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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An apparent overdose is being blamed for the death of a man who lived at the Navigation Center in South Minneapolis. The Navigation Center opened last month and houses people who had been living in a homeless encampment off Hiawatha Avenue. Reg Chapman has more on the grieving process and the progress Navigation Center residents are making. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/01/07/minneapolis-navigation-center-apparent-overdose-death-homeless-encampment/...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The man who died from an apparent overdose at the city’s new Navigation Center for the homeless has been identified. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner says 47-year-old Todd Leigh Weldon was taken to Hennepin Healthcare Monday just after 4 p.m. He was pronounced dead in the hospital’s emergency room. The official cause of death will be released, pending further investigation....
MOUNTAIN IRON - The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls' basketball team had problems taking care of the ball Saturday afternoon, committing a total of 33 turnovers against visiting Red Lake. Ultimately, the turnovers didn't cost the Rangers the win as they came out with the 69-48 victory to move to 10-1 on the season. Playing an up-tempo, aggressive style of play, the Warriors were able to hang with MI-B for part of the first half all while flustering the Rangers on the court, as well as coach Jeff...
A man living at an experimental homeless shelter opened last month by the city and Red Lake Nation died there Sunday night from an apparent opioid overdose. Todd "Julio" Weldon, 47, had been living at the homeless encampment along Franklin and Hiawatha avenues before moving to the nearby "navigation center" shelter, said his fiancee Teresa Graves, who confirmed Weldon's death. She described him as happy, caring and giving. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/07/minneapolis-...
Senate Republican leaders rolled out their priorities on the first day of the legislative session Tuesday, focusing on mental health, child care, health care costs, government accountability and simplifying the tax code. “We have a fresh start,” said Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-Nisswa. “We have a governor that is now in office that feels like he would be more pragmatic. I had a good working relationship with (former) Gov. Dayton, but I think it will be different.” http://www.startribune.com/legislative-session-sta...
This exhibit features the photography of Joseph Allen (Rosebud Sioux), Manidoikwe Devlin (St. Croix Nation), David Manuel (Red Lake Nation), and E. Jourdain Jr (Red Lake Nation). These images celebrate the diversity and importance of land to Indigenous communities. Plus: We are inviting photographers everywhere to submit work for this exhibit. Enter via social media, where our juror will select pieces to be part of an evolving collage on one wall of the exhibit. Post your submission to your...
Sun Country Airlines is adding 19 seasonal routes this spring in its largest expansion ever, with eight from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport including one to Chicago with a $49 starting price. It's the biggest leap for its flight network yet by the Eagan-based carrier as it transforms from a middle-tier, Twin Cities-centric airline to an ultralow cost carrier with national reach. http://www.startribune.com/sun-country-rolls-out-most-new-routes-ever-including-49-one...
Hockey Day Minnesota Bemidji site is located on the South Shore of Lake Bemidji on the west end of the Sanford Center parking lots. Thursday, January 17 Sanford Health Family Night Gates Open at 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Bemidji High School Girls Hockey vs Woodbury HDM Bemidji Outdoor Rink Entertainment: Johnny Holm Band After the game until Midnight Tickets: $15 for adults 17 & under FREE Friday, January 18 Gates open at 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Bemidji State Men's Hockey vs Michigan Tech HDM Bemidji Outdoor Rink...
Homicide is suspected in the death of a man whose body was found over the weekend on a snowmobile trail in Hibbing, and two teenagers and a young man have been arrested in connection with the killing. A call to 911 about the body from a snowmobiler about 3 p.m. Sunday sent police and emergency medical personnel to the Mesabi Trail east of Kerr. http://www.startribune.com/teen-jailed-in-death-of-man-found-on-hibbing-trail-city-s-2nd-slaying-since-dec-25/504053202/...
Beltrami Electric Cooperative is now accepting applications for the 2019 Youth Tour, an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 15-20, 2019. Each year the cooperative sponsors one high school junior (will be a senior in the fall of 2019) whose parent or guardian is a member of Beltrami Electric Cooperative. Students on the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour will have the opportunity to meet with elected representatives in the U.S. House and Senate, discuss the process of government and...
