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Bemidji, MN (April 13, 2022) - The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) is pleased to announce our 2022 Conference All-Academic Team. The NMRC All-Academic Award program recognizes the academic excellence (based on GPA) of participating High School students in the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference. To earn NMRC All-Academic Team honors, a student must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher (based on a 4.0 scale) for this current year. This honor is open to students in grade...
A northern Minnesota sheriff released video footage Wednesday of a deputy shooting a woman last month and in a statement countered criticism the deputy received on social media. Police say Mahnomen County Sheriff's Deputy Dakota Czerny was called to the area about 1:30 a.m. March 13 near the village of Naytahwaush to assist another deputy with a traffic stop that turned into a pursuit, according to a statement from Sheriff Josh Guenther on social media Wednesday. Czerny used an intervention...
TAOPI, Minn. - This small farming town of about 80 people is now a demolition zone. Soggy debris covers much of the five-block area that makes up the community that was devastated by a tornado Tuesday night. Half of the homes are gone. Tall trees stand no more. Volunteers moved Wednesday through muddy, cold ground made worse by light snow to clear out shredded walls, appliances, family keepsakes. And a historic building that was soon to become the new town hall will be torn down. A tornado with...
Minneapolis Public Schools officials said Wednesday that new contracts with teachers and education support professionals would cost an additional $80 million over two years, widening a projected budget gap and forcing cuts in the coming school year. The tentative contract agreements with the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, which still require school board approval, were reached after months of stalled negotiations and a three-week teachers strike in March. The price, revealed at a school...
Newly formed Minnesota nonprofits would be banned from getting state money until their third year of operation, under new legislation proposed in the wake of the FBI's fraud investigation into federal meal programs. Senate Republicans' state government bill would also require additional financial audits from some nonprofits and ban nonprofits from receiving state money if they have board members who are state or locally elected officials. The plan comes after federal meal fraud allegations...
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was extending the order, which was set to expire on April 18, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S. "In order to assess the potential impact the...
UPPER SIOUX COMMUNITY, Minnesota — Walter “Super” LaBatte Jr. had no electricity in his home during most of his childhood years. “So our entertainment was my dad telling stories at night,” LaBatte told his audience at the Grinder coffeehouse in Granite Falls on March 12. The many stories he heard are alive today in “Voices From Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers.” https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/upper-sioux-community-authors-give-dakota-stories-the-spotlight-in-voices-from-pejuhutazizi...
A St. Paul man was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison for threatening a California member of the U.S. House of Representatives last year. Jason Robert Burham Karimi, 32, pleaded guilty in September to one count of interstate communication of a threat, according to a news release issued by the office of Andrew Luger, U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota. Karimi will also spend two years on supervised release after completing his yearlong prison term, according to authorities, who didn’t identify the lawmaker. http...
After two turbulent years, the 126th Boston Marathon returns to its traditional start on the third Monday in April, and Native runners from across Indian Country will be competing. Much of the early history of the Boston Marathon has strong ties to Indian Country. Native runners would take on the Boston Marathon with aspirations of getting into the Olympic marathon. Many Native runners have had success at the race, with five Native runners medaling in the marathon's history: Bill Davis (Mohawk),...
Tyler LaMere (he/they) never felt like their two-spirit identity conflicted with their identity as a Winnebago person. But when LaMere learned some of their tribe’s leaders had voted to not recognize same-sex marriage, he began to fear for themselves and other LGBTQ citizens of the Winnebago Tribe. “It cut deep, but it was also very infuriating,” the 17-year-old young tribal citizen said. “As a Winnebago, it felt like I was conflicted with my identity at that moment.” https://www.indianz.com/News/2022/04/13/winnebago-tribe-t...
BOZEMAN, Montana - Six Montana State University students have been selected for awards given by the university's Department of Native American Studies and the American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Program to honor academic excellence, community service and leadership. "Our office, with the support of the NAS Department, is pleased to announce we have selected six students who demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence and have represented and served our community well in such areas...
Consumers are seeing record high prices for gasoline since Russia invaded Ukraine. But is that good cause to open more public lands to drilling for oil and gas? The answer depends on who you ask. The national average price for gasoline at the pump went from $3.60 before the invasion to $4.32 per gallon in March, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The nation’s highest prices, at $5.76 per gallon, are in California – more than twice the national pre-pandemic average of $2.20 – and the lowest, around $3.70, are in the midwe...
