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Ukrainian officials on Wednesday said they were preparing to order electricity-rationing measures across the country after a major overnight missile strike by Russia - the latest in a relentless bombing campaign against civilian infrastructure. Brownouts "are possible throughout Ukraine" between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., the state energy provider, Ukrenergo, said in a statement posted on the Telegram social media platform. The statement cited a "shortage of electricity in the power system." The...
As humans degrade earth's environment, we have created a world in which diseases may be increasingly apt to fester and multiply. Infection-spreading creatures such as mosquitoes and ticks are thriving on a planet warmed by a blanket of fossil fuel emissions. When pollution, hunting or development push rare organisms to extinction, parasites proliferate because they have evolved to target the most abundant species. And then there are the harms caused when humans introduce nonnative plants and...
BEMIDJI – It's not enough for Karen Schaar to send a text wishing her daughters a happy Mother's Day. She has learned after years of delivery delays at the Bemidji post office to plan ahead and pay a premium so cards for every occasion arrive on time. "I want it sitting on their table saying your mom and dad remembered you today," Schaar said at the post office Wednesday clasping two greeting cards more precious to her than a winning lottery ticket. Instead of sticking a stamp in the right c...
Foday Kamara knew his victim. He'd eaten at her table. Been welcomed on family outings. Even attended her daughter's 1st birthday party. Yet, when given a chance to turn down his grim assignment, the 15-year-old failed to say, "No." On Nov. 8, 2022, Kamara repeatedly shot Zaria McKeever in her boyfriend's Brooklyn Park apartment during an early morning break-in, orchestrated by her jealous ex. "Zaria trusted him enough to think that she could talk to him and ask him to leave," McKeever's older...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Human remains found nearly 50 years ago in the Flagstaff area have been identified as a Vietnam veteran originally from Minnesota, authorities said Wednesday. Coconino County Sheriff's officials said the remains were those of Gerald Francis Long but the cause of death cannot be determined. Long's skeletal remains were discovered in April 1975 about 40 miles (60 kilometers) east of Flagstaff by farmers chasing a runaway pig. Despite numerous leads over the years, none resulted in a positive identification. h...
A Carver County sheriff's deputy stumbled backward and fell while a man wielding a knife charged outside a Chanhassen home, prompting two fellow deputies to shoot the suspect, state investigators said Wednesday. Along with that detail from the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) regarding the confrontation Saturday afternoon at the home in the 7800 block of Harvest Lane, the agency also disclosed that gunfire from two deputies wounded 31-year-old Derek Anthony Tyler West. The BCA...
Upon awaking in a forest at the start of "Reclaim!" - a video game created by Minnesota-based nonprofit Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia - a young Ojibwe girl realizes she must converse with animals to make her way home. Players click around to make the cartoon protagonist walk around the 3-D environment, solving puzzles as she talks with an all-knowing cat and other creatures for hints on how to repair her tobacco pouch. Unlike most point-and-click adventure games, this one has a unique...
The Warrior Academic Banquet was held at Red Lake High School on Wednesday evening, May 8, 2024. After a dinner, awards were presented for Robotics, Academic Letters, National Honor Society Inductions, and Honor Graduates. Community Scholarships were also presented from Beltrami Electric, Paul Bunyan Communications and the Arnold Pemberton Sr. Memorial....
On Mother’s Day in 2014, Governor Mark Dayton signed into law a sweeping piece of legislation aimed at protecting and promoting opportunities for women in the workplace called the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA). On May 13, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) will co-host a celebration to commemorate WESA’s passage, highlighting work accomplished prior to WESA and over the past decade to improve the economic security of women in Minnesota. “Among its provisions, WESA supports new and expectant parents in the workpla...
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis joined Biden-Harris administration officials, prominent historians, museum leaders, conservation leaders and others today to honor the legacy and contributions of a diverse range of women and girls to our country and highlight the Administration’s efforts to increase the representation of women’s history in sites across America. During an event with Director of the White House Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein and Chair of the Council on Envir...
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has identified the people involved in a use-of-force incident May 4 in Chanhassen. Derek West, 31, of Bloomington was shot multiple times. He is in stable condition at Hennepin County Medical Center. Two Carver County sheriff’s deputies used force during this incident. Both are on critical incident leave. • James Horvath fired his department handgun. He has 19 years of law enforcement experience. • Benjamin Sinko fired his department handgun. He has fou...
MMIW 218 Huge thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday to stand in solidarity for BEMIDJI'S NATIONAL MMIW AWARENESS DAY! Your support means the world. MMIW2SR touches us all, and your presence mattered more than words can say. Shoutout to our incredible vendors, dedicated volunteers, passionate runners, soulful singers, inspiring speakers, and every community member who showed up and stood with us. Together, we are stronger! Let's continue to honor, grieve, heal, and most importantly, never...
