Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. White Earth Tribal Police have arrested a suspect in connection to a fatal stabbing Saturday night in Mahnomen….and the victim has also been identified. White Earth Police say 23-year-old Dayami Clark of Naytahwaush is in custody. Clark had been named as a person of…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—White Earth Police are offering a cash reward for information about a homicide that occurred Saturday night outside the Kings Corner Bar in Mahnomen. According to a press release, law enforcement was called about a stabbing during the evening hours of December 13. Police and EMS responded to the scene, but despite life-saving efforts,…
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NAYTAHWAUSH, MN—Five people were arrested Thursday after White Earth Tribal Police executed a narcotics search warrant in Naytahwaush. Police say 25-year-old Bradley Auginaush and 22-year-old Daniah Goodwin were both taken into custody on charges of drug possession and outstanding warrants. Also, 25-year-old Shayna King and 28-year-old David Roy were both arrested on allegations of child…
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NAYTAWAUSH, MN—A 13-year-old boy is dead after a fireworks accident in Naytawaush. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office says it happened Friday, July 4 around 11:15pm. Sheriff’s Deputies were called to 310 New Circle Drive for a report of a male being struck by a firework. When deputies arrived, they saw the victim wasn’t breathing and…
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Fiber optic lines are making their way into rural parts of Mahnomen. Garden Valley Telephone Chief Marketing Officer Heidi Haaven gives us a progress report. Haaven says grants help make it possible to bring fiber optic lines. Haaven says the Naytawaush project alone will cover 115 square miles and require 142 miles of fiber optic…
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NAYTAHWAUSH, MN—Monday was proclaimed 3rd Grade Day in Minnesota by Governor Tim Walz. But it all started with Karen Wadena, a third grade student at Naytahwaush Community Charter School on the White Earth Reservation. Karen’s letter ended up in the Minnesota Star Tribune and eventually drew Governor Walz’s attention. Beth Zeitz, the executive director of…
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has proclaimed Monday the official 3rd Grade Day….thanks to a third grader from Naytawaush. Back in January, Karen Wadena, a third grade student at Naytahwaush Community Charter School, saw fourth graders at her school celebrate National 4th Grade Day and wondered if there could be a 3rd Grade Day. While talking…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—A Naytahwaush man has been arrested for allegedly shaking his three month old son. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office tells R&J News they were called on December 23 about a three month old child who was being taken to Mahnomen Health Center for reportedly not breathing. Medical staff told deputies the child had suffered…
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The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office and White Earth Police responded Monday night to a report of a woman who was bleeding from the arm and unresponsive. The call came at 10:38pm Monday to a Naytahwaush residence. At first, it appeared the victim had been cut. She was taken by ambulance to the Mahnomen Health Center,…
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The 14th Annual Bonspiel at Pinehurst Resort in Naytahwaush is set to kick off on Friday evening. Andy Lavoy from Pinehurst tells us more about this popular winter event. Lavoy says that there will also be other activities going on throughout the event that don’t involve curling as well. Lavoy says that uncharacteristic warm weather…
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