July 26, 2024 Edition
July 26, 2024 Edition
MINNEAPOLIS – A Mankato man has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a felon after firing at police officers during a violent home invasion, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on January 14, 2024, a woman called 911 to report that a man had broken into her apartment in south Minneapolis. The woman and her two children fled the apartment after the man, identified as Kamau Evans, 32, shattered a window and entered the woman's bedroom. Evans...
Minneapolis work crews cleared several homeless encampments on Thursday morning in the city's East Phillips neighborhood. Enrique Velázquez, director of regulatory services, said the city Homeless Response Team and a cross-departmental team began shutting down camps at 2839 14th Av. S, which is a city-owned lot, 2844 Bloomington Av. around 6:30 a.m. Fewer than 30 people total lived at the two encampments, city spokeswoman Jess Olstad said. https://...
MINNEAPOLIS – Precision Lens and the estate of its former principal, Paul Ehlen, have agreed to pay the United States $12 million to resolve a case involving kickback payments to ophthalmic surgeons in violation of the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute. On February 27, 2023, a federal civil jury found that Precision Lens violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute by paying kickbacks to ophthalmic surgeons to induce their use of Precision Lens products in cataract...
OMBIMINDWAA GIDINAWEMAAGANINAADOG HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL JULY EXTRAVAGANZA 2024 on July 25th and 26th, 2024 on the Red Lake Indian...
ROCHESTER – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has released dashcam video showing four on-duty crashes Trooper Shane Roper was involved in prior to a wreck in May that left a young woman dead. Roper was disciplined for his driving following all four crashes but continued patrol duty until May 18, when he drove his squad car through a Rochester intersection, killing Olivia Flores, 18, and seriously injuring five others. Roper was charged earlier this month with second-degree...
MINNEAPOLIS – A Golden Valley man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 2,000 fentanyl pills, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on February 1, 2024, Mason Harris Rosenblatt, 33, was the sole occupant of a hotel room in St. Louis Park when law enforcement executed a search warrant on the hotel room. As a result of the search, law enforcement seized 2,027 M-30 fentanyl pills that were in Rosenblatt's possession....
A 3-year-old boy from Champlin who was attacked by two pit bulls last week in a Brooklyn Park home's backyard is not expected to survive, according to the family. Natasha Palacios Vega and Charles Allen, parents of Covil Allen, are preparing their son to be an organ donor, according to an online fundraising campaign begun to help the family cope with expenses related to the June 19 incident in the 7500 block of N. Brooklyn Park Drive. Officers arrived, saw the pit bulls attacking Covil and shot...
OMBIMINDWAA GIDINAWEMAAGANINAADOG HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL JULY EXTRAVAGANZA 2024 on July 25th and 26th, 2024 on the Red Lake Indian...
The Annual Community Health Day was held at Oshkiimaajitahdah Event Center in Redby on Thursday, July 25,...
Urgent care centers in the Twin Cities have seen the positivity rates of their COVID-19 tests triple over the past month, suggesting another post-holiday wave of the infectious disease has taken hold in Minnesota. Illness rates and COVID-related hospitalizations are a fraction of what they were at pandemic peaks, but Minnesotans should be mindful of the risks and take steps when sick to avoid infecting others who could be at elevated risk for medical complications, said Dr. Craig Matticks, who...
An Edina eye surgeon at the center of a four-hour SWAT standoff last weekend has been charged with threats of violence after his sister told police he threatened to kill her and that his mother said earlier this year that he had pointed a gun at her. Jeffrey Paul Sanderson, 54, was arrested after the standoff ended peacefully Saturday. He remained jailed Thursday on charges filed in Hennepin County District Court. He is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail but has not yet appeared at two...
The Annual Community Health Day was held at Oshkiimaajitahdah Event Center in Redby on Thursday, July 25,...
BEMIDJI - Sanford Health invites community members to its annual Taco Fest from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, in the Dragon Boat Festival Tent at the Lake Bemidji waterfront, 300 Bemidji Ave. N. For $10, tacos are served on fry bread with all the trimmings, dessert and a beverage. Flour tortillas are available upon request. The event will also feature live music by Sonny Johnson from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Rhonda and Orlando from 4 to 7 p.m. https://www.bemidjipione...
