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    Dead body found outside home in Naytahwaush in northwest Minn.
    MAHNOMEN COUNTY, Minn. — An unidentified dead man was found lying in the front yard of a Naytahwaush, Minn., home on Thursday, March 22....
    news/crime-and-courtsMarch 22, 2018 - 9:51pm
    March 8, 2018
    White Earth Secretary-Treasurer Tara Mason, left, lost a close censure vote Thursday at a special meeting of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Executive Committee in Mahnomen. Submitted photo
    Chippewa tribal board votes to censure White Earth secretary-treasurer, exonerates chairman
    MAHNOMEN, Minn.—The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe's Executive Committee on Thursday voted to censure White Earth Secretary-Treasurer Tara Mason,...
    newsMarch 8, 2018 - 8:57pm
    February 22, 2018
    On front lines of opioid abuse, Minn. Judicial Council signs off on new tribal drug court
    MAHNOMEN, Minn. — Within 48 hours this past December, White Earth Nation was hit with seven drug overdoses. In the months following, a...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 22, 2018 - 5:50pm
    January 9, 2018
    An overflow crowd of more than 200 people watch a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission meeting Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, as commissioners consider delaying reports on a northern Minnesota oil pipeline project. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Enbridge says delaying Line 3 oil pipeline not a serious issue
    ST. PAUL—A replacement crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota could be completed by the end of 2019, even with a delay approved by...
    newsJanuary 9, 2018 - 7:26pm
    January 5, 2018
    Michael Erwin Dahl. File photo
    Man sentenced in starvation death of three horses in Becker County
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A man accused of letting three horses die from starvation, exposure and neglect has been sentenced in Becker County...
    newsJanuary 5, 2018 - 2:45pm
    December 20, 2017
    An opioid overdose kit. Submitted photo
    Another northwest Minn. reservation issues warning after heroin overdoses
    RED LAKE, Minn.—An overdose on the Red Lake reservation prompted law enforcement there to warn the public about heroin-related risks Tuesday....
    newsDecember 20, 2017 - 3:10pm
    December 19, 2017
    White Earth issues public health warning after heroin overdoses
    WHITE EARTH, Minn. — A spike in overdoses on the White Earth Reservation in the past 48 hours prompted law enforcement there to warn the...
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 19, 2017 - 2:10pm
    November 27, 2017
    Cody Eagle Feather.
    Northwest Minn. man flees police, runs into woods, then drugs found in vehicle
    WHITE EARTH, MINN. — A 34-year-old White Earth man is in jail after he led police on chase, then ditched his vehicle and ran into the woods...
    newsNovember 27, 2017 - 4:10pm
    October 13, 2017
    Minnesota tribes to hold their own Line 3 pipeline meetings
    BEMIDJI, Minn.—Six of Minnesota's Chippewa bands will conduct their own regulatory process in response to Enbridge energy company's proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project.
    newsOctober 13, 2017 - 10:48pm
    September 25, 2017
    Naytahwaush, Minn., youth shuck locally-grown sweet corn for the Harvest Pow Wow. Zachary Paige / Photo Special to Forum News Service
    White Earth Reservation receives state grant to fight 'food desert' problem with food truck
    WHITE EARTH, Minn.—According to the latest statistics, 90 percent of White Earth Nation in northern Minnesota is considered a federally-recognized...
    newsSeptember 25, 2017 - 1:11pm
    September 24, 2017
    Michael Dahl
    Jury trial canceled in Minn. horse starvation case, plea hearing set
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A rural Waubun man, charged with three felonies in Becker County District Court for allegedly causing the death...
    news/crime-and-courtsSeptember 24, 2017 - 7:24am
    March 3, 2017
    The three horses that were allegedly starved out by Strawberry Lake by their caretaker have been deceased since Christmas, but are just now being discarded of as they lay by the roadside ready for a rendering truck to pick them up. Special to Forum News Service
    Ojibwe teacher accused of starving horses to death resigns from Detroit Lakes school
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—He had been teaching Detroit Lakes High School students the Ojibwe language for only a little more than a semester...
    newsMarch 3, 2017 - 5:12pm
    February 8, 2017
    Artist rendering of the new Star Lake Casino, which is set to be built near Dent.
    Opponents say Star Lake Casino is far from a done deal
    VERGAS, Minn. — Opponents of the Star Lake Casino say the White Earth Nation project is still a long ways from being built. It faces environmental...
    newsFebruary 8, 2017 - 12:27pm
    February 4, 2017
    The three horses in November, before winter set in at their pasture near Strawberry Lake. Submitted photo.
    Man under investigation for horse deaths hoped to start a horse rescue ranch
    OGEMA, Minn.—An Ogema man under investigation for the starving death of three horses in his care has a GoFundMe site seeking $10,000 to...
    newsFebruary 4, 2017 - 1:38pm
    January 8, 2016
    Program aids homeless Native American Veterans
    CASS LAKE — Homeless Native American veterans in northern Minnesota in Cass Lake and White Earth will receive help this winter to find housing. The Native American communities have been awarded $302,000 for permanent housing and support services for Native American veterans who...
    newsJanuary 8, 2016 - 10:57pm
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