WHITE EARTH RESERVATION Archives

White Earth Reservation man sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor

September 2, 2025

KVRR Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A 20 year prison sentence is given to 43-year-old Joseph Schultz of the White Earth Reservation for sexually abusing a minor. Schultz pleaded guilty earlier this year to abusive sexual contact. The nine year old female victim reported the abuse after he was arrested on an unrelated charge. Authorities say the abuse lasted throughout the fall and…

Business steady two days after opening of Moorhead’s first recreational cannabis dispensary

May 26, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Customers wait outside Waabigwan Mashkiki cannabis dispensary in Moorhead. Monday, May 26, 2025.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Two days after the official opening of the Waabigwan Mashkiki marijuana dispensary in Moorhead, customers are steadily flocking to the store to buy recreational marijuana. Customers can buy marijuana flower in either jars or bags, or they can by buy it pre-rolled and ready…

Charges Brought Against White Earth Officials

The Chairman faces six charges, while the Secretary-Treasurer faces three.

March 2, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

WHITE EARTH RESERVATION, MN – Charges are being brought against two elected officials on the White Earth Reservation. According to documentation, 6 charges are being sought against the Chairman, Michael Fairbanks, and 3 charges are being sought against the Secretary-Treasurer, Mike LaRoque. The charges allege – among other things – that Fairbanks took advantage of staff for personal gain by…

Police: Man Found Dead in Ice House on Norcross Lake Died of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

January 24, 2024

KVRR Staff,

WHITE EARTH RESERVATION (KVRR/KFGO) — Authorities believe that an ice fisherman died of carbon monoxide poisoning on Norcross Lake on White Earth Reservation. White Earth Police Department says 37-year-old Nathan Ray of Borup was found unresponsive in a fish house Saturday and died at the scene. Officers are reminding anglers to have a carbon monoxide detector in their ice shelter…

Healthcare companies connecting with NDSU students at job fair

September 14, 2023

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With a shortage of healthcare workers across the U.S., companies are becoming desperate and are looking to college students to help curb the workload. “We need everything. We have had a shortage of people who help clean up stuff and we’ve had to recruit that. We’ve a shortage of nurses right now, trying to get those…

Marijuana Seized at Mahnomen Tobacco Shop and Home of its Owner

August 3, 2023

TJ Nelson,

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — A Mahnomen man is accused of illegally selling marijuana out of the Asema Tobacco and Pipe Shop in Mahnomen. Sheriff Josh Guenther says a warrant was executed at the smokeshop owned by 53-year-old Todd Thompson and at his home and large amounts of marijuana were seized. Thompson was posting on Facebook that he was open for…

Honor The Earth wants Walz Administration to drop charges against Line 3 protests

June 22, 2022

Site Staff,

MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Mark Ruffalo, Jackson Browne, Jane Fonda and more join Honor the Earth and other Indigenous leaders condemning the charges against more than 800 activists who were arrested one year ago for protesting the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline. “A lot of people support water protectors and a lot of people believe that water should be protected over the…

Ponsford Man Sentenced For Cinderblock Attack On White Earth Reservation

October 14, 2021

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A Ponsford man is sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for a violent assault on the White Earth Indian Reservation last June. A federal jury earlier convicted 22-year-old Wesley Warren on two of four counts including assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Court records reveal Warren and…

152nd Annual White Earth Reservation Celebration Postponed

The event was scheduled for June 12-14.

April 22, 2020

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WHITE EARTH, Minn.–The 152nd Annual White Earth Reservation Celebration and Powwow has been postponed. The event was scheduled for June 12-14. The White Earth Reservation Business Committee decided postponing the event was in the best interest of tribal and community members. The committee will revisit the event in June to decide a new date for the celebration or cancel the…

Detroit Lakes Drug Bust Lands Three People From Chicago Behind Bars

a search turned up 196 grams of heroin, 2 grams of cocaine and nearly $6,300 in cash

January 16, 2020

TJ Nelson,

BECKER CO., Minn. — Three Chicago people were arrested in a drug bust in Detroit Lakes earlier this month. Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander says a state patrol trooper pulled over a vehicle and a search turned up 196 grams of heroin, 2 grams of cocaine and nearly $6,300 in cash. 38-year old David Verner, 57-year-old Vincent Verner, and 38-year…