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  • Apr 19, 2012

    BEMIDJI – Treating yourself to a bologna sandwich once in a while and maintaining “a good Scandinavian work ethic” are the keys to living a long life, according to Dennis Johnson, the nephew of John Johnson who turned 100 on Monday....

  • Dayton signs 22 uncontroversial bills

    Jennifer Brooks, Star Tribune|Apr 19, 2012

    As the Legislature scrambles to finish its work and adjourn by the end of the month, Gov. Mark Dayton signed 22 uncontroversial, nonpartisan bills into law Wednesday afternoon. One new law will make it a felony crime to neglect or abuse vulnerable adults. Dayton and lawmakers celebrated the bill’s passage with a public signing ceremony Wednesday. Less well-known bills include: A bill to improve safety for Minnesota's window-washers by requiring buildings to install safety anchors and other protective measures; a new loophole inthe state's b...

  • Apr 19, 2012

    As someone who attended the Minneapolis public schools for 13 years, who teaches for them now, and who is a proud parent of two MPS students, it truly saddens me that Lynnell Mickelsen's latest article ("Another teachers contract, another vote for the status quo," April 17) brings more negative attention not only to the profession of teaching but to the schools....

  • Apr 19, 2012

    The Federal Court has handed First Nations groups and child-welfare advocates a victory....

  • Apr 19, 2012

    OTTAWA A new Federal Court ruling on child welfare clears the way for First Nations to challenge federal funding for education, policing and health care, says the Canadian Human Rights Commission....

  • Reserve kids underfunded, court decides

    Apr 19, 2012

    A Federal Court judge has opened the door for the federal government to potentially be held legally responsible - and culpable of discrimination - because First Nations residents' children receive less funding per capita for social services than young Canadians living off reserves. Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Reserve+kids+underfunded+court+decides/6482101/story.html#ixzz1sUBQBmVV...

  • Apr 19, 2012

    MANISTEE TWP. — The tribal government of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians broke ground Friday for its new 54,000-square-foot government center....

  • Apr 19, 2012

    There are some unsettling numbers regarding suicide deaths in North Dakota. Of the 103 suicides in North Dakota during the most recent year, 23% were Veteran and 12% were Native American. Of those who took their lives, 83% were males....

  • Apr 19, 2012

    Everything seems to be lining up for the Stoney Tribal Cadet Corps (STCC) of Morley....

  • Fond du Lac Baseball Notches First-Ever Win

    Apr 19, 2012

    Cloquet, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- The Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College baseball team earned its first-ever win on Tuesday afternoon, beating Mesabi Range Technical College 14-13 in game two of a doubleheader. The Thunder scored 10 runs in the bottom of the final inning, with Duluth Denfeld graduate Travis Magzdas knocking in the game-winning run. Spooner native Donnie Roberts got credit for the program's first-ever victory on the mound, pitching two innings of relief work. The Thunder are now (1-11) overall in the team's...

  • Apr 19, 2012

    As preparations for the 2012 London Olympics continue, we remember those who excelled in past games. Three Native Americans stood out as individual gold medal winners, and by their efforts, represented the very best of the American nation...

  • Apr 19, 2012

    The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad was called to a Hoopa residence Tuesday after Hoopa Tribal Police Officers located two improvised explosive devices....

  • Apr 19, 2012

    An aspiring model from Mt. Pleasant was in federal court Tuesday, charged with threatening a woman on Facebook in a series of rants and attempting to run the woman off the road....