SPIRIT LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION
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.
By Chuck Haga , May 03, 2013
St. Michael man guilty of burglarizing post office
A St. Michael, N.D., man pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court in Fargo to burglarizing a post office and conspiring to commit bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon said Friday.
By Associated Press , April 26, 2013
ND woman to plead guilty to lying about stabbing
A North Dakota woman accused of lying to investigators about a stabbing on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation says she will plead guilty.
By Associated Press , March 31, 2013
Suspect in Spirit Lake killings seeks to block statements to FBI
Attorneys representing the man accused of abusing and killing two children on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation in 2011 asked a federal judge Thursday to suppress statements he made to FBI agents in July.
By Chuck Haga , March 21, 2013
Spirit Lake social services head pleads not guilty in Grand Forks case
Mark Little Owl appeared in state district court in Grand Forks Tuesday, facing three charges stemming from an Aug. 21 incident at the Grand Forks apartment of his former wife.
By Herald Staff Report , March 19, 2013
LAWRENCE ROBERTS AND TIMOTHY PURDON: BIA, U.S. attorney cite progress at Spirit Lake
Residents of Spirit Lake who are concerned about the safety of children on the reservation should know this: The most important thing they can do to help us in our efforts to protect children is to immediately report any criminal activity they witness directly to law enforcement.
By Lawrence Roberts and Timothy Purdon , March 09, 2013
North Dakota men plead guilty to selling meth on reservation
Three North Dakota men have pleaded guilty to selling methamphetamine. Fulton Merrick Jr., Garrick Mini and Rayone Sherman are each charged in federal court with distribution of a controlled substance.
By Associated Press , February 20, 2013
Fighting Sioux nickname supporters make their case in U.S. Court of Appeals
Sioux defenders of UND’s former nickname made one more push here Thursday to restore the Fighting Sioux name, asking the Eighth U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a district court order dismissing their lawsuit against the NCAA.
By Chuck Haga , February 14, 2013
Fort Totten man sentenced for assaulting police chief
Brandt Richard Yankton, 24, of Fort Totten, N.D., has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily harm, according to U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon on Thursday.
By Herald Staff Report , January 02, 2013
The rest of the Top 10
The rest of the Top 10 stories of 2012 ranged from stories about the shocking deaths of young people, to stories about surprising changes in the community, such as Grand Forks’ only hospital buying its would-be rival in town. A long-standing controversy over UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname appeared to end, while long-standing problems with the Spirit Lake tribe’s child protection system appear to continue into the new year.
By Herald Staff Report , December 31, 2012
Report: Meth-addicted baby returned to mom who refused drug test at Spirit Lake
The 4-month-old infant was hospitalized for a month before being placed in foster care until last week, when the child was returned to its addicted mother, according to a report made to federal officials.
By Patrick Springer , November 11, 2012
BIA details steps taken for child protection at Spirit Lake
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has handled more than 100 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect at the reservation. It has new procedures for placing children in foster homes and has hired a social worker. Earlier this week, some members of the Spirit Lake Tribe, however, complained that visible progress is not being made.
By Patrick Springer , November 11, 2012
Spirit Lake man sentenced for drunk driving death of Grand Forks man
A St. Michael, N.D., man has been sentenced to three years in prison, with a year already served, and three years of probation for killing a Grand Forks man while driving drunk, the North Dakota U.S. Attorney’s office said Monday.
By Herald Staff Report , October 22, 2012
BIA to make final visit to Spirit Lake before big decision on child protection services
This week could decide the future governance of social services for the Spirit Lake Tribe as a deadline looms about who should run programs recently found to be riddled with deficiencies.
By Patrick Springer , September 09, 2012
Hoeven urges Spirit Lake tribal leaders to act fast
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., huddled here Friday with Spirit Lake tribal leaders and urged them to act fast and openly to resolve deficiencies in the tribe’s social services program, under fire recently for allegedly leaving children at risk.
By Chuck Haga , September 07, 2012
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