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Shalyssa Marie Ostlund July 3, 1990 ~ April 27, 2023 (age 32) Shalyssa Marie Ostlund (Migiziikwe, Eagle Woman), age 32, journeyed to the Spirit World on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born on July 3, 1990 in Bemidji, MN, to Michael James Ostlund Sr and Eljean Marie Whitefeather. Shalyssa obtained her GED in 2022 and was currently attending Red Lake Nation College. She was currently employed with Oshkiimaajitahdah Bemijiigamaag Office as a...
Federal prosecutors have charged 45 people they accuse of belonging to two of Minneapolis' most prominent street gangs with complex conspiracy charges in what law enforcement leaders are billing as a major shift in the government's year-old initiative to counter violent crime in the city. For the first time, prosecutors are levying racketeering conspiracy charges to go after Minneapolis gangs linked to allegations of murder, robbery, drug conspiracy and gun crimes. The statute - also referred...
MINNEAPOLIS – Two indictments were unsealed today in the District of Minnesota charging 30 members and associates of two Minneapolis-based street gangs – the Highs and the Bloods – with racketeering (RICO) conspiracy involving alleged murder, attempted murder, robbery, obstruction of justice, and drug trafficking. Additional charges include the use of a firearm to commit murder and drug trafficking. In addition to these indictments, separate charging documents have been brought against an additional 15 Highs or Bloods members on drug and gun c...
(Bemidji, MN) (May 3, 2023) –Paul Bunyan Communications and the Red Lake Nation are holding another a sign-up day for the Affordable Connectivity Program on Monday, May 15 from 1-4 p.m. at the Red Lake Community Center, 15041 Great Nation Drive. The Affordable Connectivity Program will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households struggling to afford internet service and provides a discount of up to a $30 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up t...
Looters broke into Rob Yang's footwear stores in Minneapolis and St. Paul in 2020, wiping out an overflowing inventory of shoes that had piled up as pandemic restrictions blocked sales. Yang is still struggling to bounce back after his insurance coverage fell far short of his losses. It's a common story along riot-damaged corridors. "Things are slowly coming back," Yang said Wednesday as he surveyed renovation work on a University Avenue property he bought in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood in...
Cindy Hagen was overwhelmed as she leaned back in her wheelchair and inhaled outside air for the first time in 294 days. A group of friends and relatives huddled in the drizzle outside a hospital in Austin, Minn., last week as Hagen, 49, a quadriplegic with limited movement of her limbs, relished her newfound freedom. "What is that?" asked Hagen, her eyes filling with tears. "Is that fresh air that I'm breathing?" https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-woman-with-disabilities-...
It seems everyone in Purple Nation has had a hot take on what it meant when the Vikings didn't extend Kirk Cousins' contract beyond this season and then explored the possibility of trading up in the first round to pick Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson as Cousins' heir apparent in 2024. On Wednesday, Cousins himself was asked to join the fray when he spoke to the local media for the first time since the end of the 2022 season. So, Kirk, what say you? "I think you're always looking to the...
ATLANTA - Police on Wednesday evening arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice, killing one woman and wounding four others earlier in the day. Authorities had swarmed the city's bustling midtown neighborhood shortly after noon in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting. Police said in a statement that the gunman, who they identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, was captured in Cobb County, just northwest of Atlanta. Authorities...
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point to the highest level in 16 years. But the Fed also signaled that it may now pause its streak of 10 rate hikes, which have made borrowing for consumers and businesses steadily more expensive. In a statement after its latest policy meeting, the Fed removed a sentence from its previous statement that had said ''some additional" rate hikes might be needed. It...
An Indianapolis man is accused of following a Ukrainian woman to Minnesota where he restrained her with duct tape inside a Bloomington hotel room and sexually assaulted her at gunpoint before a five-hour standoff with police ensued. Jeff Michael Schofield, 34, remains in custody at Hennepin County jail and the court issued a no contact order Wednesday with the 33-year-old woman, who told police she had been in a relationship with Schofield since last summer but they were breaking up. When she told him she was going to Minnesota, he drove up...
Over the objections of grieving loved ones, an Otsego man will not go to prison for being drunk when an ATV crash claimed the life of the 12-year-old boy who was riding with him. Austin M. Copsey, 37, was sentenced Tuesday in Wright County District Court after pleading guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the rollover wreck on July 16 that killed Jesse Hooper, also of Otsego. Copsey entered what is known as an Alford plea, meaning he maintained his innocence but acknowledged there was ample evidence to convict him. Judge...
Though serious crime aboard Metro Transit buses and light rail trains surged by nearly two-thirds in the first quarter of 2023, the agency's new police chief said Wednesday he's confident a plan to combat crime will produce results. Sworn in as Metro Transit's police chief in March, Ernest Morales III joined the department as a 40-point action plan was being implemented to bolster an official presence on public transit. That strategy, adopted last year, includes more police and community...
