Local News Monday, March 9, 2026

AN UPDATE OVER THE WEEKEND ON THE STAND OFF IN RED LAKE THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEK. AUTHORITIES WERE FOLLOWING UP ON A TIP THAT DILLON GEORGE TAYLOR WAS THE RESIDENCE THAT AUTHORITIES HAD SURROUNDED. HE WAS WANTED IN CONNECTION TO A SHOOTING THAT INJURED A MAN. AS IT TURNS OUT, HE WAS NOT AT THAT LOCATION, BUT SOON THERE AFTER, HE WAS LOCATED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. HE’LL AWAIT A COURT DATE.

EARLY LAST FRIDAY MORNING THAT WAS A REPORTED MURDER SUICIDE IN RURAL INTERNATIONAL FALLS. THE VICTIM OF THE SHOOTING WAS A FEMALE, 35-YEAR OLD ASHLEY KITTLESON, AND THE SHOOTER WAS A MALE, NICHOLAS KITTLESON. WHILE ON PATROL, LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTICED THE VEHICLE BELONGING TO NICHOLAS KITTLESON IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE WOMAN’S RESIDENCE AND KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PROTECTION ORDER AGAINST HIM. THEY EVENTUALLY FORCED ENTRY INTO THE PROPERTY AND FOUND THE PARTIES DEAD FROM GUN SHOT WOUNDS.

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY, MARCH 10 IS TOWNSHIP DAY, AND MOST TOWNSHIPS WILL HOLD MEETINGS AND POSSIBLE VOTES ON VARIOUS POSITIONS OR TOPICS. “TOWNSHIP DAY IS ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE EXAMPLES OF GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY ANY WHERE IN MINNESOTA,” SAID MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF TOWNSHIPS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JEFF KRUEGER. “IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO COME TOGETHER, SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVES, AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THEIR COMMUNITY.” MINNESOTA’S TOWNSHIPS: THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 918,256 TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS LIVING IN 1,776 TOWNSHIPS ACROSS MINNESOTA.

NEXT WEDNEDAY, MARCH THE 18^TH, THE PHOENIX RESTAURANT IN WARROAD ALONG WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY, WILL HOST A FREE MEAL FOR VETERAN’S, SERVING TO COMMEMORATE THE 107^TH BIRTHDAY OF THE AMERICAN LEGION. THE BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED AT 10 AM. ALL AREA VETERANS ARE INVITED FOR A FREE MEAL, WITH SPOUSES AND PARTNERS INVITED FOR THE COST OF THE MEAL.

THE MINNESOTA TURF SEED COUNCIL HAS A PRODUCTION MEETING NEXT THURSDAY IN ROSEAU. THE MORNING BEGINS AT 8:30 WITH A COFFEE HOUR AND THEN A WELCOME FROM RICHARD MAGNUSSON WITH THE COUNCIL. THEY’LL HAVE INDUSTRY SPEAKERS AND THE DAY ENDS WITH LUNCH.

MANY OF US MAY BE ENJOYING A GIRL SCOUT COOKIE, OR TWO, OR THREE, OR FOUR LATELY… BUT DURING THIS NATIONAL GIRL SCOUTS WEEK WE REMIND YOU THAT ORGANIAATION IS SO MUCH MORE SO MANY YOUNG WOMEN. THE FIRST TROOP WAS ORGANIZED MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO, IN 1912, SEEKING TO BUILD COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER WHILE MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

ROSEAU HAS A KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM ADVACNING TO REGION COMPETITON THIS WEEK AFTER A 2ND PLACE FINISH AT SUB-REGION’S YESTERDAY IN CROOKSTON. THE TOP 9 ADVANCE. OUR SECOND PLACE TEAM TODAY CONSISTED OF: HARRY ROTH, MEGAN DELANEY, JOHN DELANEY, DELAYNNA MORTVEDT, AND STEVEN WRIGHT. THERE WERE 18 TEAMS IN TOTAL, ROSEUA ALSO HAD A 12TH PLACE TEAM.

Last modified: 03/09/2026