Two ‘persons of interest’ in death of Spirit Lake man 
Two men in custody on unrelated charges are “persons of interest” in the death this week of a man at the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, officials said Friday.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/03/2013
FBI investigating apparent homicide on Spirit Lake Reservation
The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs police are investigating an apparent homicide on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, an FBI spokesman said Thursday.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/02/2013
Yankton foes reach goal but press on for more signatures
Spirit Lake Nation members seeking to remove Roger Yankton Sr. as tribal chairman said Thursday they have more than the required number of signatures to force a recall vote, but they’ll continue to collect signatures.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/02/2013
BIA superintendent, criticized by some, takes early retirement
Rod Cavanaugh, superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs agency at Fort Totten, N.D., and a key figure in the continuing child protection issue at the Spirit Lake Nation, has taken early retirement, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/01/2013
Opponents of Spirit Lake chairman say they are close to goal of removal
Spirit Lake Nation members seeking to replace Tribal Chairman Roger Yankton Sr. said Friday they are nearing their goal of 600 signatures on a recall petition.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/26/2013
Charisma of competence: William Guy, N.D. governor 1961-73, dies at 93
William L. Guy, governor of North Dakota from 1961 to 1973 and a force behind the modernization of the state during that 12-year stretch, died at his West Fargo home this morning. He was 93.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/26/2013
Officials assessing whether late spring could reduce ice jam risk
For this flood season, officials and scientists monitoring the watershed are hoping that the unusual “delayed spring” conditions may actually lessen the threat of damaging ice jams.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/26/2013
Heitkamp: Let states tax Internet sales
In her maiden speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Tuesday, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., called for the federal government to “level the playing field” and allow states to collect sales taxes on Internet sales.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/23/2013
Before Jackie Robinson, an integrated baseball team from Bismarck pointed toward the future
Consider this while watching “42,” the new movie celebrating Jackie Robinson’s integration of Major League Baseball in 1947: A dozen years earlier, in the midst of the Great Depression, a team of white men and black men, from Bismarck, ND, competed in a national semi-pro tournament.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/23/2013
At reservation, challenge can be to keep Indian children safe – and Indian
On a Spirit Lake reservation torn by factional infighting, the leader of an American Indian advocacy group arrives to find 25 percent of all Dakota Indian children living in foster care with white families.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/21/2013
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