BEMIDJI, Minn. – MnDOT staff will be holding an open house about the 2022 construction work on Highway 71 in Bemidji on Thursday, April 28. The open house will be held at Beltrami Electric Community Room (4111 Technology Dr. NW) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Presentations of the project will be held at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Members of the public are welcome to attend and ask questions about the upcoming project. For more information about the project or to attend the presentation o...
Sexual violence is a far too common thing throughout Native communities. According to the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Native Americans are 2.5 times more likely to experience sexual violence in their lifetime. As we know, this may be even higher due to the lack of reporting common in Native communities. Sexual violence is any type of sexual activity done without consent. We often don't know when someone is struggling with something. Sexual violence is no exception. If you...
ST. PAUL, MN -- Today, April 13, the Walz-Flanagan campaign announced that it raised over $1 million during the first quarter of 2022 and has over $4.1 million in cash-on-hand heading into spring. The average donation to the campaign was $73.31, and 87% of the campaign’s contributors were from Minnesota. The $4.1 million cash-on-hand figure is a record for any Minnesota gubernatorial campaign at this point in the election cycle. “Our supporters are fired up to re-elect Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan and to keep Minnesota moving forward...
The State of Minnesota has expanded a new mobile application, called Workforce One Connect, that provides customers of employment and economic support programs with quick and easy access to their counselors and caseworkers using a smartphone or tablet. Using the app, customers can sign in securely and directly message their staff. They can also take a photo of a document and send it in an encrypted message without having to fax or deliver them to a local office, and can find resources in their...
Ponemah Preschoolers visit the Sugar Bush...
Warrior Boy's and Girl's Basketball Teams' Banquet held at Red Lake High School on Wednesday, April 6, 2022....
PONEMAH, MN - At about 10:30 AM on Monday, April 4, 2022, a Ground Breaking Ceremony was held at the site of the new O-Bah-Shiing Pow Wow Grounds in Ponemah. Speaking at the event was Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki, Sr., Tribal Secretary Sam Strong, Tribal Treasurer Annette Johnson, Ponemah Representative Gary Nelson and Hereditary Chief James Loud. Chairman Seki thanked President Biden and Congress for the funds Tribes received this year to help build the structure, which would be a...
TMC -The Movement Continues and X-Factor, were the Men's and Women's Champions at the Red Lake Nation Warrior Challenge Basketball Tournament this weekend, which began on Friday, April 1st and ended on Sunday, April 3rd, 2022. In the Men's division, MWP-Midwest Posse took 2nd place, Plainzmen 3rd place and Lower Sioux 4th place. In the Women's division, Burning Feathers took 2nd place and Razor Sharp took 3rd place, VIDEO: https://youtu.be/gQqOezN2wNw VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TYt8XMppb1E Women's...
TMC -The Movement Continues and X-Factor, were the Men's and Women's Champions at the Red Lake Nation Warrior Challenge Basketball Tournament this weekend, which began on Friday, April 1st and ended on Sunday, April 3rd, 2022. In the Men's division, MWP-Midwest Posse took 2nd place, Plainzmen 3rd place and Lower Sioux 4th place. In the Women's division, Burning Feathers took 2nd place and Razor Sharp took 3rd place, VIDEO: https://youtu.be/gQqOezN2wNw VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TYt8XMppb1E Women's...
Bemidji, Minn. - For 43 years, the United States Geological Survey has been studying a number of lakes, wetlands and streams near Akeley, Minnesota, as part of the Shingobee Headwaters Aquatic Ecosystems Project. Now, Bemidji State University is taking the reins as lead researchers for the initiative after the USGS donated the project’s entire infrastructure to the Center for Sustainability Studies in August 2021. The donation included multiple land-, soil- and water-based field stations, boats, outboard motors, a canoe and tools to monitor t...
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 13, 2022) – The Front Line Foundation (TFLF) announced, today that it has been selected to participate in the Minnesota Wild’s annual Hometown Heroes Series game on Tuesday, April 26, when the Wild host the Arizona Coyotes. The Wild’s Hometown Heroes Series helps bring attention and recognition to Minnesota’s 60,000 front line workers and first responders. This is the second time in three years, TFLF has participated in an event saluting everyday heroes. “We are extremely humbled to join the Wild for this special e...
St. Paul, MN: Prompted by the many sources of stress affecting farmers and ranchers, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Linder Farm Network, and the Red River Farm Network (RRFN) have joined forces to expand a radio series called “TransFARMation” throughout the state. The series profiles people in agriculture who have coped with challenging situations and highlights sources of support. “Farming is a stressful business even during the best of times” said Linder Farm Network owner Lynn Ketelsen. “Right now, crop prices are surging,...
