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A $5 billion water-pollution lawsuit, which pitted 3M Co. against Minnesota’s attorney general, ended on the day it was supposed to go to trial Tuesday. In a surprise settlement, 3M agreed to give $850 million to the state for water quality programs in the east metro. https://www.twincities.com/2018/02/20/minnesota-3m-reach-settlement-ending-5-billion-lawsuit/...
Authorities are investigating three fatal crashes that occurred across the state during Monday’s winter storm. The accidents happened in Renville, St. Louis and Anoka counties. About 10 p.m. in Renville County, Ahmed Abdikarim Hassan, 25, of South Sioux City, Neb., was traveling south on Minnesota 23 in Hawk Creek Township. https://www.twincities.com/2018/02/20/crashes-during-mondays-wintry-weather-killed-blaine-man-st-paul-woman-nebraska-man/...
Law enforcement in the Twin Cities has been running Operation Guardian Angel for four years — conducting undercover stings against men trying to buy sex from juveniles — but their work was never as intense as during the Super Bowl, officials said Tuesday. During the 11 days around the Feb. 4 game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, officers arrested 94 men in sex trafficking stings. All but four were felony arrests. https://www.twincities.com/2018/02/20/police-go-on-offense-during-super-bowl-nab-94-men-in-sex-trafficking-st...
It may have begun as a rumor, but now it’s officially a controversy. Members of the District 833 American Indian Parent Committee urged the South Washington County School Board last week to remove an Indian head mosaic at Park High School. The artwork was installed in 1965 in the east part of the main hallway near the school gym. https://www.twincities.com/2018/02/20/removal-of-indianhead-mosaic-at-park-high-school-in-cottage-grove-discussed/...
A jury on Tuesday acquitted a Minneapolis police officer who shot at a car full of club-goers nearly two years ago. The Hennepin County jury deliberated over two days before finding officer Efrem Hamilton not guilty of second-degree assault and intentional discharge of a firearm. No one was hurt, but prosecutors still charged Hamilton. https://www.twincities.com/2018/02/20/jury-acquits-minneapolis-officer-who-shot-at-car/...
The Minnesota Legislature will have two new faces for the 2018 session that began Tuesday. Karla Bigham, a Washington County Commissioner and former House member, was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea at 11 a.m., shortly before the Senate gaveled in for what is likely to be an unpredictable session. https://www.twincities.com/2018/02/20/minnesota-legislatures-two-new-members-sworn-in-on-sessions-first-day/...
BEMIDJI -- A school walkout to protest gun violence has been cancelled. Bemidji Area Schools Superintendent Jim Hess said he didn’t support a Bemidji High School teacher’s call for students and faculty to leave class next month to protest school shootings, and the teacher told the Pioneer the event has been cancelled. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/education/4406535-walkout-bhs-against-national-gun-violence-cancelled...
Josh Allen Johnson Smith February 17, 2018 - February 17, 2018 Josh Allen Johnson Smith infant son of Lori Johnson and Bryan Smith of Redby, MN was born and entered the Spirit World on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the new Redby Community Center with Rev. George Ross officiating. A wake will begin on Friday afternoon at the new Redby Community Center and will continue until the time of the se...
Ruth Marie WalkingBull January 11th, 1927 - Sunday, February 18, 2018 Service Information St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fort Thompson, SD Friday, February 23rd, 2018 10:00 A.M Visitation Information St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fort Thompson, SD Thursday, February 22nd, 2018 All-night beginning at 8:00 P. Ruth Marie Walking Bull (Tatankamani) age 91, journeyed to the spirit world on February 18, 2018 at Sandford Hospital in Chamberlain, South Dakota. She was born of January 11, 1927 in Tokio,...
Last year Minnesota saw one of its largest, one-time increases in the rate of people without health insurance since 2001. The uninsured rate rose from 4.3 percent in 2015 to 6.3 percent, leaving approximately 349,000 Minnesotans without coverage, according to a Minnesota Department of Health and University of Minnesota survey. The surge in the uninsured rate meant that in 2017 there were about 116,000 more uninsured Minnesotans compared to two years previous, according to the 2017 Minnesota Health Access Survey. The uninsured rate of 2017...
The number of reportable adverse events in Minnesota hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and community behavioral health hospitals has been slowly increasing for the last four years, reaching 342 between October 2016 and October 2017. Minnesota’s Adverse Health Events reporting system tracks 29 serious events, such as wrong-site surgeries, severe pressure ulcers, falls, or serious medication errors, which should rarely or never happen. Before the system was launched, there was no statewide system for assessing how frequently preventable e...
RED LAKE - On Friday, February 16, 2018 the Red Lake Lady Warriors wrapped up their regular season by beating Pine River at home, 66-49. It was a hard fought battle right from the beginning, with Pine River-Backus leading 29-28 at the half. But the Lady Warriors opened it up in the second half, outscoring their opponents 38-20, giving them the win 66-49. Autumn Holthusen of Red Lake led all scorers with 23 points, Alexis Desjarlait added 22, Angel McClain put in 9, Kelanna McClain added 6 and...
RED LAKE - On Friday, February 16, 2018 the Red Lake Lady Warriors wrapped up their regular season by beating Pine River at home, 66-49. It was a hard fought battle right from the beginning, with Pine River-Backus leading 29-28 at the half. But the Lady Warriors opened it up in the second half, outscoring their opponents 38-20, giving them the win 66-49. Autumn Holthusen of Red Lake led all scorers with 23 points, Alexis Desjarlait added 22, Angel McClain put in 9, Kelanna McClain added 6 and...
