Articles from the March 14, 2023 edition
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State of the Band: Red Lake Nation Sees Growth in Previous Year
The Red Lake Nation saw highs and lows in 2022. Despite the challenges, the community saw progress, growth and unity. These were the main themes throughout the Red Lake State of the Band Address held on March 10 at the Oshkiimahjitahdah building in Redby. With many communities feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
Red Lake Leadership Looks to Restore Upper Red Lake Boundaries
The Red Lake Band is intending to restore a portion of Upper Red Lake. At the State of the Band address on March 10, Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. shared that the band will look to contact the United States Secretary of Interior to discuss restoring the reservation boundaries to fully include Upper Red Lake. Due to allotment...
Red Lake Nation College Awarded $1.9 Million for Expanded High-Speed Internet Access
The Red Lake Nation College was recently awarded a $1.9 million federal grant through the Biden-Harris Administration's Internet for All initiative. The grant would allow for more expansive broadband services while also leveling the educational playing field. Through the use of federal and tribal funding, schools like the RLNC...
Feds charge 10 new people in Feeding Our Future fraud probe
Ten more people have been charged in the ongoing $250 million federal food aid fraud case involving the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, prosecutors announced Monday. The additional charges reflect a deepening criminal probe that spans Minnesota. To date, 60 people have been charged since the first wave of indictments in September...
How Minnesota's venture-backed businesses navigated Silicon Valley Bank's collapse
Early Monday morning, after days of intense anxiety and stress, Liz Giorgi finally exhaled. Giorgi — the chief executive and co-founder of a Minneapolis-based on-demand photo and video services studio called Soona — could access her company's deposits from Silicon Valley Bank, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based lender that collapsed at the end of last week following a...
Minnesota legislators will get 7.25% pay hike
Minnesota legislators will get a 7.25% raise in July. The state's appointed Legislative Salary Council boosted lawmakers' salaries by $3,500 to $51,750, aiming to entice and retain qualified leaders amid rising inflation. The pay bump will cost taxpayers an additional $810,854 a year, according to council staff. "Once the...
Newborn abandoned in southern Wisconsin field was male
WHITEWATER, Wis. — The body of a dead newborn child found abandoned in a southerrn Wisconsin field earlier this month was that of a boy, police said Monday. The newborn was found March 4 in a plastic bag inside a cardboard box, wrapped in a light-colored shirt and wearing no additional clothing, Whitewater Police Chief Daniel Meyer said in a news release. Investigators...
Minnesota malnutrition deaths rose during pandemic
Deaths from malnutrition are rare in Minnesota, but they increased in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic - primarily among women 85 and older living alone in rural areas. The unexpected finding was part of a broader Mayo Clinic analysis of final death certificate data in 2020, when 10% of the state's 52,030 deaths were...
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse: Here's what Minnesotans need to know
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse - the second largest bank failure in U.S. history - reverberated across the country, including in Minnesota. Companies and venture funds with ties to the bank hustled to make sure their money was safe, while consumers tried to figure out what, if anything, it could mean for them. Silicon Valley...
Confirmed: Global floods, droughts worsening with warming
The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has ''sharply'' increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water. These aren't merely tough weather events, they are leading to extremes such as crop failure, infrastructure damage, even humanitarian crises and conflict. The big...
Government races to reassure US that banking system is safe
NEW YORK - Depositors withdrew savings and investors broadly sold off bank shares Monday as the federal government raced to reassure Americans that the banking system was secure after two bank failures fed fears that more financial institutions could fall. President Joe Biden insisted that the system was safe after the second-...
News release: Deadline to remove ice shelters in northern Minnesota is March 20
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers the upcoming deadline to remove ice shelters from lakes in the northern one-third of the state is quickly approaching. Heavy snow and slush in some areas means conditions on the ice might be challenging, so the DNR urges anglers to plan ahead to ensure they’re able to meet the deadline. The removal deadline in the...
New pilot study demonstrates huge potential in MN for e-waste recycling
A new pilot study that examines the potential for electronic waste (e-waste) recycling in Minnesota shows that a more concentrated, statewide effort to recycle the valuable metals contained in electronic devices could produce nearly two thousand jobs and provide $2.8 billion in revenue per year. E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world, and Minnesota could be a...
U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 10 Additional Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota today announced federal criminal charges against 10 additional defendants for their alleged roles in the fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 10 defendants are charged across four separate indictments and two criminal informations with...
Attorney General Ellison wins relief for tenants whose landlord unlawfully withheld amounts from security deposits
March 13, 2023 (SAINT PAUL) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his office has settled with a St. Paul-based property management company that illegally withheld amounts from tenants’ security deposits. The settlement requires the company to provide refunds to its tenants and change its security deposit retention practices to comply with the law....
Application Now Open for New MDA Continuous Living Cover Grant
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for a new grant to develop enterprises, supply chains, and markets for continuous living cover crops and cropping systems in the early stage of commercial development. Continuous living cover (CLC) refers to agricultural systems in which there are living plants and roots in the ground...
AmeriCorps Week 2023 Celebrates Millions of Americans who Unite in Service
WASHINGTON, DC — March 12-18, AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, celebrates AmeriCorps Week, and the millions of Americans who unite through service to address their communities most urgent needs. The annual celebration, observed the second full week of March, recognizes the more than 1.2 million Americans who have chosen to serve their...
Biden Budget Proposal Demonstrates Continued Commitment to Improving the Indian Health Service
On March 9, 2023, the President released the annual budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The “HHS Budget in Brief” has been released but the Congressional Justification for the Indian Health Service has not been released. The bottom line: Mandatory Funding for IHS Remains a Priority; Advance Funding Still Needed What they’re saying: “The Administration is...
Women of Color Lose Billions Each Year Due to White Supremacy and Sexism in the Workplace
New report from the National Partnership for Women & Families calls for better wages and more opportunity for women this Equal Pay Day WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Partnership for Women & Families is releasing a new report, “Women's Work Is Undervalued, and It's Costing Us Billions,” which details the negative effects of job segregation on women in the workforce, and i...
MINNESOTANS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF PASSING EARNED SICK & SAFE TIME STATEWIDE
St. Paul, Minnesota — On Monday afternoon, the Minnesota Senate Human Services Committee held a hearing on the Earned Sick and Safe Time bill, which seeks to implement this policy statewide. Earned Sick and Safe Time passed the House last month and aims to prioritize the health and well-being of communities by allowing workers to take time off to care for themselves or their...
Warriors upset in last second 3-pointer by Pelican Rapids in Red Lake, 64-63 - P4
The Red Lake Warriors, seated #8 in 8AA, were upset in Red Lake on Thursday, March 9, 2023 with a last second 3-point shot by Pelican Rapids, seated #9, ending their season for 2023. Red Lake led 37-33 in the first half. Pelican Rapids will now advance to play Thief River Falls (#1) on March 11, 2023, Charlie Larson led the...
Warrior Offense struggles in 68-50 loss to Pine River on Parent Appreciation Night - P12
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 - P13
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 - P15
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...
Close game all the way, Lady Warriors pull off 65-63 win over Clearbrook-Gonvick - P16
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...
