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  • Mary Jean (Barrett) May

    May 13, 2024

    Mary Jean (Barrett) May June 2, 1974 ~ May 3, 2024 (age 49) Mary Jean (Barrett) May, age 49, of Thief River Falls, MN, traveled to the Spirit World on Friday, May 3, 2024, as a result of a motor vehicle accident near Oklee, MN. Mary was born on June 2, 1974 in Red Lake, MN, to Gene W. Barrett and Francis (Rosebear) Barrett. She grew up in Red Lake and worked for Red Lake Gaming at the River Road Casino in Thief River Falls, MN. Mary was a loving mother to her sons and daughter. She loved...

  • Aric Redhorse

    May 13, 2024

    Aric Redhorse September 16, 1990 - May 9, 2024 Aric Redhorse, 33, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away unexpectedly after suffering a sudden illness on Thursday, May 9, 2024 while traveling in Montana. Funeral services are pending at this time....

  • An IRS change cut child support for Native moms. Other families may be next.

    May 13, 2024

    A standoff with Congress rooted in taxpayer privacy has prompted the IRS to cut off a form of child support for families in at least 10 Native American tribes, a scenario that could be replicated in all 50 states as soon as this fall, affecting hundreds of thousands more households. Every year, more than 1 million tax refunds are garnished at the request of state governments and rerouted to custodial parents. Those efforts are a key piece of the nation's child support pipeline - representing $2...

  • Stormy Daniels court appearance reopens wounds for Trump's #MeToo accusers

    May 13, 2024

    Amy Dorris tried not to watch too much news last week as Stormy Daniels gave her courtroom account of sex with Donald Trump. But little details from Daniels's story have stuck with her, she said. The age gap. Daniels's description of leaving a hotel bathroom and being surprised to see Trump in his boxers. Dorris said it reminded her of her own encounter with Trump outside a restroom in 1997, when she and her boyfriend attended the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Trump's VIP box. "I came out,"...

  • Israeli operations in north and south Gaza force displaced to flee again

    May 13, 2024

    JERUSALEM - Israeli forces continued to advance on the southern city of Rafah on Sunday and launched another operation against Hamas in the north, setting off a desperate scramble among war-weary civilians across Gaza. Humanitarian agencies warned that no place was safe and that essential aid had nearly run out, almost a week after Israel captured and shut down the border crossing with Egypt. The expanding evacuations in Rafah, where Israel had ordered more than 1 million Palestinians to seek...

  • Hospitals overflowing in besieged Sudanese city as final battle looms

    May 13, 2024

    Dozens of people were killed in fighting in the Sudanese town of El Fashir this weekend, a civil society group said Sunday, raising fears for more than 2.5 million civilians trapped there as paramilitary forces encircle the city - the last one in the region outside their control. "Today was one of toughest days we have ever witnessed ... The attack was from three directions," wrote a member of the city's Emergency Response Room in a message to The Washington Post. "The fighting was inside the...

  • The elections next door: Mexico's cartels pick candidates, kill rivals

    May 13, 2024

    This time, unlike the last time, he'd be ready for cartel attacks. He was accompanied by three truckloads of national guard troops. Two state police cars with flashing red lights. He rode in his own bulletproof SUV, and had a complement of muscular bodyguards. One sat in the bed of a pickup truck, his eyes fixed on the sky. "He's making sure they don't fire a bomb from a drone," Ochoa explained. This is what it's like to run for the Senate today in Mexico. "You're at risk every minute," the...

  • Shut windows Sunday night, Minnesota, because of poor air quality

    May 13, 2024

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality red alert - considered unhealthy for all - beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday as wildfire smoke from Canada wafts into the state. The alert is the first issued statewide in the 2024 season, following a record number of alerts - 21 across Minnesota - issued in 2023. The smoke will follow a cold front coming in from north to south, sticking around overnight, the MPCA said in a social media post Sunday. The agency is urging Minnesotans to...

  • Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement over Don Samuels at Minneapolis convention

    May 13, 2024

    U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar won the DFL's stamp of approval during an endorsing convention in Minneapolis on Saturday, giving her the party's backing as she heads into a highly anticipated primary election rematch against Don Samuels. Omar's voice broke with emotion Saturday afternoon as she thanked convention goers for supporting her. The Minneapolis congresswoman won the DFL endorsement on the first ballot of voting, the first time she's ever done so. "It tells me that we should stop listening to...

  • New battered women's shelter to break ground in Bemidji this week

    May 13, 2024

    More than 550 victim-survivors were turned away from Bemidji's Northwoods Battered Women's Shelter in 2022 due to a lack of space. Crews break ground this week on a new $4.1 million facility funded by grants and donations. "I'm blown away by the community's support. Everyone believes in this and knows that it's needed," said executive director Christine Latzke. "Our business is saving peoples lives." Plans to replace the 46-year-old facility are decades in the making. With increased capacity, Latzke said the organization will refer fewer...

  • Two vehicle-vs.-bear collisions in one night in Chisago County

    May 13, 2024

    Chisago County Sheriff deputies were busy responding to not one, but two instances of vehicles colliding with bears overnight into Sunday. The department did not report any injuries from the collisions but posted on social media that two such incidents in one night is uncommon. "Truck vs. bear, the truck [fared] pretty well all things considered," the department posted around 10:30 p.m. Saturday about a collision on County Road 9 near Almelund on social media platform X. "Deputies tried to...

  • Andover motorcyclist dies after hitting deer in Aitkin County

    May 13, 2024

    A 57-year-old Andover man died early Sunday after he struck a deer and lost control of the motorcycle he was driving in Aitkin County, according to State Patrol. The man was identified as James Alton Childrey. The collision occurred after midnight, according to the incident report. The man was driving west on Hwy. 200 near milepost 183. https://www.startribune.com/andover-motorcyclist-dies-after-hitting-deer-in-aitkin-county/600365386/...

  • How did gambling develop into a major industry in Minnesota?

    May 13, 2024

    Minnesotans wanting to gamble have many options these days. They can visit a Native American casino, buy scratch-off games at a gas station, yank open pull-tabs at a bar or even play bingo at a church fish fry. But this is a fairly recent phenomenon. Minnesota's founders took a hard line against gambling, and the activity remained largely illegal in the state until a half century ago. What happened? That's what reader Rob Kloehn asked Curious Minnesota, the Star Tribune's reader-powered...

  • Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements

    May 13, 2024

    Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., but advocates worry that chunks of it may be used in ways that don't make a dent in the crisis. As state and local governments navigate how to use the money, advocates say local governments may not have the bandwidth to take the right steps to identify their communities' needs and direct their funding shares to projects that use proven methods to...

  • US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more

    May 13, 2024

    WASHINGTON - Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a pilot. The other wasn't. That second jet was piloted by artificial intelligence, with the Air Force's highest-ranking civilian riding along in the front seat. It was the ultimate display of how far the Air Force has come in developing a technology with its roots in the 1950s. But it's only a hint of the technology yet to come. The United States is competing to stay ahead of China on AI...

  • Across Minnesota, an easygoing fishing opener yields smiles and plenty of bites

    May 13, 2024

    Minnesotans jockeyed to launch boats from crowded access points all over the state Saturday as bluebird skies, cool water and mild breezes beckoned them in large numbers to partake in the fishing opener. The bite was slow in some places and adequate in others, but the elements were universally sublime. "Everyone's happy," said Robyn Dwight, who fished with her husband, Brian, on Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County. "It's nice just to be able to sit on the lake and relax. There was just enough...

  • Pioneer editorial: Let's all do our part to bring healing to our Indigenous community and beyond

    May 13, 2024

    Every year since National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day was established on May 5, 2021, either I or one of my coworkers have spent the day covering the missing murdered Indigenous women's event here in Bemidji. Over the years we've seen the event grow into something increasingly impactful and moving to be a part of. The events are usually attended by several hundred people of all ages from around the region. Sometimes we see a few city councilors and occasionally we will see a...