MEXICO CITY - A longtime senior leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Ismael Zambada Garcia, or "El Mayo," and a son of famed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán were taken into custody Thursday by U.S. authorities in Texas, according to senior Mexican and U.S. officials. It was a major blow to the Sinaloa federation, a global drug-trafficking syndicate considered the No. 1 supplier of fentanyl to the United States. Zambada and the former drug lord's son, also named Joaquin Guzmán, turned themselves...
Red Lake Family Fun Day was held at the Red Lake Community Center on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Red Lake Community Center: We would like to Thank all that joined us for the Family Fun Day! also a very special Thank you to our volunteers Harley Johnson and the youth workers Karena Dominguez Linda Lussier Ben Khalil Austin Schoenborn Summerlee Pemberton Kyle Cloud Connie Chaboyea Ellen Benais Tim Sumner Kirstin Smith Deanna Defoe Jon Roberts for the Dj Service Tom Barrett and his crew for providing...
A wildfire that started in Northern California on Wednesday and exploded in size overnight to become the state's largest fire this year was sparked by a man pushing a flaming car down a gully, officials said Thursday. Investigators arrested the 42-year-old man early Thursday as the Park Fire, which has grown to more than 120,000 acres, prompted evacuation orders in parts of Butte and Tehama counties. The blaze was 3 percent contained as of Thursday evening. At least 3,500 residents are under...
Red Lake Nation Independence Day Celebration and Pow Wow was held on July 5th, 6th and 7th, 2024 at the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds. 2024 Red Lake Independence Day Powwow Winners List: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2024/07/19/news/2024-red-lake-independence-day-powwow-winn...
DULUTH, Minn. – A Carlton man has been sentenced to 300 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for the production and attempted production of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, between 2015 and 2022, Stephen Jeremiah Hansen, 30, engaged in a pattern of sexually abusing children, including at least six children between the ages of two and 12 years old. The abuse included removing the children's clothing,...
U.S. and Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers flying in international airspace near Alaska on Wednesday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said, days after U.S. Defense Department officials said that increased Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic region was "very noticeable and concerning." NORAD "detected, tracked, and intercepted" the foreign military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, an area that begins where...
Red Lake Nation Independence Day Celebration and Pow Wow was held on July 5th, 6th and 7th, 2024 at the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds. 2024 Red Lake Independence Day Powwow Winners List: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2024/07/19/news/2024-red-lake-independence-day-powwow-winn...
Red Lake Nation Independence Day Celebration and Pow Wow was held on July 5th, 6th and 7th, 2024 at the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds. 2024 Red Lake Independence Day Powwow Winners List: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2024/07/19/news/2024-red-lake-independence-day-powwow-winn...
Red Lake Nation Independence Day Celebration and Pow Wow was held on July 5th, 6th and 7th, 2024 at the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds. 2024 Red Lake Independence Day Powwow Winners List: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2024/07/19/news/2024-red-lake-independence-day-powwow-winn...
SAN FRANCISCO - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered agencies to remove homeless encampments on state land and urged local officials to follow suit, citing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping in public spaces. "In the past, the courts have denied the ability for local government, including the state, to clean up many of these encampments," Newsom said in a Facebook video discussing his executive order. " ... We have now no excuse with...
WASHINGTON — The Departments of the Interior and Commerce today announced a $240 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support fish hatcheries that produce Pacific salmon and steelhead, underscoring the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to empowering Tribal Nations and fulfilling the federal government’s trust and treaty responsibilities. Fish hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest support essential subsistence, ceremonial and economic benefits...
LONGMONT, Colo. (July 25, 2024) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is honored to welcome JoAnn Melchor (Santo Domingo Pueblo) to its senior leadership team as Vice President of Development. Building on a lifelong career in philanthropic and nonprofit management, Melchor will oversee First Nations’ revenue development strategy, including individual giving and corporate and foundation relations. The hiring of Melchor coincides with the organization’s strategic growth that...
BEND, OR - Rick Bartow: Animal Kinship, an exhibition from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation by one of Oregon's most celebrated artists, will open September 20, 2024 at the High Desert Museum. This is the third art exhibition in a yearlong series of collaboration with the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation exploring the complex relationships between humans, animals and the world we share. The first was Andy Warhol's Endangered Species, followed by Near, Far, Gone,...
