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Articles from the September 6, 2016 edition


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  • "Drug Bust" in Redby

    Sep 6, 2016

    Redby, MN - On 09/02/2016, the Red Lake Department of Public Safety Drug Task Force in conjunction with the Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a search warrant at a rural residence in Redby, MN for illegal drugs. The search warrant resulted in a seizure of approximately 35 grams of methamphetamine, 1.5 grams of heroin and two firearms with one firearm identified as an illegal weapon. In addition, cash and precious metals were also seized. The street value of seized drugs is estimated to be...

  • How much time? Criminal sentences can spark backlash, but guidelines are set by state commission

    Sep 6, 2016

    BEMIDJI—One month after a jury found him guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, Brian Keith Jourdain once again stood in front of Judge Paul Benshoof, this time to find out how long he would spend in prison. The criminal complaint against Jourdain, which described how he stabbed his girlfriend, Krista Marie Fisherman, and left her in the Paul Bunyan Mall parking lot where she died, listed the maximum penalty for second-degree unintentional murder as 40 years in prison. But as Jourdain's lawyer, John Schmid, and Beltrami County Attorney A...

  • Over $2.2 Million Returned to Members of Paul Bunyan Communications

    Sep 6, 2016

    (Bemidji, MN) (September 3, 2016) – Paul Bunyan Communications is returning over $2.2 million to members through its 2016 Capital Credit return, the cooperative announced today. Paul Bunyan Communications has mailed out checks to its members representing the remaining capital credits earned in 2001 and 20% of capital credits earned in 2015. All subscribers who were a member in either of those years and accrued over $10 total in capital credit allocations should receive a check in the next few d...

  • County to make decision on environmental review for new school

    Sep 6, 2016

    BEMIDJI—The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners will have the option to move Bemidji Area Schools to the permitting phase for building a new elementary school or request further environmental reviews from the district this afternoon. Today's decision relates to the district seeking a conditional use permit to build a new school facility on property within the shoreland management zone in Grant Valley Township. However, before they can obtain a permit for construction, Minnesota law requires an Environmental Assessment Worksheet be c...

  • Tribal chairman urges avoiding Bismarck after pipeline clash

    Associated Press|Sep 6, 2016

    BISMARCK, N.D. — A South Dakota tribal chairman has urged members to avoid Bismarck and Mandan in North Dakota after a clash between private security guards and people protesting against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Harold Frazier said in a statement Sunday his members were among protesters pepper-sprayed by security officers and attacked by dogs at the pipeline construction site Saturday on private land north of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, south of Bismarck. Hundreds of people f...

  • TRANSPORTATION: Road revamp coming in 2017

    Sep 6, 2016

    BEMIDJI—As this year's road construction season winds down, Bemidji motorists should note they will see a change in their commute in summer 2017 with two major road projects on the schedule. Starting May 15, the U.S. Highway 2 Bemidji Bypass, and six connecting bridges, will undergo a resurfacing project. Then, beginning after July 4, another resurfacing project will take place along Paul Bunyan Drive Southeast from Third Street to Seventh Street South in Bemidji. TJ Melcher, Minnesota Department of Transportation Public Affairs coordinator i...

  • Manning: 'And Then the Dogs Came': Dakota Access Gets Violent, Destroys Graves, Sacred Sites

    Sep 6, 2016

    “This demolition is devastating. These grounds are the resting places of our ancestors. The ancient cairns and stone prayer rings cannot be replaced. In one day, our sacred land has been turned into hollow ground.” -Dave Archambault II, Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman On the afternoon of September 3, a procession of prayerful water defenders, consisting of men, women, and children, walked on foot up to the original protest site where the first demonstrations took place in early August. Unbeknownst to them, Dakota Access construction wor...

  • Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow - Saturday Afternoon Session

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 6, 2016

    Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow - Saturday Afternoon Session...

  • No serious injuries in crash near Wilton

    Sep 6, 2016

    BEMIDJI--Two people were injured Saturday after a two-vehicle crash near Wilton, Minn. Harleigh Odier, 24, of Bagley, and Julie Eck, 47, of Thief River Falls, both suffered non-life-threatening injuries when the Chrysler Town & Country in which the two women were traveling struck a Buick Park Avenue. According to a Minnesota State Patrol report, the Buick and the Chrysler were both traveling east on U.S. Highway 2 at about 1:57 p.m., the Buick in the right lane and the Chrysler in the left. The Buick, driven by 62-year-old Suzanne Tindell, of...

