Articles from the February 27, 2023 edition
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Alexis Rae Rodriquez
Alexis Rae Rodriquez September 3, 1994 ~ February 21, 2023 (age 28) Alexis "Dud" Rae Rodriquez, 28 years young, "Manidoo Ikwe" meaning "Spirit Woman" of the Migizi Clan and from Bemidji, Minnesota unexpectedly began her journey to the spirit world on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 from the North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale,...
Brent A. Putnam
Brent A. Putnam June 10, 1967 - February 21, 2023 Brent Allen Putnam June 10th, 1967-February 21st, 2023 On February 27th, 2023, Brent Allen Putnam, age 55, passed away in his home after a long illness. All services for Brent will be celebrated on Monday, February 27th, 2023, at Gilbertson's Funeral Home, Devils Lake. Viewing...
Minnesota Democrats rapidly advance the most progressive agenda in a generation
Minnesota has guaranteed abortion rights in state law, set ambitious new clean energy goals and is about to allow unauthorized immigrants to get driver's licenses and restore voting eligibility to people released from prison. And Democrats have controlled state government for less than two months. Scores of other long-sought...
Empire officially will become Minnesota's newest city on Tuesday
The votes are counted - Empire officially will become Minnesota's newest city on Tuesday when the new mayor and City Council are sworn in. There were 319 votes cast in the Valentine's Day special election. Trent Larsen will become Empire's first mayor after beating each of the other candidates by 200 votes. Tom Kaldunski, Danny...
Senate President Bobby Joe Champion blazes a leadership path at the Capitol
As the Minnesota Senate debated abortion access last month for 15 hours, President Bobby Joe Championwas front and center on the podium for a 13-hour stretch without a break or a sip of water. The debate on the PRO Act, which protects abortion rights in state law, was the first extended Senate session this year. If it was a...
Minnesota budget surplus: Spend every penny (and then some)
This week, Minnesota budget authorities will release their semiannual update on the state's finances. Barring major surprises, it will show that Minnesota has a considerable surplus. The announcement will renew an 18-month-old debate about what to do with the funds. Most conservatives will continue calls to "give it back"...
Saving the Dakota language, and saving a worldview
When Joe Bendickson was growing up, first on the Lake Traverse Reservation near the Minnesota-South Dakota border and then in St. Paul, he did not speak Dakota, his ancestral tongue. Few did. Generations of Native Americans had been institutionally raised in boarding schools, which banned students from speaking their native...
From Minnesota to HBO series, Indigenous actor is bringing 'my people and my stories with me'
Isabella Star LaBlanc keeps running into her 17-year-old self. The 25-year-old actor was reminded of her on a recent visit home to Minneapolis, on a stop by her old high school. But she's been running into her in Iceland, too. There, LaBlanc is filming the next season of "True Detective," playing Leah, the 17-year-old...
On Ukraine front, civilians cling on as troops repel Russia
VUHLEDAR, Ukraine — The murky water oh so slowly trickles from the filthy drainpipe into her grimy container — the ticking seconds ramping up the risk that Emilia Budskaya could lose life or limb to Russian artillery strikes torturing her front-line town in eastern Ukraine. Gaping gashes from shrapnel in the courtyard walls around her testify to the dangers of venturing...
Migrant boat breaks up off Italian coast, killing nearly 60
ROME - A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, and dozens more people were missing in the rough waters. Officials feared the death toll could top 100 since some survivors indicated the boat had...
Millions who rely on Medicaid may be booted from program
WASHINGTON - If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year. Roughly 84 million people are covered by the government-sponsored program, which has grown by 20 million people since January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But as states begin checking...
Turkey Begins Rebuilding for 1.5M Left Homeless by Earthquakes
ANTAKYA/ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month's devastating earthquakes, a government official said Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000. More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged in the Feb. 6...
Deepfake porn, election misinfo would be crime under Minnesota bill
ST. PAUL — These days the internet is rife with “deepfakes,” artificial intelligence-generated video and sound, often of well-known people doing and saying things they’ve never done. The technology has been around for a while, but in the past year it has proliferated on a scale never seen before. While many of these fakes are seemingly harmless, like ex-presidents...