A new study revealed that rising child mortality rates in the United States are affecting Native American and Black youth the most. According to a study from the Virginia Commonwealth University and Children's Hospital of Richmond published on May 4, mortality rates increased by 22.3% for Native American youth and 35.7% for Balck youth from 2014-2020. Mortality rates for white youth increased by 4.7% during that time. Researchers reviewed more than 20 years of death certificate data from the...
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a roundtable discussion on a recent federal report about Native children. The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission was created by Congress to study issues affecting American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian youth. After several years of work, members of the federal panel delivered a report in February titled "The Way Forward." "Throughout the last century, a succession of U.S. government reports has documented the...
The Biden administration is delaying the sale of at least two arms shipments to Israel amid mounting concern about the country's plan to expand a military operation in southern Gaza that could dramatically increase the conflict's death toll, said four people familiar with the matter. The White House and State Department declined to explain the decision, but it is the first known instance of a delay in U.S. arms transfers since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack into Israel that killed more than 1,200...
In photos: The scene after a deadly tornado strikes Oklahoma...
After 114 years of being known as the Boy Scouts of America, the nation's largest scouting organization is changing its name to the more inclusive Scouting America. The major rebrand, announced Tuesday, comes after years of turmoil for the organization, as well as major changes meant to stem the tide of declining membership. The new Scouting America name is also a reflection of the organization's biggest change: the decision five years ago to welcome girls into its ranks at all levels. Visitors...
The University of Minnesota this week disclosed about $5 million in investments tied to companies based in Israel or defense contractors based in the United States, carrying out one portion of an agreement it made to end a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. The investments represent less than a quarter of 1 percent of the U's $2.27 billion endowment - and they come with some caveats. The investments are in the form of stocks and bonds, and the U said they are held indirectly, through broader...
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP, MINN. - Two people were killed in an explosion that rocked an occupied home north of Princeton, Minn., before dawn Tuesday and was heard more than 20 miles away, the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office said. The blast at the double-wide mobile home in the 8200 block of 52nd Street prompted several 911 calls shortly before 4 a.m., said chief sheriff's deputy Aaron Evenson. Evenson said the "single-family residence ... appeared to have exploded with a large debris field, which...
A White Earth tribal member whose Mahnomen business was raided last August has been charged with a felony for illegal cannabis possession. Mahnomen resident Todd J. Thompson, 54, started selling cannabis from his northwestern Minnesota store, Asema Tobacco & Pipe Shop, on the day recreational cannabis became legal in Minnesota. But his store was only licensed by the White Earth Reservation tribal council to sell tobacco products. According to court documents, agents with the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force and other law enforcement executed a...
CAIRO - Israeli troops seized control of Gaza's vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern city as talks with Hamas over a cease-fire and hostage release remain on a knife's edge. The U.N. warned of a potential collapse of the flow of aid to Palestinians from the closure of Rafah and the other main crossing into Gaza, Kerem Shalom, at a time when officials say northern Gaza is...
BEMIDJI - The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General has released a report on the operations of the Bemidji Post Office, sharing that it found nearly 79,000 pieces of delayed mail during its three-day investigation in December. The investigation came after the Bemidji Post Office gained national attention in late 2023 following a symbolic strike led by rural mail carriers in November who were protesting 12-hour days after what they described as an influx of Amazon packages that were...
MINNEAPOLIS - The R.D. Offutt Farms Co. has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis asking the court to "provide clarity" on who regulates water use on White Earth Nation in northwest Minnesota. In the 341-page lawsuit filed on May 3, 2024, the suit names the defendants as White Earth Division of Natural Resources, specifying Dustin Roy as director of the White Earth Division of Natural Resources, and other "John Does" acting as conservation officers. RDO Farms is...
MMIW 218 Huge thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday to stand in solidarity for BEMIDJI'S NATIONAL MMIW AWARENESS DAY! Your support means the world. MMIW2SR touches us all, and your presence mattered more than words can say. Shoutout to our incredible vendors, dedicated volunteers, passionate runners, soulful singers, inspiring speakers, and every community member who showed up and stood with us. Together, we are stronger! Let's continue to honor, grieve, heal, and most importantly, never...
The National Park Service yesterday announced more than $60 million in grant funding dedicated to historic preservation offices across the country, with an additional $23 million dedicated solely to tribal historic preservation. Established in 1977, the Historic Preservation Fund has provided close to $3 billion in historic preservation grants to states, Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations throughout its lifetime. The fund is administered by the NPS with funds appropriated by...