  • Sanford Center undergoes staff restructuring: Events center lays off three, will bring in new executive director

    Sep 6, 2016

    BEMIDJI -- It's a time of internal restructuring at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, with three recent layoffs and a new executive director coming in the next two weeks. John Siehl, chief operating officer of Ames, Iowa-based VenuWorks, which manages the Sanford Center, said the decision was made because the labor at the facility was too heavy for the amount of business coming in. "We had an indoor football team before, which went away, and with the decrease in business, we felt it was necessary to adjust the staff to better meet the...

  • Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow - Friday Night Session

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 6, 2016

    Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow - Friday Night Session...

  • Fosston sets back Red Lake 28-6 in first game of season

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 6, 2016

    From KKCQ Fosston Radio Brett Sundquist ran for 223 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Greyhounds to the season opening win at Red Lake. Krister Anderson scored the first touchdown of the game for Fosston on a ten yard fumble recovery. Sundquist scored on two running touchdowns in the first quarter and added another touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The Greyhounds led 21-6 at halftime. Rob McClain led Red Lake with 153 rushing yards. The Fosston defense forced four Red Lake turnovers....

  • William "Billy" Simon Hill

    Sep 6, 2016

    William Simon Hill Born: Fri., Jul. 14, 1939 Died: Thu., Sep. 1, 2016 ________________________________________ Visitation 12:00 PM Sun., Sep. 04, 2016 Location: Red Lake Community Center ________________________________________ Traditional American Indian Service 10:00 AM Tue., Sep. 06, 2016 Location: Red Lake Community Center William "Billy" Simon Hill, age 77 of the Kingfisher Clan, of Red Lake, began his spiritual journey on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at the Sanford Hospital in Bemidji. Will...

  • Polly Ann McMaster

    Sep 6, 2016

    Polly Ann McMaster, 62, of Red Lake, MN died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at the Red Lake IHS Indian Hospital. Traditional Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Red Lake Community Center with spiritual leaders Frank Dickenson and Wanda Baxter. A wake will begin on Thursday afternoon at the Red Lake Center and will continue until the time of the service. Interment will be at the St. John's Episcopal Cemetery. The Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji assisted the...

  • Jacob Wetterling's remains found on Paynesville-area farm

    Sep 6, 2016

    For almost three decades, Minnesotans kept their porch lights burning, hoping Jacob Wetterling might find his way home. Those hopes were crushed Saturday when they learned that a longtime suspect in the 1989 disappearance had led authorities to the remains of the 11-year-old, whose abduction from St. Joseph stunned Minnesotans and changed the way parents watch over their children. “Our hearts are broken,” Jacob’s mother, Patty Wetterling, texted to the Star Tribune on Saturday morning. “We have no words.” http://www.startrib...

  • Two 17-year-old girls die in car crash on service road at Renaissance Festival

    Sep 6, 2016

    Two teenagers died in a car accident Saturday on a service road at the Renaissance Festival in Shakopee. The girls were driving on the gravel service road, which is west of Hwy. 41 in Jackson Township, about 7 a.m., according to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. It was determined that the car left the road and collided with trees between the road and some railroad tracks. Both teens were unresponsive when the Shakopee Fire Department arrived. They extricated the driver, who was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. h...

  • Remains of Jacob Wetterling may have been found

    Sep 6, 2016

    ST. JOSEPH, Minn. -- After nearly 27 years of not knowing what happened to Jacob Wetterling -- the 11-year-old boy abducted on a dirt road in 1989 near his home in rural St. Joseph -- there are reports today the boy’s remains may have been found. According to multiple Twin Cities media reports, during the last two days a key suspect in the case -- Danny Heinrich of Annandale, Minn. -- reportedly led authorities to a Stearns County site where law enforcement have found remains that are being tested for identification. KARE 11 news is r...

  • Minnesota ranks No. 1 for producing sweet corn, the belle of the Minnesota State Fair

    Sep 6, 2016

    One of the familiar and beloved venues at the Minnesota State Fair is the corn roast, where hungry hordes brandish and eagerly consume nearly 200,000 butter-slathered ears of bicolor sweet corn each year. The corn comes from a field near Monticello, an hour’s drive northwest of the Twin Cities, where grower Jerry Untiedt takes great pains to assure that the corn is harvested fresh daily, and at the peak of its flavor. “Planting corn in May or June and trying to hit a 12-day window at the fair is kind of like shooting at a ¬moving targ...

