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    March 13, 2018
    Tantoo Cardinal, an award-winning actress and Metis environmental activist, talks with a reporter Tuesday, March 13, in Bemidji before speaking at Red Lake's Seven Clans Casino. Cardinal grew up in the tar sands region of Alberta, Canada, and addressed the dangers of oil pipelines in her talk. Cardinal is best known for her roles in "Dancing with Wolves" and "Legends of the Fall." Jordan Shearer / Forum News Service
    Actress, environmental activist Tantoo Cardinal talks tar sands in Red Lake
    BEMIDJI, Minn.—Before Tantoo Cardinal left her childhood home near Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, to attend high school, she spent her...
    news/science-and-natureMarch 13, 2018 - 6:36pm
    September 18, 2012
    Alberta brothers sentenced in murder of mother
    MORRIS -- The youngest of three brothers involved in the murder of their mother was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison. Jacob Seth Cobb,...
    newsSeptember 18, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 9, 2012
    18-year-old pleads guilty to charges in the murder of his mother
    MORRIS -- Jacob Seth Cobb pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the December 2010 murder of his mother, 50-year-old Tamara Lee Mason. Cobb, 18 of Alberta,...
    newsAugust 9, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 21, 2012
    Alberta, Minn., teen pleads not guilty to charges in 2010 murder
    MORRIS -- Jacob Seth Cobb, 17, appeared in Stevens County District Court for an omnibus hearing Tuesday, where he pled not guilty to two counts...
    newsMarch 21, 2012 - 12:00am
    November 26, 2011
    Alberta, Minn., teen now faces adult charges in death of his mother
    MORRIS -- A 17-year-old Alberta teenager has been certified to stand trial as an adult in the December 2010 death of his mother. Jacob Seth...
    newsNovember 26, 2011 - 12:00am
    November 25, 2011
    Alberta, Minn., teenage son certified to stand trial as adult in mother's murder
    newsNovember 25, 2011 - 12:26pm
    July 30, 2011
    School district business manager pleads to stealing $275K
    MINNEAPOLIS -- The business manager for the Chokio-Alberta School District pleaded guilty Friday to stealing approximately $275,000 from the district, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minneapolis. Liane Claassen, 43, of Chokio, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. She...
    newsJuly 30, 2011 - 12:00am
    July 29, 2011
    Business manager for Chokio-Alberta School District pleads guilty to stealing approximately $275,000
    MINNEAPOLIS - The business manager for the Chokio-Alberta School District pleaded guilty today to stealing approximately $275,000 from the district, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minneapolis. Liane Claassen, age 43, of Chokio, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud....
    newsJuly 29, 2011 - 4:01pm
    July 13, 2011
    Third son charged in death of Alberta, Minn., woman
    MORRIS -- All three brothers allegedly responsible for murdering their mother and then hiding and later burying her body have been charged in...
    newsJuly 13, 2011 - 12:00am
    July 12, 2011
    Third son charged in Alberta mother's homicide
    MORRIS - All three brothers allegedly responsible for murdering their mother and then hiding and later burying her body have been charged in...
    newsJuly 12, 2011 - 5:20pm
    The sons of Tamara Mason: Andrew Quinton Cobb, left; Jacob Seth Cobb, middle; and Dylan Cody Clemens.
    Sons charged in death of Alberta, Minn., woman
    MORRIS -- Two siblings have been charged in the death of their mother and charges against a third brother are expected soon. The remains of...
    newsJuly 12, 2011 - 12:00am
    July 11, 2011
    Two Alberta brothers charged in mother's homicide, third brother expected to be charged
    MORRIS - Two siblings have been charged in the death of their mother and charges against a third brother are expected soon. The remains of Tamara...
    newsJuly 11, 2011 - 2:28pm
    July 9, 2011
    Mason
    Missing Alberta woman's remains found; three suspects in custody
    Editor's Note: The position of Randy Willis was incorrectly in a story about an Alberta woman's murder published in the West Central Tribune....
    newsJuly 9, 2011 - 12:00am
    January 25, 2011
    Authorities seek help locating missing Alberta woman
    Law enforcement is seeking the public's help in locating a woman who left her Alberta residence on Christmas Day and has not returned. Tamara...
    newsJanuary 25, 2011 - 11:40am
    April 8, 2010
    Chokio-Alberta, Morris to pair for most sports next season
    MORRIS -- The Morris Area school board approved recently a request from Chokio-Alberta High School to pair all of its sports programs but football with the Tigers starting this fall for the 2010-11 school year. The two school districts have been paired for girls basketball since...
    sportsApril 8, 2010 - 12:00am
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