MOSCOW - Russian authorities accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attempting to attack the Kremlin with two drones overnight in an effort to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. The Ukrainian government denied any involvement. The Kremlin decried the alleged attack attempt as a ''terrorist act'' and said Russian military and security forces ''disabled'' the drones before they could strike. It did not elaborate. A statement on the Kremlin's website said debris from the unmanned aerial vehicles fell...
Odds improved ever so slightly Wednesday on Minnesota's prospects for joining neighboring states in legalizing sports gambling. Sen. Matt Klein, DFL-Mendota Heights, offered an amendment to his legalization bill that would aid the state's two horse-racing tracks, which were left out of the initial bill. Klein called the amendment a "best faith effort to accommodate horse tracks." Under his plan, sports gambling would be taxed at 10% with 30% of that going to an economic development fund for the...
EAGAN, Minn. — The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation recently awarded $400,000 in grant funding for nonprofit organizations to support birth equity including the Northwest Indian Community Development Center of Bemidji. NWICDC's $100,000 grant will support Indigenous families in northwest and north-central Minnesota who participate in its Maskawizi Wayeshkad program. "Maskawizi Wayeshkad is designed for, by, and with American Indian families, and emphasizes early prenatal care, cultural teachings, normalization of b...
Today is World Press Freedom Day, an annual observance that celebrates the fundamental principles of a free and independent press, while paying tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the name of reporting truth. For us, it’s a day of overwhelming gratitude that we live and work in a community that supports our work. It’s a day to thank our subscribers, who actively uphold our rights to free speech and an independent press. And it’s a day to encourage all of our readers to experience the value of local news. 24 hours of unlim...
ST. PAUL - In anticipation of the National Day of Awareness for Missing Murdered Indigenous Relatives on May 5, Minnesota's recently formed Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives unveiled its new logo to the public to differentiate itself from other public safety offices while helping bring awareness to the issue it seeks to resolve. Juliet Rudie, director of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office, talked during a virtual news conference Tuesday about the significance...
BEMIDJI - MMIW 218 is set to host a walk/run to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, May 5, in Bemidji. The event will begin in the Subway parking lot, located at 120 Paul Bunyan Drive South. The walking portion will kick off at 11 a.m. and runners will start at 11:30. The route will end at Paul Bunyan Park, where a program will be held. For more information, visit the MMIW 218 Facebook page. https://www.bemidjipioneer.co...
5th Annual BSU CIS Powwow held over the weekend on April 29, 2023 Photographs by Lainie Hiller Photography...
Native American ancestors buried in New York will soon be protected by state law from unintentional excavation-a right the state's tribal nations have been advancing for more than 20 years. On Monday night, the state's Senate and Assembly passed the unmarked burial site protection act as part of a budget bill. The law, once signed by the governor, will enact measures to prevent unmarked Native American burial sites from destruction when human remains or funerary objects are unearthed by...
Larrisa Fasthorse found her voice and her superpower through being a playwright. On April 20, Fasthorse (Sicangu Lakota) became the first Native American woman playwright produced on Broadway with the debut of her original work, "The Thanksgiving Play." The play - starring D'Arcy Carden, Katie Finneran, Scott Foley and Chris Sullivan- tells the story of four white presenting people attempting to devise a culturally sensitive first Thanksgiving play for Native American Heritage Month. The...
Members of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee used a Tuesday hearing on the Interior Department’s fiscal 2024 budget to voice their displeasure with the administration’s energy production policies to Secretary Deb Haaland. The strongest criticism came from Republicans on the panel, though Chairman Joe Manchin III, a centrist West Virginia Democrat with ties to the state’s coal industry, also expressed disappointment with how the department has managed oil and gas production. Members of both parties raised concerns over...
Prom Night 2023 celebrated by local students from the area Photographs by members of the communities....
The Native American Fish & Wildlife Society 40th Annual National Conference was held in Anchorage, Alaska, April 24-27, 2023 at the Hilton Hotel. See Agenda: https://www.nafws.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-National-Conference-FINAL-AGENDA-4.13.23.pdf NAFWS: We are thrilled to have had the honor and privilege of recognizing so many outstanding individuals in our communities who are truly dedicated to the conservation and preservation of fish and wildlife species at our banquet last night...
(Bemidji, MN) (April 24, 2023) – An estimated crowd of over 4,000 attended the GigaZone Gaming Championship & TechXpo on Saturday, April 22 at the Sanford Center. The event featured free gaming, numerous gaming tournaments, over 35 technology exhibitors, door prizes, and special guest Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple. This one-of-a-kind regional gaming event showcases Paul Bunyan Communications' IT and web development team which custom built and integrated much of the online technology and...