  • Quarterback Sam Bradford acquired by Vikings from Philadelphia Eagles

    Sep 6, 2016

    The Vikings, who still believe a Lombardi Trophy is within their grasp this season, have moved swiftly and boldly to replace Teddy Bridgewater. Four days after their starting quarterback was lost to a season-ending knee injury, the reigning NFC North champs on Saturday acquired Sam Bradford in a stunning trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. “Very rarely do you have a starting quarterback go down a week before the season,” General Manager Rick Spielman said. “And I think as we went through this process and spoke with all the teams … we felt th...

  • Back to School Open House and new Red Lake High School Kitchen and Cafeteria Grand Opening - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 6, 2016

    RED LAKE, MN - On Wednesday, August 31, 2016, the Red Lake Secondary Complex, (Red Lake High School) and Red Lake Middle School, held a Back to School Open House from 8 AM - 7 PM. This gave students and opportunity to meet with teachers, find their lockers and get ready for the start of school on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Also, a grand opening ceremon was held at the new Red Lake Secondary School (Red Lake High School), Kitchen and Cafeteria at 1:30 PM. There was a brief ceremony, tours of...

  • Calm after pipeline clash -- Both sides respond with calls for peace

    Sep 6, 2016

    The state has no plans to send additional law enforcement officers to the protest site where there was a clash Saturday between private security officers hired to oversee the Dakota Access Pipeline and those opposing it. Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II said he will continue to promote peace at the worksites. Three private security guards were reported injured after around 300 protesters entered the worksite Saturday afternoon. One guard was transported to a Bismarck hospital, but refused treatment, according to Donnell...

  • 2016 Red Lake Fair & Pow Wow - Sunday Afternoon Session - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 6, 2016

    9 Red Lake Fair & Pow Wow - Sunday Afternoon Session New Red Lake Nation Royalty: Miss Red Lake Nation: Emma Kingbird Red Lake Nation Brave: Slim Barrett Junior Miss Red Lake Nation: Taylee J. Kingbird Junior Red Lake Nation Brave Sidney Kingbird Parade results: *Business Category* 1st Place-"Red Lake Fisheries" Victoria Bacerra ($300) 2nd Place-"7 Clans Casino-Red Lake" Cora Rosebear ($200) 3rd Place-"R&M Plumbing/Electric" Rod Jackson ($100) 4th Place-"Young Dreams Dance Troupe" Lisa...

  • 2016 Red Lake Fair & Pow Wow - Sunday Afternoon Session - Set 2 - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 6, 2016

    9 Red Lake Fair & Pow Wow - Sunday Afternoon Session New Red Lake Nation Royalty: Miss Red Lake Nation: Emma Kingbird Red Lake Nation Brave: Slim Barrett Junior Miss Red Lake Nation: Taylee J. Kingbird Junior Red Lake Nation Brave Sidney Kingbird Parade results: *Business Category* 1st Place-"Red Lake Fisheries" Victoria Bacerra ($300) 2nd Place-"7 Clans Casino-Red Lake" Cora Rosebear ($200) 3rd Place-"R&M Plumbing/Electric" Rod Jackson ($100) 4th Place-"Young Dreams Dance Troupe" Lisa...

  • 2016 Red Lake Fair & Pow Wow - Sunday Horseshoe Tournament - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 6, 2016

    9 Red Lake Fair & Pow Wow - Sunday Afternoon Session New Red Lake Nation Royalty: Miss Red Lake Nation: Emma Kingbird Red Lake Nation Brave: Slim Barrett Junior Miss Red Lake Nation: Taylee J. Kingbird Junior Red Lake Nation Brave Sidney Kingbird Parade results: *Business Category* 1st Place-"Red Lake Fisheries" Victoria Bacerra ($300) 2nd Place-"7 Clans Casino-Red Lake" Cora Rosebear ($200) 3rd Place-"R&M Plumbing/Electric" Rod Jackson ($100) 4th Place-"Young Dreams Dance Troupe" Lisa...

  • 4th Annual Seven Clans Casino Car Show held in Red Lake - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 6, 2016

    4th Annual Seven Clans Casino Car Show held in Red Lake P6...

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