Articles from the March 3, 2023 edition
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Red Lake, Standing Rock Prepare for Electric Vehicle Corridor
Two Midwest tribes are getting a $6.5 million boost from the U.S. Department of Energy to launch electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure on their tribal lands. The Red Lake Band of Chippewa and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will get an equal share of the grant funding secured by Native Sun Power Development. Each community will acq...
Jury quickly finds Murdaugh guilty of murder of wife, son
WALTERBORO, S.C. - Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in a case that chronicled the unraveling of a powerful Southern family with tales of privilege, greed and addiction. The jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding...
Lindsay Whalen out as Gophers women's basketball coach
As the news conference neared Thursday afternoon, two microphones at the table became one. Lindsay Whalen would not be there after all. In what athletic director Mark Coyle said was an emotional day at the University of Minnesota, Whalen and Coyle agreed that her time as head women's basketball coach would end Thursday after...
'Don't have time to wait': Advocates renew push for Minnesota to allow medication aid in dying
DeeDee Welles has seen what it looks like to die from ovarian cancer. Four decades ago, she watched her energetic mother - an active volunteer, former competitive diver and near-daily tennis player - go in and out of the hospital with bowel blockages from the disease. At the end, Welles was helpless as her mother wasted away...
Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 riot harm, Justice Dept. says
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump's legal vulnerability for his speech before the riot. The Justice Department told a Washington federal appeals court in a legal...
Rep. George Santos under investigation by House Ethics panel
WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is launching an investigation into embattled Republican Rep. George Santos, the New York congressman whose lies and embellishments about his resume and personal life have drawn deep scrutiny. The investigation appears to be far reaching. It seeks to determine whether...
Minnesota on downside of winter bump in COVID-19 deaths
Minnesota is emerging from another winter of increased COVID-19 mortality, though the toll of the past few months has been far below the prior two winters. Thursday's weekly pandemic update showed that Minnesota had reached a peak of 10 COVID-19 deaths per day in January that has since dropped by half. While that was the...
U.S. House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, in what would be the most far-reaching U.S. restriction on any social media app. Lawmakers voted 24 to 16 to approve the measure to grant the administration new powers to ban the ByteDance-owned app -...
USDA Announces $7.5 Million Available in Grant Funding to Expand Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2023--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $7.5 million through the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer) and the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP), and is now accepting applications for these funding opportunities through USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). These competitive grant...
Attorney General Ellison, Mayors Frey and Carter press Kia and Hyundai for safety recall
In a letter to CEOs, underscore need to recall and outfit vehicles with industry-standard anti-theft technology to improve public safety in light of rapidly rising tide of thefts of Kia and Hyundai vehicles March 2, 2023 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter today pressed the North American...
Lady Warriors season ends with 83-39 loss to Thief River Falls in Section 8AA
Lady Warriors season ends with 83-39 loss to Thief River Falls in Section 8AA on Thursday, March 2, 2023....
Maplewood Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of an Unregistered Pipe Bomb
MINNEAPOLIS – A Maplewood man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years supervised release for illegal possession of a pipe bomb, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to the plea agreement and other court documents, on April 28, 2022, law enforcement executed a search warrant at the Maplewood residence of Dylan Raymond Orr, 27,...
MnDOT launches first multimodal trip planner to focus on rural transportation services
ST. PAUL, Minn. – When a person wants to take a trip across the country, they can choose from a variety of travel planning apps to help make that happen. But what if the trip they want to take is from Mankato to New Ulm, or within their own community, using non-personal transportation? The Minnesota Department of Transportation has launched a pilot project to bring trip plann...
Mobile phones and video are increasingly important in young people's education
A UOC study of digital consumption between the ages of 14 and 35 also highlights a decline in attention spans Socio-cultural environments determine consumption models and have an impact on how knowledge is absorbed The study, carried out in partnership with Accenture, will help adapt the creation of educational content to new consumption habits (Infographic - Digital consumptio...
Legislation Would Ensure Equal Treatment for Michigan's Native Children, Guardians
LANSING, Mich.- Two state Senators in Michigan have introduced bipartisan legislation that would ensure Native American children can benefit from guardianship assistance, including permanent placement with guardians instead of temporary foster care. The bills, introduced Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and Sen. John Damoose...
Montana Native American tuition waiver could loosen requirements
HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s Native American tuition waiver is facing a revision that would expand the eligibility of the program so more people could qualify, according to a House Bill making its way through the Legislature. However, some state and education administrators are concerned about the financial cost of the tuition waivers. Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, Democrat, first...
Warriors Varsity run over BGMR Gators 97-54 in last game of regular season - P3
Warriors Varsity run over the BGMR Gators 97-54 in the Swamp Red Lake JV comes back from down 24-22 at the half to get another victory 56-46...
Warrior Offense struggles in 68-50 loss to Pine River on Parent Appreciation Night - P5
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...
Lady Warriors come back from slow first-half start to win in thriller over Lake of the Woods 52-51 - P6
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...
Red Lake Warriors top one-hundred in 101-65 win over Kelliher-Mustangs - P8
Red Lake Warriors top one-hundred in 101-65 win over Kelliher-Mustangs on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. JV Warriors also winners over Kelliher-Northome 92-53...
Obahshiing Ice Fishing Tournament 2023 - P9
Obahshiing Ice Fishing Tournament 2023 held on Saturday, February 18, 2023 from 10 AM -5 PM https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRH- Obahshiing Tournament 2023 Adult Winners 1st $600.00 Conrad Neadeau 2nd $500.00 Barry Oakgrove 3rd $400.00 Jeff Kingbird 4th $300.00 Maurice Cook 5th $200.00 Arn Stately 10th Auger Anthony...
Close game all the way, Lady Warriors pull off 65-63 win over Clearbrook-Gonvick - P8
Close game all the way, but Lady Warriors pull off 65-63 win over Clearbrook-Gonvick on Friday, February 17, 2023 Red Lake's Junior High Team also winners, 28-21 in early game...
Nevis tops Red Lake 76-61: Tiger's JV also winners in early game 78-29 - P14
Nevis tops Red Lake 76-61: Tiger's JV also winners in early game 78-29...
Fox scores 35 and hits the 1000-point milestone in Red Lake's 91-70 win over Walker-Hackensack-Akley - P17
Ken Fox III scores 35 and hits the 1000-point milestone in Red Lake's 91-70 win over Walker-Hackensack-Akley on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Red Lake's JV takes down WHA 67-46 in the early game...
