previously employed...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The government's star witness in the financial fraud trial of Paul Manafort testified Monday that he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the former Trump campaign chairman — and told jurors that he and Manafort committed crimes together. Rick Gates, described by witnesses as Manafort's "right-hand man," calmly related his criminal conduct as prosecutors looked to provide jurors with damning testimony from a co-conspirator they say carried out an elaborate offshore tax-evasion and fraud scheme on behalf of his...
A New Hope company and its two owners have been charged with running an illegal sales scheme on Amazon that collected more than $15 million from consumers over the past year. Jessie Conners Tieva and Matthew Tieva, and their company Sellers Playbook, were named in a recent complaint filed in federal court by the Federal Trade Commission and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. http://www.startribune.com/new-hope-couple-charged-with-running-scheme-on-amazon/490191511/...
A spike in absentee ballot requests and anecdotal evidence that more people are registering to vote suggest higher turnout in Minnesota’s Aug. 14 primary and beyond, election officials say. The number of absentee ballots requested by state voters soared to 166,603 as of last Thursday. On the same date in 2016, the total was 95,582. http://www.startribune.com/signs-point-to-increased-voter-interest-turnout-in-minnesota/490177301/...
BEMIDJI—Two more people filed to run for a spot on Bemidji Area Schools' board. Shawn Whiting and Wenona Kingbird both submitted affidavits of candidacy Monday, making them the fourth and fifth people running for three open seats on the School Board. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4482103-whiting-kingbird-file-bemidji-school-board...
CASS LAKE -- Leech Lake police are asking for help finding a missing man who frequents the Cass Lake and Deer River, Minn., areas. According to a news release posted by the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department on Saturday evening, Frank Sherman, Jr., 35, of Deer River, last contacted his family July 23. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4481990-leech-lake-police-seek-help-missing-persons-search...
ST. PAUL—When the family of William "Billy" James Hughes found out he had been fatally shot by St. Paul police officers, they said, "Not again," his aunt explained Monday, Aug. 6. A cousin of Hughes', Philip Quinn, was killed in a confrontation with officers in St. Paul in 2015. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/crime-and-courts/4482247-family-wants-answers-after-shooting...
BEMIDJI -- The largest grandstand crowd of the year to date witnessed 98 cars race on Kids Night at Bemidji Speedway on Sunday. It was also Race of Champions qualifier night with feature winners in the Wissota Mod Fours, Wissota Midwest Modifieds, Wissota Super Stocks and Wissota Modifieds qualifying and representing Bemidji Speedway at the Wissota Race of Champions later this fall at Huron, S.D. Being Kids Night, prizes were given away during intermission. This year, 14 bikes were donated by the Wittner/Headbird racing team and Leech Lake...
ST. PAUL – An online dashboard that tracks Minnesota’s progress in achieving goals set out by the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The WIOA State Plan Dashboard seeks to provide transparency and accountability toward two key goals in Minnesota's WIOA State Plan: • Reducing educational, skills training and employment disparities based on race, disability, disconnected youth or gender to provide greater opportunity for all Mi...
BEMIDJI - Some locals from the Red Lake Indian Reservation participated in the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival held over the past weekend. Some teams placed, while others appear to have a good time. Photographs by Brandon Raincloud, taken from their Facebook page, and others. To see more on the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival, visit their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/bemidjidragonboat...
The 28th annual Anishinaabe Sobriety Run began at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 1st, 2018. Runners departed from the Red Lake Powwow Grounds at that time. The run is four days, ending on August 1st at Leech Lake; August 2nd in Grand Rapids; August 3rd in Floodwood; and ending in Sawyer on August 4th. Red Lake Chemical Health is sponsoring this event in collaboration with Red Lake Economic Development and Leech Lake Youth Program. The run will be in relay style and food and water will be provided....
