Author: TJ Nelson
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Blackduck Man Killed After House Falls on Him

The accident is under investigation
TJ Nelson,

  BELTRAMI, Minn. — A man is dead and two others hurt after a house fell while being set on a foundation. The Beltrami County sheriff says 25-year-old Joshua O’Brien of Blackduck, Minnesota was killed during the accident Sunday morning. Two other men were taken to hospitals for treatment. The men were setting a small house on the foundation on…
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Chairman Calls For Censure Of White Earth Nation Secretary-Treasurer

Tara Mason Has 45 Days To Prepare Response
TJ Nelson,

The White Earth Band of Ojibwe Chairman wants to censure the Secretary-Treasurer. Chairman Terry Tibbetts made the motion on Thursday during the Tribal Executive Committee meeting. Tibbets accuses Tara Mason of five counts of tribal constitution violations including her dealings with the controversial Star Lake casino project, tribal courts and others. Mason has 45 days to prepare a response. A…
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Non-Compliant Sex Offender From Red Lake County Arrested In Colorado

Man Left Oklee, Minnesota In February With No Notification
TJ Nelson,

A former Oklee, Minnesota man, who sentenced in 2010 for sexually assaulting a teenage girl, is back in custody. 27-year-old Kyle Mazzucco was arrested in Hugo, Colorado last Wednesday on an active felony-level Red Lake County warrant. Mazzucco has been out of compliance as a Level 2 Predatory Offender since he left Oklee in February and didn’t notify the BCA…
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Teen Found Dead At NDSU Last Month Died Of Natural Causes

Tom Delaney Revealed The Information About His Son On Social Media
TJ Nelson,

The father of the Burnsville teenager who died in a dorm at NDSU last month has taken to social media to say his son died of natural causes. Tom Delaney posted the results of 17-year-old Devin Delaney’s autopsy on his Facebook page Saturday morning. Tom said he wanted to share the details so his friends and those with him the…
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President Trump Signs Executive Order Making Low-Premium Health Insurance Plans More Available

But the changes Mr. Trump hopes to bring about could take months or even longer
TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump predicts “millions and millions of people” will benefit from his action to unwind the health care law. He’s signed an executive order to make lower-premium plans more widely available. But the changes Mr. Trump hopes to bring about could take months or even longer. The proposals may not be finalized in time to affect…
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ND Oil Industry Not Backing Some Proposed Rule Changes

The North Dakota Petroleum Council calls it a "backdoor reporting requirement'' that goes far beyond what the Legislature intended
TJ Nelson,

  NORTH DAKOTA — North Dakota’s oil industry is opposing some proposed rule changes. The Mineral Resources Department proposes that oil companies still file a document after cleanup of any spill that wasn’t reported. The North Dakota Petroleum Council calls it a “backdoor reporting requirement” that goes far beyond what the Legislature intended. Another proposed rule would require a full…
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MSUM Seeing Boost in Enrollment

The official fall semester enrollment at the university stands at 6,019
TJ Nelson,

  MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM is getting an enrollment boost from freshmen and graduate students. The official fall semester enrollment at the university stands at 6,019. That is up nearly two percent from last fall. The gains are credited to a 21 percent increase in graduate students and a 2.5 percent increase in new entering freshmen. Almost 24 percent of…
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Prince’s Family May Take Legal Action After Removal of Artist’s Master Tapes from Minnesota

the recordings are allegedly safe at a storage facility in Los Angeles
TJ Nelson,

  CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Master tapes of unreleased music and videos from Prince’s Paisley Park studio complex have been moved. Sharon and Norrine Nelson, Prince’s older half-sisters, say they’re prepared to take legal action to bring the music back to Minnesota. The sisters say the executor of the estate, Comerica Bank & Trust, didn’t tell them the music would be…
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Non-Tribal Cabin Owners Forced from Leech Lake Properties

Leaders want to reclaim the land to address the reservation's homelessness problem
TJ Nelson,

  LEECH LAKE, Minn, — Some cabin owners are being forced from Leech Lake in northern Minnesota. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has decided not to renew nearly 350 waterfront lot leases, meaning non-tribal cabin owners will have to vacate their cabins. Leaders want to reclaim the land to address the reservation’s homelessness problem. Nearly 75 cabin owners will have…
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Cone Zone: Expect More Closures on Highway 75 in Moorhead

TJ Nelson,

  MOORHEAD, Minn. — Drivers on Highway 75 in Moorhead are running into more lane closures. Lanes on the north side of the I-94 interchange are now shut down. The contractor for last year’s diverging diamond interchange project will replace a section of concrete near the north crossover. The work will take about one day, but the lane closure will…

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