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Robert "Robbie" J. Bueno Jr. May 23, 1991 - April 11, 2021 Robert "Robbie" Bueno Jr., age 29, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021. He was born May 23, 1991 in St. Paul, MN. Robbie was an outgoing individual who loved to make people laugh. He was a wonderful storyteller, had an awesome sense of style, and truly cherished the time he spent with his family. Robbie enjoyed hiking, agate picking, doing bead work, attending pow wows, was a collector, and had a passion for music. When he walked into a...
Protesters clashed with law enforcement for a third straight night Tuesday outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department, with activists demanding an independent investigation into Daunte Wright's death. Activist and attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong told the crowd that she recently spoke to Gov. Tim Walz about introducing nine bills to the Legislature. "Ending qualified immunity is an example ... to stop killing people on the taxpayer's dollars. ... We want an independent body to investigate...
Gov. Tim Walz says while he's closely monitoring an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Minnesota, he doesn't anticipate tightening restrictions on businesses or social gatherings anytime soon. But he's not quite ready to relinquish the emergency powers he's used to respond to the pandemic and put those restrictions in place. Walz plans to extend those powers for another 30 days on Wednesday, citing the need for continued vigilance as the state races to vaccinate as many people...
Xcel Energy has unveiled plans for the largest solar-energy plant in Minnesota by far, a $575 million project in Becker adjacent to the company's Sherco coal-power complex. The solar plant would create 900 union construction jobs and provide enough electricity to power 100,000 Upper Midwest homes, the company said. It would help replace some electricity generation that will be lost through the early retirement of Xcel's three Sherco coal generators. https://www.startribune.co...
Bishop Michael Hoeppner of the Diocese of Crookston resigned Tuesday after a request to step down by Pope Francis and an investigation that showed he had covered up a sex abuse allegation against a priest. Hoeppner is the first U.S. Catholic bishop to be disciplined under new Vatican protocols for reviewing and sanctioning bishops for sex abuse or coverups. The 2019 guidelines were put in place to enforce greater accountability of bishops when there are reports of abuse by clergy under their...
When the first round of pandemic relief payments went out last spring, Debbi Harris felt like her son, Josh, was forgotten by lawmakers in Washington, D.C. As the coronavirus pandemic tore through the country, the Harris family went to great lengths to protect the health of their youngest son, now 28, who has complex medical needs. But while Debbi and her husband Victor got relief payments last year, Debbi noticed Josh, as a dependent, was not included. "We are so used to being just isolated...
A student opened fire on officers responding to a report of a possible gunman at a Tennessee high school Monday, and police shot back and killed him, authorities said. The shooting wounded an officer and comes as the community reels from off-campus gun violence that has left three other students dead this year. Police found the student in a bathroom at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, a city about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of Nashville, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation...
BEMIDJI -- In typical Minnesota fashion, winter has once again reared its head, leaving a dumping of snow on Bemidji and the rest of the Northland throughout the evening hours on Monday and into Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, N.D., a recent drop in temperatures has caused wet and slushy roads to ice over this morning, bringing travel impacts for the morning commute. The hazardous weather outlook said light snow showers will continue on and off for much of the...
Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC) is hosting a conference on the challenges and barriers to online and distance education at tribal colleges (TCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Panelists will discuss the future of online education and how it fits into nation-building and tribal colleges' service to their communities. The conference is open and free to all, but organizers are planning the event with TCU and MSI administrators, staff, and faculty in mind. Other topics that will...
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) this morning sent a message to health care providers around the state advising that they follow the federal recommendation to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review data about an extremely rare type of blood clot that has been reported in six people who received that vaccine in the United States. As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen)...
Washington, D.C. (April 13, 2021) – The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and Native American Lifelines (NAL) are pleased to announce the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations for urban Indians in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia metropolitan area. In partnership with the Indian Health Service and University of Maryland – Baltimore, registration is now available for appointments in Baltimore beginning on Wednesday, April 14. “For months, we have fought tooth and nail to get vaccines for urban Indians in Maryland, D.C., and...
(Washington, DC) April 13, 2021 – This week, Winter Wildlands Alliance, The Mountaineers, and Outdoor Alliance released a funding report about the Forest Service, making the case for a bold investment in the agency as Congress prepares to begin the appropriations process. Outdoor recreation is booming, with recent reports showing historic visitation to our public lands and waters, yet funding for the public land agencies has not kept up with the growth in visitation. Recreation infrastructure on our National Forests is crumbling under increas...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved a measure to ban the use of Native American names, symbols and images as school mascots, logos and team names at most public schools in Washington. On a 90-8 vote, the House concurred with changes made in the Senate. Once the measure is signed by Gov. Jay Inslee, the ban would take effect Jan. 1. Under the measure, school districts would have some time to phase out the mascot, team name or logo, but they would be required to select a new mascot by Dec. 31 to take effect by the end...