ST. PAUL, MN – On Friday, July 27, 2018, Governor Mark Dayton hosted the 2018 Minnesota Tribal Youth Gathering at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus. The first-in-the-nation state gathering brought together Native American youth ages 14 to 24, tribal and state leaders, civic and business leaders, and educational organizations to focus on challenges facing Native American youth. The gathering also recognized and amplifed the positive work that Native youth in Minnesota are doing to...
PONEMAH - Beginning on Tuesday and going through Thursday, July 24-26, 2018, Red Lake Chemical Health, Red Lake Economic Development and Red Lake's Ojibwemowin Revitalization Program sponsored a 3-day Ojibwe Language and Culture Camp at the Ponemah Round House, open to all kids ages 6-18 The three-day camp featured lacrosse, the moccasin game, canoeing, swimming, drum and dance, plant identification, crafts, traditional Anishinaabe teachsings and more. Gabeshiwin 2018 Ponemah Round House, MN...
The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians hosted its' Sixth Annual Gabeshiwin - Ojibwe Language and Culture Camp - for youth on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, July 24 - 26, 2018 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. on three perfect, warm summer days. The camp is located at the Ponemah Round House in the backwoods of Obaashiing near the lake. Admission was free with transportation and meals provided. One hundred seventy-nine adults and youth registered the first day, more than 450 over the three days. Campers...
RED LAKE - The 29th Annual Community Health Day held in Red Lake on Thursday, July 19, 2018, kicking off with a Hike for Health from the Red Lake Hospital Compound to the Red Lake Humanities Center. Beginning at 10 AM inside the Humanities, numerous Programs and Exhibitors were set up to provide information on good health. After a chicken dinner at about noon, youth activities were held, giving participants opportunities to earn gold, silver and bronze medals. Drawings were also held later in...
2018 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...
In the wake of its well-publicized battle against the Dakota Access pipeline, Standing Rock continues to look at ways it can find alternatives to fossil fuel consumption. After co-hosting the first Solve at Standing Rock summit in January, MIT Solve will be back this Aug. 12 and 13 for a second go-around. At the same time, the Lakota People’s Law Project and the Dem-NPL Renewable Energy Caucus will host a renewable energy rally at the state capital building in Bismarck on Sunday, Aug. 12. The summit, which Solve’s website describes as “a...
Rain or Shine Feel free to bring your own lawn chair - some folding chairs provided. Sam Miltich is a self-taught jazz guitarist born and raised in the woods of northern Minnesota. Sam burst on the scene in his teens as a young lion of gypsy jazz, joining Paul Mehling's Hot Club of San Francisco and touring internationally with the world-renowned Robin Nolan Trio. Sam's fluid and instinctive sound has graced hundreds of stages, from small town bars on the Iron Range to Lincoln Center. In...
R2AC Artist Fellowship Now Open! Deadline: September 15, 2018 Award: $6,000 The Region 2 Arts Council (R2AC) Fellowship Program assists the region’s most talented artists in furthering and innovating their work by awarding financial support to fund creative time and/or arts experiences that facilitate depth and advancement in their art form. Two $6,000 awards will be granted yearly. The funds can be used for, but not limited to: • Exploring new directions or continuing work in progress • Production costs, materials, or equipment ...
GARY, Ind. (AP) — The cash-strapped Gary school district is aiming to prevent its student population from shrinking further in the new school year by instituting longer class days for elementary students, adding more computers and updating the northwestern Indiana district's cafeterias. The changes that will be in place when classes begin Aug. 13 are part of a push to hold onto current students and lure others to return to the struggling school district, which has lost thousands of students to charter schools, The Post-Tribune reported....
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Education expects to award at least 50 schools up to $500,000 each this fall to improve building security and safety. The $25 million in school safety grants was included in the capital investment, or bonding bill, passed by the Minnesota Legislature in May. Lawmakers signaled they wanted to spend about double that on security improvements but couldn't reach a deal. http://duluthnewstribune.com/news/education/4481789-state-has-25-million-earmarked-security-schools-need-much-more...