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  • Margaret K. Accardo-Staples

    Feb 16, 2024

    Margaret K. Accardo-Staples March 13, 1968 ~ February 12, 2024 (age 55) Margaret "Maggie" Katherine Accardo-Staples, age 55, began her journey to the spirit world on Monday, February 12, 2024 at her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Maggie was born to Thomas and Norma (Tibbetts) Accardo on March 13, 1968, in Cass Lake, Minnesota. She was raised at Tom's Resort and attended school in Cass Lake. She attended Cosmetology School in Bemidji to learn hairstyling. She married Richard "Rick" Staples on Ma...

  • Stuart Bradford Gale

    Feb 16, 2024

    Stuart Bradford Gale January 22, 1964 ~ February 13, 2024 (age 60) Stuart Bradford Gale of Ryans Village MN started his journey at Sanford Hospital in Fargo ND, on February 13, 2024. He was born on January 22, 1964, to Helena Gale and Phillip Longclaws in Cass Lake MN. Stuart loved being outdoors all the time!! He enjoyed hunting and fishing. You could always find him at his happy place, hanging out at the lake. Stuart also liked to be with family and friends whenever he could, he was always...

  • U study: Most 'excess deaths' during pandemic were COVID

    Feb 16, 2024

    An analysis of mortality statistics suggests the death count in the United States from COVID-19 is higher than the 1.1 million officially linked to the disease, according to new University of Minnesota research. A U sociologist teamed up with public health researchers in Boston and Philadelphia to analyze excess deaths - mortality from natural causes that surpasses historical norms. They found a pattern that only makes sense if COVID played a key role. Excess deaths not ascribed to COVID almost...

  • After backlash, Minnetonka moccasins relaunch style with redesign by Indigenous artist

    Feb 16, 2024

    The moccasin-maker Minnetonka, 2½ years after apologizing for cultural misappropriation, has relaunched its best-known style after a redesign by a Red Lake Nation artist. The Thunderbird, first introduced in the 1950s, is now Animikii. Graphic designer and activist Lucie Skjefte, a citizen of Red Lake Nation, reimagined the shoe's beading work. It is named after her son, whose name coincidentally shares similar meaning as thunderbird in the Ojibwe language. "The Thunderbird is one of our...

  • 'Trans refuge' law draws some to Minnesota, and providers are struggling to meet the demand

    Feb 16, 2024

    No one knew exactly what to expect after lawmakers passed a proposal last year making Minnesota a refuge for those seeking gender-affirming care. "Is it going to be five people moving here, or is it going to be hundreds?" said Aaron Zimmerman, executive director of the LGBTQ nonprofit PFund Foundation. "It's a huge lift to pick up your life and move, the cost of it alone." In a span of six months after the law passed, more than 150 people have said they're planning to move to Minnesota alone or...

  • Minneapolis brothers charged in Coon Rapids triple homicide

    Feb 16, 2024

    Two Minneapolis brothers have each been charged with three counts of second-degree intentional murder in connection with the killing of three Coon Rapids family members last month. Demetrius T. Shumpert, 31, and Omari M. Shumpert, 19, were arrested Tuesday, according to the charges. A third defendant, 37-year-old Alonzo P. Mingo, was arrested and charged with the same counts last month. The charges follow the deaths of 42-year-old Shannon Jungwirth, her son, 20-year-old Jorge Reyes-Jungwirth, and her husband, 39-year-old Mario Trejo Estrada....

  • St. Paul Public Schools teachers authorize strike

    Feb 16, 2024

    St. Paul educators agreed again Thursday to authorize a strike against the state's second-largest district, the fourth time they've done so in as many bargaining cycles. A walkout now can be called with 10 days' notice, but the two sides are in mediation. Under those rules, the earliest that St. Paul Federation of Educators (SPFE) leaders could launch a strike countdown would be Feb. 26. Superintendent Joe Gothard said Monday that teacher talks have always been dynamic and sometimes volatile,...

  • New frostbite drug could save Minnesota lives and limbs

    Feb 16, 2024

    Great news for Minnesota lives and limbs this snowy week. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved a treatment - the very first - for severe frostbite. The drug, called iloprost, could save the fingers and toes of adults at risk of amputation. Every year, the Minnesota Department of Health tracks the health toll of extreme cold. Frostbite sends hundreds of Minnesotans to the hospital each year, even in a relatively mild winter like this one. https://www.startribune...

