All men were created equal when they committed a capital offense. Under English law, under English Law murder and attempted murder were punishable by death.  Lead Factor...

Question: Hi, I read your "Ask A Trooper" article regarding Winter Travel Survival Kit Essentials. You might reconsider recommending cat litter as an agent for traction....

Happy 12th birthday to a very special great-grandson, Trace Deshene, on February 17th. We were never so blessed as the day you were born. Love you. Have a super-duper...

Lake of the Woods Fishing ReportIce fishing on Lake of the Woods is going strong with excellent ice conditions across the South Shore, Rainy River,...

Question: I heard about a thing called “Vanessa’s Law” the other day, and I wasn’t quite sure what it was all about. I know it has to do with new or young drivers.Answer:...

Happy birthday to a special great-nephew, Brock Jonasson, on February 8th. Have a great day. Les Baldwin, son-in-law Chad Dale, and Chad’s son Brett went into Canada on...

     February is Children’s Dental Health Month! Each week, we’ll be sharing an article with helpful tips and information about dental health for everyone.  A thorough...

Crisp, clean snow. Paw prints coupled with the zigzags of snowshoers gone before. Silence, just the faint sound of a pounding heartbeat. Every inhale of breath crystalizes...

         John Tanner left with the Expedition to Mackinac, leaving without his daughters, still thinking that they had been impeded, perhaps molested, the search for them...

The ice fishing season is going strong on Lake of the Woods, and recent cold weather is making excellent ice across the South Shore, Rainy River,...

“Toward a more perfect union” acknowledges that bringing people together in our communitiesin  remains a work progress and requires continuing effort. This monthly column...

         John Tanner lay in a tent outside the Fort for a Month, most of the time alone. He wondered if he truly had his daughters' affection or not.  He had saved their...

Twenty-some years ago, in the downstairs meeting room of Sportsman’s Lodge, my sister invited a bunch of her friends for her graduation from BSU. ...

     February opens with the rising of a full moon close to sunset on the 1st. This won’t be a supermoon, but it will be on the large side and almost perfectly round as it...

Editor’s Note:The following column was written a few years ago by Emily Anderson (my niece) and published in the Northern Light Region. She wrote it in the aftermath of yet...