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FARGO — Prescription opioid use in North Dakota has a distinctive geography. Use intensity of the narcotic painkillers varies considerably by county. The rate of use in Sioux County, where usage is highest, is 8.8 times greater than in Billings County, the lowest-usage county, according to state figures. https://www.grandforksherald.com/business/healthcare/4552760-culture-practice-explains-nds-widely-varied-opioid-rx-rates...
A planned biosciences park in southeastern Minnesota that struggled for 12 years to draw investment effectively collapsed last month when two-thirds of the 1,904-acre parcel was sold to the Prairie Island Indian Community in a $15.5 million deal. The tribe said through a representative that it has no immediate plan for the land, but purchased it from the developer, Tower Investments of Woodland, Calif., as part of an ongoing search for parcels located a safe distance from Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Station, which sits a...
A local Native American group advocating for justice of missing and murdered indigenous women and relatives is working on starting a search and prevention group for victims of violence and trafficking. Native Lives Matter hosted a fundraising event Saturday at the Central Hillside Community Center. The funds collected from the event will go towards search trainings and community patrol. https://www.wdio.com/news/gitchigami-search-group-native-lives-matter-/5199913/...
The Duluth Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating a thirteen-year-old boy. According to police, Ogima Joseph Currie reportedly ran away from Woodland Hills on Tuesday, Jan. 1. Ogima is described to be Native American, 5-feet 6-inches tall and weighing 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing an all green sweat suit. Anyone with any information on Ogima's whereabouts should please call 911....
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Sentencing for a Porcupine man convicted in a drunken driving crash that killed a family on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has been delayed because he tested positive for marijuana. The Rapid City Journal reports that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Viken said during Friday's hearing he would not go through with sentencing for Tyler Makes Him First due to the risk of an appeal. Viken said a defendant on drugs could claim not to understand his or her rights. https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-r...