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Local

Cass County felon pleads guilty to illegal possession of an unregistered firearm

John Jarrod Jones illegally possessed a 12-gauge short-barreled shotgun at the Cedar Lakes Casino and Hotel in Cass Lake.

Minnesota

Cass Lake man arrested after narrowly escaping train collision

His truck had skidded through a stop sign and stalled on railroad tracks near Cass Lake

March 14, 2023 01:20 PM

Local

Cass Lake-Bena teacher is semifinalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year

Linsey Strand is a seventh grade science teacher at Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools and is one of 33 semifinalists for the 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award.

March 03, 2023 09:30 AM

Local

Cass Lake-Bena High School earns state nursing assistant grant

The school earned a $5,000 grant to help with equipment and materials for nursing assistant training.

February 06, 2023 04:57 AM

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Local

Cass Lake, Little Falls, Pierz educators nominated for Teacher of the Year

Linsey Strand, Tanya Bergman and Aaron Schmidtbauer are among the 131 nominees.

January 27, 2023 04:45 PM

By Theresa Bourke

Local

Drive-by shooting injures Cass Lake man

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to the shooting, reported at 7:59 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24.

August 25, 2022 01:07 PM

By Tim Speier

News

Cass Lake man charged with 2nd-degree murder in July 2021 drive-by shooting

A 46-year-old Cass Lake man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the July 2021 shooting death of Diego Gasca.

July 05, 2022 03:30 PM

By Pioneer Staff Report

Local

Cass County makes arrest in 2021 drive-by shooting

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension made the arrest Friday, July 1, in the shooting death of Diego Gasca of Cass Lake.

July 04, 2022 04:02 PM

By Dispatch staff report

Local

20-year-old Cass Lake man dies in ATV crash

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash, reported at 9:32 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in Pike Bay Township, east of Cass Lake.

May 09, 2022 09:52 AM

By Dispatch staff report

Minnesota

Man dies in head-on collision in north-central Minnesota

A Pennington man is dead after a two-vehicle head-on collision on Wednesday morning northeast of Cass Lake.

March 10, 2022 02:12 PM

By Forum News Service

Local

Cass County, Leech Lake officials meet in annual joint session

Officials from both the county and the band gave updates on existing collaboration and future endeavors.

November 30, 2021 03:14 PM

By Kyndra Johnson | Cass County Correspondent

Health

Leech Lake vaccination effort earns award from Minnesota health department

The Minnesota Department of Health gave its 2021 MN Rural Health Team Award to the Cass Lake Indian Health Service and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Health Division this week for their COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

November 23, 2021 01:00 PM

By Pioneer Staff Report

Business

Leech Lake Nation acquires Teal’s Market in Cass Lake

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe announced on Friday their venture into the food retail industry with the purchase of Teal's Market located in Cass Lake.

October 16, 2021 01:00 PM

By Pioneer Staff Report