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Nilus Lyle BlackLance Jr. July 28, 1974 - August 02, 2018 Nilus Lyle Black Lance Jr., 44 of Fort Totten, ND passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at his home in the loving presence of his family and their care and the care of Altru Hospice. The Wake for Nilus will be held on Friday, August 10, 2018 at the Fort Totten Recreation Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. The procession to the Recreation Center will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday from his home. Funeral Services will be held at the...
MORGAN — The five major candidates for Minnesota governor chased support from rural voters on Wednesday, promising to partner with farmers and the food industry as they made their first and only joint appearance ahead of next week’s primary election. Clear differences emerged between the three DFLers and two Republicans who shared the stage at the FarmFest agricultural expo, on issues like taxes and regulations. But the candidates — state Rep. Erin Murphy, Attorney General Lori Swanson and U.S. Rep. Tim Walz of the DFL; and Republican...
Christensen Farms, a family-owned pork producer based in Sleepy Eye, Minn., was one of about a dozen businesses raided by federal immigration officers Wednesday for allegedly hiring and mistreating workers suspected of being in the country illegally. The large-scale operation was led by the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and targeted several agricultural firms in Minnesota and Nebraska accused of exploiting workers for profit, according to an ICE news release....
Davonte Lambert stared at the crowd gathering nearby as he plucked another empty plastic bottle from the grass. “We have absolutely nowhere to go. They know,” he said Wednesday, motioning to the group led by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo as they toured the homeless encampment along Hiawatha Avenue with news cameras in tow. http://www.startribune.com/to-minneapolis-homeless-small-results-of-police-outreach-initiative-already-tangible/490405691/...
A Union Pacific railroad train derailed on a St. Paul bridge connecting two rail yards, puncturing a tanker and causing 3,200 gallons of diesel fuel to dump into the Mississippi River early Wednesday. The railroad company has put four booms into the water to try to soak up the spill, including one as far as eight miles downriver, according to spokeswoman Kristen South. Although fuel was detected at that point, none has been found beyond it, she said. Specially equipped boats were out trying to suck up the fuel. There were no injuries....
WASHINGTON — The United States announced Wednesday it will impose new sanctions on Russia for illegally using a chemical weapon in an attempt to kill a former spy and his daughter in Britain earlier this year. The new sanctions, to be imposed later this month, come despite President Donald Trump's efforts to improve relations with Russia and its leader, Vladimir Putin, and his harsh criticism of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. http://www.startribune.com/us-to-impose-sanctions-on-russia-ove...
NEW YORK — Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins of New York was arrested Wednesday on charges he fed inside information he gleaned from sitting on the board of a biotechnology corporation to his son, helping family and friends dodge hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses when one of the company's drugs failed in a medical trial. Collins, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who was among the first sitting members of Congress to endorse his candidacy for the White House, pleaded not guilty to an indictment unsealed at a court...
ST. PAUL -- Gov. Mark Dayton has requested a federal disaster declaration and assistance covering the costs of damages caused by a series of intense storms that hit Minnesota in late June and early July. The storms and flooding impacted Beltrami and other counties and tribal nations from June 15 through July 12, a release from Dayton’s office said. According to a letter Dayton sent to President Donald Trump, parts of the state received 400 percent of normal rainfall in that time. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/governme...
Former Sen. Al Franken, asked whether he plans to ever run for office again, said this week he has not “ruled it out” nor “ruled it in.” “I miss the whole job. I loved that job. I loved the job as senator,” Franken, who officially resigned from Congress in January after facing allegations he inappropriately touched multiple women, told a Minnesota CBS station in an interview on Monday. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/al-franken-ruled-running-office/story?id=56966504...
