Articles from the April 14, 2023 edition
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Red Lake rapper Baby Shel gets ready to rock Amsoil Arena
DULUTH - 2015 was a big year for Baby Shel. He won a battle of the bands at First Avenue in Minneapolis, he played South By Southwest, he was soon to be featured in a documentary about Red Lake hip-hop, and he opened for Machine Gun Kelly at the DECC Arena. Now it's 2023, and he's headed to Amsoil Arena. "I'm expecting the same...
Guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documents
WASHINGTON - A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested Thursday in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other top national security issues, an alarming breach that has raised fresh questions about America's ability to safeguard its most sensitive secrets....
Minneapolis City Council approves $9 million more in Derek Chauvin brutality settlements
The Minneapolis City Council approved on Thursday police brutality settlements of $7.5 million and $1.375 million for a teenager and a woman pinned by Derek Chauvin three years before the former officer murdered George Floyd. The council spent just over two hours in a closed session to discuss the proposed settlements before...
Suspect in leak probe talked about God, guns and war secrets
WASHINGTON - The suspect was relatively easy to find. In a social media world that produces traceable digital fingerprints, it didn't take long for federal authorities and journalists adept at sifting through data to land on the name of Jack Teixeira. Teixeira, 21, who served in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was...
Minnesota hospitals want some COVID pandemic response rules to become permanent
Minnesota hospitals are fighting to maintain some COVID-19 response measures that are scheduled to end next month when a federal public health emergency declaration is lifted. Flexibility around the timing of patient transfers and the broad use of telemedicine helped hospitals endure COVID-19 surges over the past three years...
A credit crunch could be coming. Here's what that could mean for getting a loan
A credit crunch might be on its way. Signs of banks tightening credit have already popped up in recent months as the Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates to the highest level in more than a decade to combat high inflation. Higher interest rates mean the economy is more likely to slow, unemployment rates to tick up and...
Court filing: Former Brooklyn Center student says he had sex with teacher while he was seventh-grader
A former Brooklyn Center student has told school officials that he had sex with a female teacher "over a lengthy period of time" in 2015-16 when he was in seventh grade, according to court records. The teacher, now 38 years old, has been put on administrative leave as the police investigation continues, school district spokeswoman Olivia Doeden said Thursday. The former...
Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's foreign minister said Thursday his country won't budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently, for the war to end. Calling the conflict in Ukraine ''a bleeding wound in the middle of Europe,''...
Minnesota bolsters disaster aid dollars as floods loom
Minnesota's weather whiplash, from seemingly endless snow to shorts, has marked the coming of flood season. And local and state leaders are on edge. As cities fill sandbags and close roads, weather and emergency management experts gathered Thursday to warn Minnesotans of what's to come. Meanwhile, legislators bolstered the...
Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in stabbing death of Olivia 13-year-old
OLIVIA, Minn. — A man charged with the killing of a 13-year-old boy pleaded guilty Wednesday in Renville County District Court. Houston Allen Morris, 39, of Olivia, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony and an amended felony charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. Morris had initially entered not-guilty pleas to two...
Northland Outdoor Forecast: Much Cooler this Weekend
We had a good run this past week with some very warm temperatures in the 80s in some spots like central Minnesota. Some areas in South Dakota even got into the 90s! Unfortunately this will drastically change thanks to a cold front moving in for the weekend dropping our temperatures. Friday will see the cold front sweep through bringing rain and much colder temperatures the...
Sauk Rapids Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Unlicensed Manufacturing, Selling Ghost Guns
prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlicensed manufacturing and selling ghost guns, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. “Jay Olson was manufacturing and trafficking untraceable, unmarked firearms and accessories, including a fully automatic machinegun and a silencer. The proliferation of these ghost guns and machinegun conversion devices presents...
2023 Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week
The week of April 17th-21st, 2023 has been designated as Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness week. After a long winter, it is time to revisit the hazards that come with the change of the season. As we transition from winter hazards to summer hazards, we need to be mindful that every years we experience some type of severe weather event. Beltrami County Emergency Management...