  • Red Lake woman dies, 3 hospitalized after two-vehicle crash in Pennington County

    May 13, 2024

    PENNINGTON COUNTY - A Red Lake woman has been pronounced dead and three people have been hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on May 3 in rural Pennington County. According to a report from the Minnesota State Patrol, at around 9 p.m. on Friday, May 3, a Chrysler minivan was driving east on Center Street East and a Buick LeSabre was driving south on 310th Ave. NE in Highlanding Township when the vehicles collided. The driver of the minivan, 49-year-old Mary Jean May, of Red Lake, was...

  • Teresa McDowell receives $5,000 Anishinaabe Arts Initiative fellowship

    May 13, 2024

    BEMIDJI - Region 2 Arts Council's Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Council recently awarded a $5,000 fellowship to beadwork and leatherwork artist Teresa McDowell of Williams, Minn. The AAI Fellowship is made possible by the McKnight Foundation and aims to assist the region's most talented enrolled tribal members and descendants in their artwork by awarding financial support to fund creative time, purchase of arts materials, supplies and equipment or arts research and experiences that facilitate...

  • Man faces multiple felonies after being accused of deliberately burning 3-year-old boy

    May 13, 2024

    BAUDETTE, Minn. - A man is in jail facing three felony charges after being accused of deliberately burning a 3-year-old boy with scalding hot water. According to court documents, it took Cory Roper and his girlfriend, the child's mother, three days to take the child in for medical treatment. Roper made his first appearance in court on Tuesday, May 7, in Lake of the Woods County. Pictures of the toddler provided to WDAY News show burns all over his face, scalp and hands. https...

  • Air quality alert issued immediately due to wildfire smoke for all of Minnesota

    May 13, 2024

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota. The alert takes effect at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, and runs until noon on Monday, May 13. The affected area includes the Twin Cities metro, Brainerd, Alexandria, Albert Lea, Marshall, Worthington, Rochester, Hinckley, St. Cloud, Winona, Ortonville, Mankato, Bemidji, East Grand Forks, Moorhead, International Falls, Two Harbors, Hibbing, Ely, Duluth, Roseau, and the tribal nations of Upper Sioux, Mille Lacs, Prairie Island, Leech Lake, Red Lake,...

  • BCA identifies woman killed in St. Paul force incident

    May 13, 2024

    ST. PAUL — The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the woman who died May 6 after a use-of-force incident involving St. Paul police. According to the medical examiner, Pepsi Lee Heinl, 41, of St. Paul died of multiple gunshot wounds. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has identified three St. Paul police officers who used force during this incident. They are all on critical incident leave. • Chiking Chazonkhueze fired his department handgun. He has three-and-a-half years of law enf...

  • Minneapolis Marketing Executive Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering in $1.5 Million Embezzlement Scheme

    May 13, 2024

    MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis woman has been charged with embezzling over $1.5 million from her employer, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Danielle Terese Eisenbacher, 39, was an employee of a Minneapolis-based marketing firm from October 2019 through October 2023. Eisenbacher held various roles in the company, including Director of Operations, Vice President of Operations, and Chief Operating Officer, and was responsible for managing the company's f...

  • Troopers to step up speed enforcement on rural roads

    May 13, 2024

    ST. PAUL — Minnesota State Patrol troopers are kicking off a new initiative to help stop dangerous speeding on rural high-risk roadways. This spring and summer, troopers will take part in the Rural Speed Reduction Project. Each district will assign troopers to conduct high visibility patrols on problematic roadways in their areas now through Sept. 2. “Losing a loved one because of a crash that was likely preventable is heartbreaking and unacceptable,” said Col. Christina Bogojevic, chief of the Minnesota State Patrol. “This new enforce...

  • MDA Seeks Input to Expand Farm to School and Early Care Efforts

    May 13, 2024

    St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Education and other partners, is hosting two public input sessions to discuss the future of Farm to School and Early Care efforts in Minnesota. All members of the public are welcome to participate, including — but not limited to — farmers, school nutrition professionals, early care providers, food system partners, and educators. Participants will be asked to provide input on strategies for expanding initiatives likes school and ear...

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