PIERRE, S.D.—In one of the largest-ever wildlife trafficking investigations in the Midwest, 19 of the 31 people arrested in the undercover operation have been sentenced in federal court. U.S. Attorney for South Dakota Ron Parsons, in a release on Tuesday, Aug. 7, said the sentences were handed down this spring and summer to nine men and five women from South Dakota, one man from North Dakota, one man from Idaho and two pawn shop operations in South Dakota. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/crime-and-courts/4483260-19-sent...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for northwestern and northcentral Minnesota, effective Wednesday, August 8 beginning at 2 p.m. through 10 a.m. Thursday, August 9. The affected area includes the cities of Roseau, International Falls, East Grand Forks, Bemidji and Moorhead and the tribal nations of Red Lake, and Leech Lake. Satellite and surface weather observations show an area of smoke moving into northwestern Minnesota. Visibility in southern...
A message from Blandin Foundation president and CEO Kathleen Annette America's decennial (every-ten-year) Census is intended to be a complete count of everyone in the country, but people in rural places often are under-counted and, thus, under-represented. Rural leaders can be getting ready now so that all people are counted in April 2020. Blandin Foundation and I have increased our involvement in planning for the Census because it can have big impacts for Minnesota's rural communities, such...
The Annual "Youth Suicide Prevention Bike Rally Fundraiser" at Red Lake Minnesota is scheduled for Saturday, August 25, 2018. Registration is from 8 to 10 a.m. With "line-up" at 10 a,m. Riders meet at the Fire Hall in Red Lake where breakfast will be provided for all participants. Included is the annual Dinner and Drawings at the conclusion of bike ride, about 4 p.m. Again there will be the annual buy in poker run (last year's pot was $1,100) as well as other fundraising activities. Cost for...
My name is Calvin Harris, and I currently serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities. I want to let you know about our National Leadership Program for young leaders who want to go into public policy, advocacy, nonprofit management, communications, journalism or entertainment and who are committed to creating a better future. RespectAbility is looking to hire the next generation...
Passing a significant milestone in the drive to improve performance, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Office of Health Facility Complaints (OHFC) announced Wednesday it has cleared the backlog of maltreatment cases for elders, vulnerable adults and their families from 2017 and continues to successfully complete initial reviews for all reports within two days. The initial review screens for cases requiring rapid response due to heightened risk to vulnerable adults. When the MDH and the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)...
BEMIDJI -- The future of annexation and utilities were main points of focus during a candidate forum Tuesday for three candidates seeking an at-large seat on the Bemidji City Council. The three candidates, who’re competing in the Aug. 14 primary, which will narrow the field to two, include BSU student Lawrence Hanenberger, automotive technician Don Heinonen and retired eye doctor Jim Thompson. Beltrami County District 1 forum For the county District 1 forum, two of the three candidates were present: Craig Gaasvig, a regional account manager...
The Seven Clans Annual Youth Golf Tournament was held on Thursday, July 5th - Youth golfed for FREE. 3-Person Scramble at Blackduck Golf Course. View brochure for more details: http://www.7clans.com/_documents...
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....
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...
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...
More than a month after the Trump administration withdrew guidance designed to encourage racial diversity in the nation's public schools, Senate Democrats have rebuked the decision, saying it will lead to confusion in schools as well as at institutes of higher education and restrict opportunities for historically disadvantaged students. In an Aug. 6 letter to the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, which formally revoked the Obama-era guidance in early July, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., the top Democrat on the Senate education committee,...
GREENTOWN, Ind. (AP) — Work is nearing completion of a 4,500-panel solar farm that will supply electricity for a central Indiana high school. Most of the panels are installed on the former soccer fields of Eastern High School in the Howard County community of Greentown, while some have been placed on the high school's roof. The Kokomo Tribune reports crews are expected to have them all in operation within the next couple of months. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/indiana/articles/2018-08-07/solar-farm-nearly-finish...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man has pleaded guilty after they say he created a fake company and posed as a construction company worker to steal almost $2 million from a North Carolina university. The U.S. Department of Justice says Ho Shin Lee of Los Angeles pleaded guilty in federal court to money laundering. https://pilotonline.com/news/nation-world/north-carolina/article_1ff0d672-81fb-5583-9f66-eeeaee6ed82b.html...