Connecticut plans to allocate millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds toward education programs designed to help make up for learning lost by the state's schoolchildren during the pandemic. Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday that $10.7 million of Connecticut’s federal pandemic recovery funding will pay for an initiative he's calling the Learner Engagement and Attendance Program or LEAP, which will be a partnership between the state Department of Education and six regional state Education Service Centers. Among other things, the...
WASHINGTON – Indian Affairs today announced that the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) has published a proposed rule to establish the Indian Business Incubators Program (IBIP), in accordance with the Native American Business Incubators Program Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-174). The proposed rule sets out who is eligible for the program, how to apply, how the IEED will evaluate applications and make awards, and how it will administer the program. The IBIP will provide competitive grants to eligible applicants to establish and...
SEATTLE - The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has reversed a Trump administration decision to sell the National Archives at Seattle, Wash, which houses thousands of historical documents and other artifacts of tribes in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Last October, the Public Building Reform Board (PBRB) decided that it would sell the National Archives building in Seattle as part of a bundled sale along with 11 other federal properties around the country. After the intention to sell the...
WASHINGTON, D.C - The National Congress of American Indians is expected to announce a new chief executive officer as soon as this week. Fawn Sharp, the president of the NCAI, recently told a group of Indian women leaders that a candidate was in the process of being hired. She did not name an individual but said to expect news soon from the nation's largest inter-tribal advocacy organization. NCAI's press team did not respond to a request for comment about the timing of the announcement. The...
CASS LAKE, MN- Today the CDC and FDA released a statement that they will be reviewing the Johnson & Johnson (J&J), also referred to as Janssen, COVID-19 Vaccine due to reports of blood clots in six participants. They have also recommended a pause in the use of this vaccine while these cases are investigated and reviewed. Leech Lake has previously administered the J&J vaccine and encourages any person that has received the J&J vaccine who develops severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within three weeks of receiving...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Clearbrook Gonvick on Friday, March 19, 2021, and although the Bears had some scoring runs, once the Lady Warriors got going, it was hard for them to gain any ground. Red Lake led at the half 37-23 and didn't let up, as they racked up 54-44 in the second, to take the win 01-67 and advance to the second round of Section 8A. For the Lady Warriors, TeAndra Pemberton-Kingbird led all scorers with 27 points, 8 of which were 3-pointers, Mimi Beaulieu...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors hosted E#6 Fosston Greyhounds on Thursday, March 18, 2021, drew first blood, and hung on to their lead right up to the end. Red Lake led 28-22 at the half and went on to win 60-45, although at one point in the second half Fosston came to within 5-points. Aaron Chaboyea and Gerald Kingbird Jr. led the Warriors with each 13 points, while Delwyn Holthusen Jr. added 12. Logan Hemberger led Fosston with 15, while Aaron Norland scored 13. Red Lake will travel to...
RED LAKE, MN - The Lady Warriors, coming off their loss to Badger-Greenbush-Middle River, 66-61, on Friday night, hosted Nevis on Saturday night and played solid until the last five minutes of the game. Playing pretty much even throughout the match with with several lead changes by both teams, Nevis took a 10-point lead with a little over 5 minutes to play and Red Lake was unable to only get within 7-points as time expired. Red Lake led at the end of the first half 38-37. Ava Isaacson led all...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors, coming off their overtime loss to Cass Lake on Thursday, 68-65, had no trouble taking care of business on Saturday, March 13, 2021, as they took a 58-24 halftime lead and cruised to the 103-64 win. Delwyn Holthusen led Red Lake with 24 points and also scored his 2000th career point, Aaron Chaboyea added 17, Gerald Kingbird Jr. hit 16 and Josh Graves put in 12. Adam Smith led WHA with 17 points, Kenseth Taylor added 16 and Carson Strosahl and Chrisen Moe...
RED LAKE, MN - Once the Lady Warriors got going in the first half of their game against Clearbrook-Gonvick on Thursday, March 11, 2021, they pretty much controlled the rest of the game on both offense and defense. Red Lake outscored the Bears 38-16 in the first half and cruised to their 70-45 win, and it also clinched the Northwoods Conference-North Championship. The Cass Lake-Bena Lady Panthers were the Northwoods Conference - South Champions. The Lady Warriors have won the Northwoods Conferenc...