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) confirmed three measles cases in unvaccinated children this week in Anoka, Hennepin and Ramsey counties. Based on current information, these cases are not directly linked to each other and have not traveled, so there is concern for possible spread of measles in the community. MDH continues to investigate these most recent cases and any potential connection to previous cases reported in Minnesota. One case was confirmed on July 22 and two were confirmed...
Red Lake Nation Independence Day Celebration and Pow Wow was held on July 5th, 6th and 7th, 2024 at the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds. 2024 Red Lake Independence Day Powwow Winners List: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2024/07/19/news/2024-red-lake-independence-day-powwow-winn...
The Red Lake Elementary School Annual Pow Wow was held on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Red Lake Elementary School Princess: Luciana Lussier Red Lake Elementary School Brave: Dylan...
Red Lake Nation Independence Day Celebration and Pow Wow was held on July 5th, 6th and 7th, 2024 at the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds. 2024 Red Lake Independence Day Powwow Winners List: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2024/07/19/news/2024-red-lake-independence-day-powwow-winn...
The Red Lake Elementary School Annual Pow Wow was held on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Red Lake Elementary School Princess: Luciana Lussier Red Lake Elementary School Brave: Dylan...
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has entered into a consent order with GrapeTree Medical Staffing LLC (GrapeTree). Under the terms of the order, GrapeTree agreed to pay approximately $336,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 997 employees for violating the Minnesota Payment of Wages Act. GrapeTree is a medical staffing company that provides health care workers to understaffed health care facilities. DLI found GrapeTree implemented a "booking fee" system, potentially...
A former janitor claimed he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos more than 30 years ago after a factory machine broke down and he took home an unflavored batch of the knobby sticks of puffed corn, sprinkling them with bright red chili powder. Frito-Lay, the snack company that makes Cheetos, said he had nothing to do with it. Those clashing origin stories are now the subject of a lawsuit. Last week, Richard Montañez sued Frito-Lay and its parent company PepsiCo, accusing them of defamation by writing...
CHARLOTTE - In one of his first mentions of the likely Democratic presidential nominee, Donald Trump told a Wednesday night crowd here that "KAH-mala" Harris was the "new victim we have to defeat." A short time later, tying her to the war in Ukraine, he went with a different variation of her first name: "KUH-mala." And about halfway through his speech, he promised to name migrant crime after "Kah-MAL-a." https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/...
WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Thursday that she's ''ready to debate Donald Trump.'' She accused him of ''backpedaling'' away from a previous agreement for a debate hosted by ABC News on Sept. 10. ''I think the voters deserve to see the split screen that exists in this race on the debate stage,'' she said after landing at Joint Base Andrews following a trip to Indiana and Texas. https://www.startribune.co...
The initial event of Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign in Minnesota centered on reaching out to Asian American voters in St. Paul, hoping to build enthusiasm among voters who might be swayed by a candidate positioned to be the first Black woman and first South Asian woman nominee for president. "I do think there are people who haven't been engaged before, who are calling their friends and family members" - including those who see themselves reflected in Harris's heritage, said Shivanthi...
Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest developments in a stubborn 2024 race that's showing some signs of being shaken up. (Make sure you're subscribed to this newsletter here. And also listen to Campaign Moment podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and elsewhere. We had a brand-new episode Wednesday on Kamala Harris's VP search!) The big moment It's the question that's been on everyone's minds since 1:46 p.m. Eastern time Sunday: How much did the 2024 election actually just...
Vice President Harris implored Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to accept a cease-fire deal that would pause the fighting in Gaza and release hostages, as U.S. leaders say they are closer than ever to an agreement. "Let's get the deal done so we can get a cease-fire to end the war," she told reporters in brief remarks after her bilateral meeting with Netanyahu at the White House. "Let's bring the hostages home, and let's provide much-needed relief to the Palestinian...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT YOUTH ADVOCATE GWAYAKOCHIGE WIGAMIG (RED LAKE NATION YOUTH SHELTER) Open: July 23, 2024- Until filled. POSITION SUMMARY: Builds therapeutic relationships and provides intensive supervision of youth that are residing on a temporary basis at the Gwayakochige-Wigamig – The Red Lake Youth Shelter. Oshkaabewisag (Advocates) will supervise and work with youth between the ages 5-17. The position will require working in an office/shelter setting that is open 24 hours and 365 days...