Orono, Minnesota (January 8, 2019) – A passionate Lake Minnetonka advocate and marina owner along with the Lake Minnetonka Association (LMA) announced today findings that aim to change the way invasive species are controlled on Lake Minnetonka. After months of fact-finding, Tonka Bay Marina owner Gabriel Jabbour and the Lake Minnetonka Association, have concluded that current methods of harvesting invasive species such as Eurasian Watermilfoil do more harm than good to the lake. "A complete ove...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Board held their annual Reorganization Meeting on Monday, January 7, 2019, and one of the first orders of business was the swearing in of newly elected members. Taking the Oath of Office from Board Chairman Michael Barrett, were reelected members Barb Thomas and Roy Nelson, and newly elected members, Robert McClain and Marcus Tyler. All recently elected members will serve until 2023. This was also the first time ever that the Red Lake School Board now has seven...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Northwoods on Friday, January 4, 2019, hanging in pretty much most of the first half. Despite the speed and height of Northwoods, Red Lake trailed by just 7 points, 31-24. The Warriors were outscored in the second half 51-30 however, and lost the game 82-54. T. J. Chibotti led all scorers for Northwoods with 30 points, Dariaus Googleye and Cade Googleye each added 15 and Dylan Chibotti hit for 12. Delwyn Holthusen Jr. led Red Lake with 21 points,...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Northwoods on Friday, January 4, 2019, hanging in pretty much most of the first half. Despite the speed and height of Northwoods, Red Lake trailed by just 7 points, 31-24. The Warriors were outscored in the second half 51-30 however, and lost the game 82-54. T. J. Chibotti led all scorers for Northwoods with 30 points, Dariaus Googleye and Cade Googleye each added 15 and Dylan Chibotti hit for 12. Delwyn Holthusen Jr. led Red Lake with 21 points,...
RED LAKE, MN - The annual New Years Eve Traditional Pow Wow was held at the Red Lake Humanities beginning at 6 PM Friday evening. Although scheduled, there was no Grand Entry, making it even more traditional, everything got underway shortly after 7 PM. There were dance specials including the Potato Dance, Spot Dances, Street Clothes Dance and a Red Dress Special, in memory of Missing/Murdered Indigenous Women. There was also a Food Contest with prizes for Best Fry bread, Best Wild Game, Best...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Lake of the Woods on Thursday, December 20, 2018, taking a 49-21 half-time lead and cruising on to the 79-42 win. The win put Red Lake at 8-1 on the season, losing only to Stephen-Argyle in a tournament match last week. Angel McClain lead all scorers with 26 points, Autumn Holthusen had 19 and Gerika Kingbird hit for 15. Ashton Aery had 15 for Lake of the Woods, and Rebekah Fraser added 11. Red Lake will travel to Cass Lake on Friday, December 21st...
Diana Tucker 1945 - 201 Diana Marie Tucker, 73, of Evansville, IN passed away Tue., Jan. 1, 2019. Diane was born Nov. 15, 1945 in Oregon to the late Richard and Elizabeth (Johnson) Romerhaus. She was a member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. Diana is survived by her husband, Steve Tucker; sons, David Spencer and Morgan Clark; daughter, Lisa Clark; several grandchildren; sisters, Sharon and Pamela. Celebration of life will be Thur., Jan 10, 2019, 9:00 am - 10:00 am at Ziemer Funeral...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors came out in a fury on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at home, racking up a quick 76-18 point lead in the first half of their game with Laporte. They would add 22 more points with mostly reserves playing in the second half, crusing to the 98-29 victory. It was the first game of a double-header in Red Lake where both the boys and girls would take to the court. Gerika Kingbird led all scorers in the game with 25 points, 23 in the first half, Autumn Holthusen added...
LONGMONT, Colorado (January 8, 2019) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has received a grant of $1.35 million over two years from the Henry Luce Foundation to fund a fellowship program that will support intellectual leadership in Native American communities. The fellowship program will support 10 outstanding Native Americans who hail from a wide variety of fields and who utilize different modes of expression in communicating their knowledge and work. “We are honored and excited to partner with the Henry Luce Foundation to...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Monday his top priority for the state budget is education, and he plans to create a new cabinet of educators and parents to advise him. The 64-year-old Republican kept to an upbeat theme in his first State of the State address to lawmakers in what is considered the official kickoff to the legislative session. https://www.chron.com/news/education/article/Little-declares-education-top-priority-in-State-13514861.php...
Seven Clans Casino-Red Lake Job Fair - Thursday, January 10, 2018 10 AM - 2 PM - Full and Part Time Positions Open...
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations wants a moratorium on the adoption of all First Nations children in the province. On Monday, Premier Scott Moe officially apologized Monday for Saskatchewan's role in the Sixties Scoop. Tens of thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families between the 1960s and 1980s and adoped into mostly white families. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/fsin-adoptions-sask-suspended-1.4969604...
Payouts to members of four Manitoba First Nations affected by flooding in 2011 were supposed to begin to flow last month but lawyers for the group are heading back to court to ask for more time after thousands of claims received were missing pieces. "Because such a high percentage of these claims were deficient, we thought it would be a travesty of justice if they just applied the settlement [money] as it was and only 20 percent of eligible people got paid," said Sabrina Lombardi, at McKenzie Lake Lawyers in Toronto, one of the firms...
The body overseeing the compensation process for the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement has overturned an award to the family of a deceased residential school survivor because the claim application did not have his signature. The Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat oversees the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) for compensation for specific claims of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and other wrongful acts that caused serious psychological harms to former students. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
(WASHINGTON) — Members of the Crow Tribe hunt elk to feed their families. The state of Wyoming says they can’t kill the animals on federal forest land without a permit. http://sandhillsexpress.com/abc_national/supreme-court-to-hear-native-american-hunting-rights-case-abcid36146107/...