Bureau of Indian Affairs - Land Owners Workshops
Bureau of Indian Affairs - Land Owners Workshops Reserve your seat by calling: 1-218-206-0265 The Land Owner Workshops are for those individuals who have trust land interests. The workshop is geared towards giving the land owner information on their lands, what they can do with the lands etc.. It is a free informational...
Alaska Native Organizations Sue the Feds for Subsistence Fishing Rights
Two Alaska Native organizations are suing the federal government to protect subsistence fishing rights on two of the state's largest river systems amidst a worsening salmon crisis. Earth Justice, a nonprofit public interest environmental law organization, filed a lawsuit last week on behalf of the plaintiffs - the Association...
'You need a dream to fix broken wings.'
Olympic great Billy Mills (Lakota) believes dreams can come true. His dream certainly came true when he crossed the finish line of the 10,000-meter race at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo to win a gold medal. Not expected to win, he shocked the world when he came from behind to take first place. Crossing the finish line and...
New Native adviser set to join President Biden at White House
President Joe Biden is welcoming a new Native adviser to the White House, the third of his administration. Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese is a citizen of the Pueblo of Nambé, one of the six Tewa language speaking tribes in northern New Mexico. She comes to federal service from Stanford Law School, where she was the first ever Native...
Native man dies in custody of sheriff's office
State investigators are reviewing the death of a man shortly after his arrest on April 3 by Charles Mix County sheriff’s deputies in South Dakota. Friends of 35-year-old Robert Dennis “Berta” Enoch have a host of questions about how someone who’d expressed a desire to get well and had secured a place at a treatment center just days before his arrest died shortly...
Red Lake High School Warrior Banquet 2023 held on Wednesday Evening - P2
Red Lake High School Warrior Banquet 2023 held on Wednesday Evening, April 12, 2023. Photographs by Roberta Fox, Kim Pemberton-Kingbird and Chris Jourdsin....
Warrior Challenge Basketball Tournament held over the weekend in Red Lake - P9
Warrior Challenge Basketball Tournament held over the weekend in Red Lake Champions Plainzmen 2nd place Warpath 3rd place Sota Boys Warrior Challenge Champions, Plainzmen! They came back from down 38-42 in the championship game. Led by Jr. Gunville, 21 points, who didn't miss many shots, including winning the 3-point contest!...
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Warriors upset in last second 3-pointer by Pelican Rapids in Red Lake, 64-63 - P27
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...
SEAN SHERMAN, INDIGENOUS FOOD ACTIVIST AND AWARD-WINNING CHEF, NAMED TO TIME'S LIST OF 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
MINNEAPOLIS -APRIL 13, 2023 -TIME has named Sean Sherman, award-winning chef and advocate for Indigenous foodways, to the 2023 TIME 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe, is a leader in the movement to revitalize Indigenous food systems. A...
HEALING TO WELLNESS COURT -JUVENILE CASE MANAGER - RED LAKE NATION TRIBAL COURTS
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT HEALING TO WELLNESS COURT -JUVENILE CASE MANAGER RED LAKE NATION TRIBAL COURTS Open: April 13, 2023 Close: April 28, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. PRIMARY FUNCTION: The Healing to Wellness Court –Juvenile Case Manager will be responsible for providing intensive case management services to Juvenile Red Lake members,...
Great American Outdoors Act Funds New Accessible Toilets
Duluth, Minn., April 13, 2023-This past fall, the Superior National Forest utilized Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) funding to enhance deferred maintenance, improve visitor experiences, and expand public access for all by installing new Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) toilet buildings at recreational sites across the...
Bemidji State Welcomes Public to Earth Month 2023 Activities on Campus April 17-27
Bemidji State University is set to host several events encouraging environmental stewardship within the campus community and beyond this April as part of Earth Month 2023. This year's events focus on environmental stewardship and investing in the planet through sustainable actions. The following events are open to the public and media. Monday, April 17 “The Good Mind...
