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Ronald James Day February 18, 2005 ~ September 18, 2022 (age 17) Ronald James Day, age 17, of the Bear Clan and of Longville, MN began his journey to the spirit world on Sunday, September 18, 2022. Ron was born February 18th, 2005, in Bemidji, MN, the son of Stephanie Day and Eric Johnson. Ron had a way of making everyone feel safe in his presence. Ron had an infectious laugh, one of those laughs where you couldn't help but join in. You could always find Ron at the basketball court or with an Xb...
Lorraine Bellanger May 26, 1956 ~ September 20, 2022 (age 66) Lorraine Bellanger, age 66, Bear Clan, of Wyoming, MN, travelled to the spirit world on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, in Forest Lake, MN. Lorraine was born on May 26, 1956, in Red Lake, MN, to Phyllis Roberts and Dan Bellanger where she lived with her family until they moved to Minneapolis, MN in 1960. In her lifetime she had various jobs from working at a bank to Sears and then finally retiring from At&T after 25 years. She was an act...
A wave of fake reports of shootings sent several Minnesota schools into lockdown Wednesday, authorities said. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehensions (BCA) said the hoax calls were reported in 16 districts, including schools in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Rosemount. The calls also were reported in Rochester, Mankato, Austin, St. Cloud, New Ulm, Fairmont, Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, International Falls, Bemidji and Cloquet. On Wednesday evening, a bomb threat was...
NEW YORK - Former president Donald Trump padded his net worth by billions of dollars and habitually misled banks and others about the value of prized assets like golf courses, hotels and his Mar-a-Lago estate, New York's attorney general said Wednesday in a lawsuit that seeks to permanently disrupt the Republican's ability to do business in the state. Attorney General Letitia James dubbed it: "The art of the steal." The lawsuit, filed in state court in Manhattan, is the culmination of the...
Tears welled in Hanna Marekegn's eyes as she said her catering business had crumbled financially because she refused to give a $150,000 kickback to Feeding Our Future, the nonprofit that she said demanded the money in return for facilitating federal reimbursements for feeding needy children. "I got terminated because I was asked to give a kickback and I refused to give the kickback," Marekegn said in a February interview with the Star Tribune, adding that she couldn't document it because it was...
KYIV, Ukraine - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday to bolster his forces in Ukraine, a deeply unpopular move that sparked rare protests across the country and led to almost 1,200 arrests. The risky order follows humiliating setbacks for Putin's troops nearly seven months after they invaded Ukraine. The first such call-up in Russia since World War II heightened tensions with Ukraine's Western backers, who derided it as an act of weakness and...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing a lawsuit after her office refused to release expense records on five out-of-state trips this year to a liberal watchdog group. American Oversight, an organization that files open records requests and litigation against Republican officials, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Noem, who is in the midst of a reelection campaign and eyeing a bid for the GOP's 2024 presidential ticket. It alleges that the governor's office did not follow the...
ON LEECH LAKE, Minnesota (AP) - Seated low in her canoe sliding through a rice bed on this vast lake, Kendra Haugen used one wooden stick to bend the stalks and another to knock the rice off, so gently the stalks sprung right back up. On a mid-September morning, no breeze ruffled the eagle feather gifted by her grandmother that Haugen wore on a baseball cap as she tried her hand at wild rice harvesting - a sacred process for her Ojibwe people. "A lot of reservations are struggling to keep rice...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on 21 September called up 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine , hinting to the West he was prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia. This is considered as Russia's first such mobilisation since World War Two and the biggest escalation of the Ukraine war since Moscow's 24 February invasion. The following development arose after mounting casualties and battlefield setbacks for Russian forces who got driven from areas they had captured in northeast Ukraine in a Ukrainian counter-offensive this month and...
The University of Kansas (KU) acknowledged on Tuesday it has Native American human remains and associated funerary objects in its museum's possession. University Chancellor Douglas Girod sent a joint statement to students and faculty on behalf of the school's provost and executive vice chancellor, director of tribal relations and the interim vice provost for diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging. "It has come to our attention that the University of Kansas is in possession of Native American...
Bemidji, Minn. – The 18th Annual Beltrami Electric Touchstone Energy® Open was held August 19, 2022, at Castle Highlands Golf Course, and raised $11,500 for the United Way of the Bemidji Area. "Beltrami Electric's Touchtone Energy Golf Tournament has been a staple event for the United Way of Bemidji Area. Not only has the tournament given hundreds of participants the opportunity to support their community, but it's also helped thousands of people in our community to thrive," said Denae Alama...
Bemidji, MN-- September 23, 2022: I am pleased to announce the commencement of the Law Enforcement Scholarship Program for 2022 will begin September 23, 2022. The Minnesota Sheriffs Association Board of Directors has established this fund for the awarding of up to 20 - $2,000 scholarships for this year. These scholarships are due to the coordinated efforts of the 87 Sheriffs of the State of Minnesota. The Members of MSA gives special recognition to the financial needs of students attending the peace officer skills course, or one of the two or f...
