THE RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA WILL BE OFFERING 20 ELK TAGS TO TRIBAL MEMBERS FOR A SEASON IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THAT RUNS FROM SEPT. 15 TO DEC. 31. THAT IS DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF TAGS AS LAST YEAR. THE LAND FOR THIS HUNT IS COVERED BY A TREATY THAT WAS SIGNED WITH THE US GOVERNMENT BACK IN 1863. RED LAKE NATION DID NOT EXERCISE THE RIGHTS TO HUNT THE LAND UNTIL 2022. NO ELK FROM THE GRYGLA HERD WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE TAKEN AS THEY CONTINUE TO LAG BEHIND MANAGEMENT GOALS. The Red Lake Band of Chippewa will offer 20 elk
THE NORTH RED RIVER CHAPTER OF THE MINNESOTA DEER HUNTERS ASSOCIATION IS WORKING TO REGAIN THE MOMENTUM IT HAD BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS IS A KITTSON COUNTY BASED CHAPTER, THAT HAS ABOUT 150 MEMBERS, COMPARED TO AROUND 200 AT THE TIME OF THE PANDEMIC. THE CHAPTER HAD BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT FOUR DECADES, BUT HAD GONE DEFUNCT BEFORE BEING BROUGHT BACK IN 2013. BRENT KRANTZ OF KARLSTAD IS THEIR NEW PRESIDENT.
TRAVIS SCHIRES OF STRATHCONA IS CHARGED WITH A FELONY DOMESTIC ASSAULT CHARGE AFTER EVENTS ON MARCH 26. ROSEAU COUNTY DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A CALL WHERE A FEMALE VICTIM SAYS THAT AFTER AN ARGUMENT, HE RAMMED HIS VEHICLE INTO HERS AT ESTIMATED SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. HE DOES HAVE PRIOR CONVICTIONS OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND VIOLATIONS OF A NO-CONTACT ORDER.
THERE WAS A STABBING IN RED LAKE FALLS LAST WEDNESDAY, AND SHEILA OLBERG HAS BEEN CHARGED THREE FELONY COUNTS. SHE TOLD OFFICERS THAT SHE HAD GONE TO HIS RESIDENCE TO HARM THE MALE VICTIM. THE EVENTS SEEM TO STEM FROM DRUGS THAT WERE THE VICTIMS POSSESSION AND OBERG WANTED TO GET A HOLD OF.
FROM THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, THE BODY OF A MAN MISSING SINCE NOVEMBER HAS BEEN LOCATED. THEY RECEIVED A CALL TUESDAY OF HUMAN REMAINS FLOATING IN THE RAINY RIVER NEAR NELSON LANDING IN BIRCHDALE. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS IDENTIFIED AS 64-YEAR OLD ROGER TUPPER OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS. HE WAS REPORTED MISSING ON NOVEMBER 5TH AFTER HE HAD GONE KAYAKING AND NEVER REACHED HIS DESTINATION. AUTHORITIES HAD PREVIOUSLY FOUND HIS KAYAK, SOME PERSONAL BELONGINGS, AND HIS DECEASED DOG ALONG THE SHORELINE.
TODAY IS THE DEADLINE TO HAVE FISH HOUSES REMOVED FROM MINNESOTA-CANADIAN BORDER WATERS.
THIS SATURDAY IS THE ANNUAL MEETING OF ROSEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE. REGISTRATION IS AT 9 AM WITH THE BUSINESS MEETING TO FOLLOW AND IT CLOSES WITH A LUNCHEON AND RAFFLE DRAWINGS.
A Funeral Service for Matthew Aker of Warroad, MN will be held tomorrow 2025 at 11:00AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Warroad, MN. Visitation will be held today from 5-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad, MN.
A Funeral Service for Gary L. Wilson of Roseau, MN will be held this afternoon at 2:00PM at Messiah Lutheran Church in Roseau, MN. Interment will take place at a later date.
Gary passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at the age of 69
A Funeral Service for Percy L. Erickson of Roseau, MN will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 4:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place at Malung Cemetery.
Percy passed away at the age of 86.
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