  • Three Indigenous art exhibitions signal a shift in the Twin Cities

    Feb 16, 2024

    On the third floor of the historic Turnblad Mansion, a part of the American Swedish Institute, screenprinted archival photos of Sámi people, who are indigenous to the northernmost parts of Sweden, Finland, Norway and Russia, hang from the ceiling and drawings of a herd of reindeer grace the walls. "Mygration" portrays the eight seasons of the Sápmi, including the Sámi concept of time and the life of the reindeer, and photos of Sámi immigrants to Alaska around 1900 during a...

  • Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage

    Feb 16, 2024

    ATHENS, Greece - Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church. A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted late Thursday in favor of the landmark bill drafted by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ' center-right government. Another 76 rejected the reform while two abstained from the vote and 46 were not present in the house. Mitsotakis...

  • Dispute may have led to the mass shooting after the Chiefs' Super Bowl parade, police say

    Feb 16, 2024

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The mass shooting that unfolded amid throngs of people at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration, killing one person and wounding almost two dozen others, appeared to stem from a dispute between several people, authorities said Thursday. Police Chief Stacey Graves said the 22 people injured Wednesday ranged between 8 and 47 years old, with half under 16. A mother of two was killed. Police said they detained three juveniles but released one who they determined wasn't...

  • Trial begins for North Dakota's effort to recoup costs of policing Dakota Access pipeline protests

    Feb 16, 2024

    BISMARCK, N.D. - Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of North Dakota's lawsuit against the federal government for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight. The state filed the lawsuit in 2019, seeking $38 million from the federal government for policing the protests. The bench trial before U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor is expected to last 12 to 13 days. In an interview, North Dakota Attorney...

  • Fast-tracked change to new law about officers in schools hits snag at the Capitol

    Feb 16, 2024

    On the opening day of the legislative session, Democrats promised to fast-track a bill to address concerns with a new law that limits the types of restraints that school resource officers (SROs) can use on students. The bill got two hearings within two days in the House, but it was unexpectedly laid over in the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee on Tuesday night. It was supposed to head to the Ways and Means Committee next, which top leaders said would set the bill up for a floor vote...

  • Championship parades likely to change in wake of shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl celebration

    Feb 16, 2024

    BOSTON — With back-to-back Super Bowl victories for the hometown Chiefs, Kansas City football fans gathered for another championship parade and a second celebratory pep rally in a row. Don't expect there to be a third. Not because the Chiefs, with star quarterback Patrick Mahomes still just 28 years old, can't win another NFL title. But even if they do, officials are unlikely to allow so many fans in one place to cheer them on, security experts said in the wake of Wednesday's shooting just after the rally had ended. ''They have to think...

  • Former FBI informant charged with lying about Biden business

    Feb 16, 2024

    Special counsel David Weiss - who has previously filed criminal charges against President Biden's son Hunter - announced new charges Thursday against a former FBI informant who officials say lied about the Bidens' business dealings. The indictment returned by a grand jury in Los Angeles accuses Alexander Smirnov of making a false statement and creating a false and fictitious record. The charges amount to a stark rebuke of conservatives, particularly Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the...

  • Caitlin Clark soars into history, breaks NCAA women's scoring record

    Feb 16, 2024

    IOWA CITY - Caitlin Clark didn't let history linger, racing out of the gate to score eight points in the first three minutes of Iowa's 106-89 win over Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday to surpass Kelsey Plum as the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women's basketball. And Clark didn't settle for just one milestone, either; the senior guard posted a career-high 49 points to set a Hawkeyes record and an arena record. The reigning Naismith player of the year entered the night with 3,520...

  • MALE ARRESTED, THREE COUNTS OF 2ND DEGREE ASSAULT

    Feb 16, 2024

    On February 12th, 2024, at approximately 1:30AM, Beltrami County Deputies responded to the 600 block of Nordic Ave NW, for a report of a male party armed with a knife and holding a syringe to another individual’s neck. The male party was identified by the caller as Jerod Beaulieu, and it was identified that he had an active warrant for his arrest. Upon arrival to the residence, Deputies observed Beaulieu standing on the deck of the residence holding a large knife and a machete. Beaulieu appeared to be in an altered state of mind from...

