White Earth, MN

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is the first Native American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. She is a member of the White Earth Nation in northwest Minnesota.

Results roundup covering Detroit Lakes, Mahnomen, Fosston and Bagley, including sheriff and county board, mayor and city council races and school board races, including Win-E-Mac.

A column by Winona LaDuke, an Ojibwe writer and economist on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation. She also is co-curator of the Giiwedinong Museum in Park Rapids, Minnesota.

Last week, R&J News told you about the Lakes Area Yes Network, and the summer programming they have been offering to kids in the communities of Detroit Lakes, Callaway, and White Earth. However, the program is looking to expand into new communities this summer. Yes Network program Director Mike Labine explains.  Labine says expansion of… Read more

The Waubun-Ogema-White Earth School Board received a proposal on their multi use facility project at their meeting on Wednesday night. Superintendent Laurie Johnson tells us more about the proposal, and where things currently stand in the building project.  Johnson says they also held a federal programs public hearing, which is something they hold every year. … Read more

Keeping children busy during the summertime can often be a difficult time for some families, and over the years the Lakes Area Yes Network has been helping families access summer programming in the communities of Detroit Lakes, Callaway, and White Earth. R&J News had the opportunity to catch up with Yes Network Program Director Mike… Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) - A White Earth man has been sentenced after investigators found large amounts of meth and cocaine hidden in his truck. Federal...

News and information from the Waubun Ogema White Earth School District

The White Earth Nation has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the federal Fee-to-Trust process for a proposed development near Moorhead, presenting an updated project framework to the Clay County Board of Commissioners. During the presentation, representatives from the White Earth Reservation Business Committee, including Chairman Michael Fairbanks and Secretary-Treasurer Jacob McArthur, provided local officials with… Read more