1 killed in Duluth police shooting
DULUTH — A police officer shot and killed a 34-year-old Duluth man who "charged" the officer with a knife during an arrest attempt, Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said Friday evening. The shooting occurred at about 2:20 p.m. Friday in the alley of the 1500 block of East Third Street. Ceynowa said officers were trying to arrest the man for felony threats of violence. They...
Woman found dead near highway in north-central Minnesota
DEERWOOD — A 48-year-old Perham, Minnesota, woman was found dead Wednesday, Feb. 22, near Highway 6 in Deerwood The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident, reported at 12:43 a.m. on the 22000 block of State Highway 6 in Deerwood. According to the report, deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive woman lying on the ground. The woman, Nicole...
Native Healing Coalition Seeks Tribal Support for Indian Boarding School Legislation
WASHINGTON - Speaking at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Executive Council Winter Session on Wednesday, Deborah Parker (Tulalip), CEO of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS), called on tribal leaders to advocate for the reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on...
NCAI Acquires "Crying Indian" and Quickly Retires Him
The National Congress of American Indians announced Thursday that it had acquired ownership of the well-known "Crying Indian" anti-pollution public service announcement (PSA) advertisement that first aired on Earth Day in 1971. The advertisement, which raised awareness of environmental protection and became a part of popular...
Women of Wounded Knee: 'Why Creator gave me my life'
Stephanie Autumn was 18 years old when she arrived in March 1973 at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. She would turn 19 later that month. Assigned to the so-called security shack for the American Indian Movement leaders who had occupied the town, she would pray and remember the ceremonies when the firefights erupted. “To be in a situation where the United States government was...
White Earth RBC Seeking Public Comment: Family Relations Code
[2/24/2023] The White Earth RBC is requesting enrolled member's help with the proposed Family Relations Code via public comment! Please click on the link below to review the code. You may email your comment directly to Lori.Thompson@whiteearth-nsn.gov. This will be available for public comment for 30 days as of the date of this notice. Thank you! Click here to view the Family...
Elders teach the finer points - and spiritual importance - of snow snake
Just as golfers need a golf ball to play, snow snake players need a snow snake. And like golf with its multiplicity of clubs, an assortment of different snow snakes can help meet the challenges of a course. All week inside the Rail River Folk School in Bemidji lots of people worked hard scraping and sanding long pieces of wood into snow snakes, ready to be launched in...
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Warrior Offense struggles in 68-50 loss to Pine River on Parent Appreciation Night
Warrior Offense struggles in 68-50 loss to Pine River on Parent Appreciation Night Red Lake's Junior Varsity Offense dominates in 58-28 over Pine River in early game...
Red Lake Chemical Health Fishing Derby Winners of February 25, 2023
Red Lake Chemical Health Fishing Derby Winners of February 25, 2023 Adult Winners 1st place - Chandler May (3.820lbs; 22Inch) 2nd place - Lance Hart (3.780lbs; 22Inch) 3rd place - Martell Strong (3.680lbs; 22Inch) 4th Place - Dino Perkins (3.615lbs; 21inch) 10th place - Ashley Lussier (3.300lbs; 22Inch) 11th place - Clay Frazier...
Redby Community Center Cribbage Tournament Winners on February 25, 2023
Redby Community Center Cribbage Tournament Winners on February 25, 2023 1st Arnold May 2nd Gary Thunder 3rd Robyn Dudley 4th Corky Clark...
Little Rock Community Snow & Ice Sculpture Contest Winners of February 26, 2023
Prizes as listed: 1st place - $600 2nd place - $500 3rd place - $400 4th place - $300 5th place - $200 6th place through 10th is $100 We hope to see you there! (Limited to the Little Rock District Members Only)...
Lady Warriors come back from slow first-half start to win in thriller over Lake of the Woods 52-51 - P2
Lady Warriors come back from slow first-half start to win in thriller over Lake of the Woods 52-51 in Red Lake It was Red Lake's last home game of the regular season and Parent Appreciation Night as well...