  • Attorney General Ellison secures $85K in refunds for solar garden consumers charged unlawful early-termination fees

    Feb 16, 2024

    February 15, 2024 (SAINT PAUL) — Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today he has secured approximately $85,000 in restitution for Minnesota customers of four community solar garden operators — FastSun Solar, LLC, Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC, Generate Capital, Inc., and Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited — for early-termination fees (ETFs) they were charged. As part of the settlements, the operators also agree to no longer enforce the ETFs as they are written in current contracts with Minnesota customers and not to include...

  • Interior and Agriculture Departments Propose Changes to Strengthen Alaska Tribal Representation on Federal Subsistence Board

    Feb 16, 2024

    WASHINGTON — The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture today announced a proposal to strengthen Alaska Tribal representation on the Federal Subsistence Board (FSB), which manages subsistence use on federal lands and waters in Alaska. For thousands of years, subsistence practices have been immensely important for Alaska Native communities, and remain deeply intertwined with their lifeways, food security, and cultures. The Departments are proposing to add three additional public members to the FSB who will be nominated by federally...

  • Families, supporters showcase 'collective strength' at 8th annual MMIW event

    Feb 16, 2024

    BEMIDJI - More than 100 supporters adorned in red gathered in the heart of Bemidji on Wednesday to honor missing and murdered Indigenous relatives during MMIW 218's eighth annual event. Held each year in conjunction with Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Awareness Day, the event aims to spread awareness of those who have gone missing or lost their lives, as well as help family members heal from the associated grief they carry. As attendees came together outside the Tourist Information...

  • Bemidji's Peyton Neadeau excited for playoffs after seeing football career cut short

    Feb 16, 2024

    As the Bemidji High School boys hockey team turns its attention to the Section 8AA Tournament, senior forward Peyton Neadeau is happy to be on the ice again. His final hockey season was delayed by two months. Neadeau was the starting quarterback for the Bemidji High School football team until the first quarter of the final regular-season game on Oct. 18. That's when he got hurt. "It was an option play, and I optioned to keep (the ball)," Neadeau said. "I was running down the sidelines, and I...

  • Colorado Settles With Firm That Tried to Collect Native Loans at 500% Interest Rates

    Feb 16, 2024

    A settlement between the state of Colorado and Kansas-based debt collector TrueAccord will refund $500,000 to borrowers who defaulted on loans issued by tribal lending entities. According to the settlement, investigators found that, from 2017 to 2022, TrueAccord collected or attempted to collect on roughly 29,000 consumers who defaulted on loans issued by the tribal lenders. Most loans had interest rates over 500% APR, and some approached 900% APR—far greater than the 12% cap for unlicensed loans under Colorado law, according to a statement...

  • Native farmers take advantage of new opportunities

    Feb 16, 2024

    AJO - Jesse Garcia was first introduced to farming in his grandmother's garden. As a child, he recalls not quite understanding the true purpose of growing and how important it is. It was in high school that he first started taking an interest in farming and agriculture. After graduating, he had a number of jobs, but he did not feel passionate about any of them. It was then that he found the Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Arizona farmers are aging. With a hope to sustain farming...

  • Gerald Kingbird Jr. scores 45 in Warriors win over Blackduck 94-70 on Thursday evening

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 16, 2024

    Red Lake Youth Sports: Varsity boys get the win 94-70 behind some big games by Kingbird, Jr. who went for 45, earning WRLN player of the game‼️ Dudley, Jr. played his game, came up huge for his team with 26 points and may have got close to a triple double with all his rebounds and assists ‼️ Cello brought his energy to the game in his first varsity start and played some nice defense on the Drakes and took good care of the ball. Shoutout to the Drakes for battling hard the whole game and...

  • MMIW-MMIM Walk held on February 14, 2024 in Red Lake - P2

    Feb 16, 2024

    Giiwitaa Ododewisiwin: Howah CHI MIIGWECH!!! We came together on this cold day to walk for our MMIW/MMIM. Thank you everyone that attended our event & showed support! Enjoy some photos from todays event *also special s/o to Westbrooks for providing breakfast pizza & our lovely Karen for the breakfast sandwiches! Shari Smith: Next time we'll get 30 pizza's. Thank you to the community for coming out and being supportive, the walkers, the drivers, the sign makers and holders, to the staff...

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