AG Ellison conducts another successful law-enforcement effort against management company that threatened mass evictions of residents against Minnesota law; company commits to comply with the law and retract eviction threats September 21, 2022 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today announced that his office has successfully protected more residents of manufactured housing, by gaining compliance with Minnesota law from Summit Management, LLC, the owner of nine manufactured home parks across Minnesota. Summit M...
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced today that Richard “Glen” Melville, an enrolled member of Makah Tribe of Washington, will lead the Office of Justice Services as a deputy bureau director starting this month. Melville joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1997 and served a 29-year career with the bureau and Tribal law enforcement programs before retiring in 2021 as the deputy associate director for the Office of Justice Services. He has since returned from retirement to lead OJS’s public safety programs. “Glen is an experienc...
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Those who travel on Highway 197 near Washington Avenue south in Bemidji should plan for short-term delays and a detour as crews close and repair the railroad crossing. The work is expected to last five days, beginning Sept. 26 at 8:30 a.m., weather permitting. During the closure, motorists will detour utilizing Washington Avenue south, Roosevelt Road and Paul Bunyan Drive southeast. MnDOT reminds drivers to slow down, avoid distractions and follow traffic signs in work zones. For real-time traffic and travel information in M...
WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department announced today that it will award more than $246 million in grants to American Indian and Alaska Native communities to improve public safety and serve crime victims. The announcement coincides with the 17th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation, which is being held from Sept. 21st to 23rd in Anchorage, Alaska. “Each year, this event serves as a necessary reminder of the violence perpetrated against women in Tribal communities across the country, as well as an imp...
In response to today’s report released by the Office of the Legislative Auditor regarding Health Care Grant administration at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm issued the following statement: “Today’s report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor finds no evidence that any grant dollars were misspent, awarded inappropriately, wasted, or unaccounted for during the early stages of the pandemic, and confirms that the department has adequate internal controls. MDH is constantly working to impro...
Eleven Minnesota organizations will be able to increase awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, promote early diagnosis and connect caregivers to resources, thanks to grants from the Minnesota Board on Aging. The Board on Aging is granting nearly $750,000 to the 11 organizations. “These funds support not only people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, but their family and friends, who play such a critical role in caregiving,” said Kari Benson, executive director of the Minnesota Board on Aging. “Alzhei...
NDN Collective, an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power, announces the opening of applications for the fourth year of the NDN Changemaker Fellowship! The Changemaker Fellowship will be offered to 21 Indigenous Changemakers across the continental U.S., Canada, Mexico, Islands of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Boriken (Puerto Rico), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This Fellowship is designed to amplify, deepen, and catalyze the power of Indigenous leaders ready to create movements in their...
ST. PAUL, MN – Ahead of the start of early voting this Friday, the Walz-Flanagan campaign will be highlighting the Jensen-Birk ticket’s extreme and dangerous agenda – including their radical plan to defund public schools to finance a massive tax cut for the wealthy. In May, when asked by MPR “Do you support more money for public schools or less money?” Jensen replied bluntly, “Less money. I think it's a black hole,” affirming his long-standing commitment to defunding public education. Jensen and Birk doubled down on that when they released...
The Red Lake Lady Warriors Volleyball Team was looking for first win of the season on Monday, September 19, 2022, but lost to Kelliher-Northome 3-0 at home. Earlier, the Junior High Girls won their match 2-0, while the Junior Varsity lost 2-0....
The Red Lake Lady Warriors Volleyball Team dropped their home opener to Indus 3-1 on Thursday, September 15, 2022. Red Lake Junior Varsity were winners in the earlier match 2-0....
Annual Labor Day Pow Wow held in Ponemah Obashiing Labor Day Princess Jasinda Kingbird Obashiing Labor Day Brave Kordae kingbird Ponemah Parade Winners: Kiddie 1st - Ymanni Burris - $200 2nd - Waylen Johnson Cloud - $150 3rd - Cataleya Burris 4th - Olivianna Zamora & Judy Honorable Mentions Devin Johnson Coburn Johnson Miranda Zamora Braxton Zamora Orrin Spears Jr/ James May Miles Sumner Oliver & Arthur Tessendorf Dakarai Burris Amira Beaulieu Amara Beaulieu Bryanna Beauieu Charlotte Redeagle...
Annual Labor Day Pow Wow held in Ponemah Obashiing Labor Day Princess Jasinda Kingbird Obashiing Labor Day Brave Kordae kingbird Ponemah Parade Winners: Kiddie 1st - Ymanni Burris - $200 2nd - Waylen Johnson Cloud - $150 3rd - Cataleya Burris 4th - Olivianna Zamora & Judy Honorable Mentions Devin Johnson Coburn Johnson Miranda Zamora Braxton Zamora Orrin Spears Jr/ James May Miles Sumner Oliver & Arthur Tessendorf Dakarai Burris Amira Beaulieu Amara Beaulieu Bryanna Beauieu Charlotte Redeagle...
A Ground Blessing Ceremony for the New Ponemah Pow Wow Grounds was held in Ponemah on Thursday, September 1, 2022, one day before the start of their Annual Labor Day Celebration....