DENVER - The University of Denver women's basketball team earned a wire-to-wire win over Omaha on Saturday, defeating the Mavericks 70-54 inside Hamilton Gymnasium. On the year, the Pioneers improve to 16-12 and 7-6 in the Summit League, while UNO falls to 11-14, 2-10 in league play. DU also secures its first winning season since 2012, when they went 19-12. Claire Gritt highlighted the game for the Crimson and Gold, as the freshman chalked up a team-high 18 points. The Arlington Heights, Ill....
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors moved their record to 21-3 with their 84-27 win over the Laporte Tigers in Red Lake on February 13, 2018. Red Lake led at the half 43-13 and outscored Laporte 41-14 in the second half to give them the 84-27 win. Alexis Desjarlait led the Lady Warriors with 26 points, Angel McClain added 18, Autumn Holthusen hit for 8 points and Gericka Kingbird and Kaylynn Chaboyear each had 7. The Lady Warriors will travel to Blackduck on February 15 and close out their...
RED LAKE - In the second game of a double-header on Tuesday, December 13, 2018, Freshman D. J. Holthusen put in 32 points on the night to lead Red Lake to their 82-43 victory at home. The Warriors led 41-26 at the half and scored another 41 points in the second half to cruise to the 82-43 win. Delwyn Holthusen Jr. led all scorers with 32 points, Andre Harrison added 15, Jalen Kelly hit for 11, David Smith had 9 and Keegan Swinson added 8 points. Riley Kline led the Tigers with 17 and Nick...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted the Win-E-Mac Patriots on Monday, February 5, 2018, in the second game of a double-header. In the first game, the Red Lake Warriors lost to Win-E-Mac in a game that could have went either way. Red Lake struggled in the beginning, as the Patriots kept pace with the Lady Warriors, and at the 4-minute mark of the first half led 22-15. By the end of the first half Red Lake led 33-22. The Lady Warriors held Win-E-Mac to just 13 points in the second half,...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors hosted the Win-E-Mac Patriots on Monday, February 5, 2018, in the first game of a double-header that would also feature the Lady Warriors in the second game. Win-E-Mac came out quickly in the first minute of play, leading 10-4 at the 15:13 mark. Half way through, they trailed by 7, 24-17. By the end of the first half the Patriots led 48-39. Red Lake trailed in the second half until about midway through, trailing by 3 with 9 minutes left in the game, and took...
RED LAKE, MN - Almost two weeks ago on Friday, January 19, 2018 the Clearbrook-Gonvick Bears upset the Red Lake Lady Warriors in Clearbrook, 80-76, giving them their first loss in the Northland Conference. On Tuesday, January 30th, Red Lake came out on-fire and didn't let up until the end, taking a 57-21 half-time lead and shutting down the Bear's offense, allowing them just 15 points in the second half, as they cruised to a 97-42 win. The Lady Warriors hit nine 3-pointers in the first half alon...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors moved to 16-3 on the year with their 110-31 win over Northwoods on Thursday, January 25, 2018, having led at the half 48-21. Red Lake kept up their fast pace and used their full-court press to force turnovers and fast breaks. Angel McClain led all scorers with 37 points on the night, including scoring her 1000th career point late in the second half. She was followed by Autumn Holthusen with 20, Alexis Desjarlait with 19 and Gericka Kingbird 12....
A chorus of Democratic lawmakers have joined the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, in calling for Congress to act after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Fla. In a letter on Friday, all 17 Democrats on the House Education Committee urged Representative Virginia Foxx, the committee’s chairwoman, to convene hearings on school shootings, describing them as a “public health epidemic.” The panel has not addressed the issue since February 2013 — two months after a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut left 20...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Thirteen years ago, in an unguarded moment on her first day of kindergarten, Emilee Chavez spoke a single word of English. And a classmate immediately ran to tell the teacher. "Hey," the teacher raised her voice harshly, "you can't use English here. Speak Cherokee, or don't say anything at all." http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/first-oklahoma-cherokee-immersion-students-to-graduate/article_1ef66b72-34b0-5df4-8736-35dc776fe87c.html...
COLUMBIA – A group of House lawmakers who want teachers and other school employees to be able to pray in the presence of students say they will not give up on their legislation even though the bills have not received a hearing. Rep. Mike Burns, a Taylors Republican and the chief sponsor of one of the bills, said teachers or other school employees who bow their heads and pray on their own in the lunchroom are subject to being fired, as are teachers who wear a cross necklace or a coach who joins his team in a youth-led prayer. h...
In Arlington County, the school board lamented the persistence of gender inequality and harassment in the #MeToo era. In Prince George’s County, the board issued an order encouraging schools to spend a week recognizing the Black Lives Matter movement. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/school-boards-increasingly-embrace-the-abcs-of-social-activism/2018/02/17/6212f828-0b8e-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html?utm_term=.b976ba8e8304...
(Reuters) - Gabriel Parker, 15, was charged with two counts of murder and 14 counts of first-degree assault in the January shooting at a Kentucky high school, according to Marshall County Circuit Court documents released on Friday. Parker is being charged as an adult, the Courier-Journal newspaper said. He is accused of killing two 15-year-old students and injuring more than a dozen others in the Jan. 23 shooting at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, about 120 miles (190 km) northwest of Nashville, Tennessee. h...
