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Jo Lange November 5, 1953 - April 26, 2023 Mary Joan “Jo” Lange passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 26th, 2023, at the age of 69. Jo was a loving wife, mother of five, and grandmother of eleven. She was incredibly proud of her two sons in the Navy with a combination of over 40 years of service. Jo was born on November 5, 1953, in St. Cloud, MN. She found her professional calling in life as the Food Service Coordinator for Red Lake Schools. The highlight of her workday was her joyous int...
People traveling to Minnesota for abortion or gender-affirming care will now be shielded from legal consequences in other states under new laws signed by Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday. The proposals advanced by Minnesota Democrats come as GOP-led states are debating and passing restrictions on abortion and health care for transgender and nonbinary people. That includes neighboring states such as North Dakota, which recently enacted a law creating felony penalties for health care providers who...
FBI agents shot a man dead Thursday after he barricaded himself for hours inside a north Minneapolis home, livestreaming his negotiations with law enforcement and then emerging armed and with a woman tied to him. The shooting occurred about noon in the 3700 block of Dupont Avenue N. and involved a SWAT unit from the FBI that was serving an arrest warrant, the agency said in a statement. A federal affidavit released Thursday night identified the man as Chue Feng Yang, 33, of St. Paul. Also known...
With Democrats in control of both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature and the governor's office, the 2023 legislative session is shaping up to be one of the most consequential lawmaking periods in years. The Star Tribune is tracking some of the most significant bills this year. Follow their progress as they make their way through the Minnesota House and Senate and on to the governor's desk in the table below. https://www.startribune.com/recreational-marijuana-social-security-tax-relief-track-bills-minnesota-legislature/600...
A Minneapolis man was charged Thursday with arson, accused of starting fires that damaged two of the city's mosques over consecutive days this week, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Jackie Rahm Little faces one count of second-degree arson for the most recent fire, which on Monday evening burned the third floor of the Mercy Islamic Center, which houses the Masjid Al Rahma mosque. The fires rattled Minnesota's Muslim community. At a news conference Tuesday, a dozen community leaders...
WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter. Pence's appearance before a grand jury in Washington scrutinizing the president he once loyally served is a milestone in the Justice Department's investigation and likely gives prosecutors a key first-person account about certain...
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed Thursday in Alaska returning from a training flight, the second accident involving military helicopters in the state this year. Each helicopter carried two people, said John Pennell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Alaska. Pennell said he did not immediately have any other information he could share about the condition of those involved. First responders were on scene at the crash site, near Healy, Alaska, a statement...
In his State of the State address, Gov. Tim Walz vowed to make Minnesota the best state in the country in which to raise a family. Now the governor and his allies are poised to diminish Minnesota's public health and quality of life by legalizing recreational pot. Extensive data from other states shows how legalization will unfold. There will be a sharp increase in traffic fatalities. A statistically small but very real cohort of people - thousands of them, disproportionately young - will develop...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday heading to the U.S. amid wider tensions over Tehran's nuclear program, the latest-such capture in a waterway crucial for global energy supplies. The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet identified the vessel as the Advantage Sweet. Satellite tracking data for the vessel from MarineTraffic.com showed it in the Gulf of Oman, just north of Oman's capital, Muscat, on Thursday afternoon. It had just come from Kuwait and listed its d...
Apr. 27—BEMIDJI — Devin Charles Belcourt, 35, of Bagley, has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for second-degree murder for an incident that took place in May 2020. Belcourt was sentenced on Wednesday, April 26, days after pleading guilty to committing second-degree intentional murder — aiding and abetting. Belcourt's sentencing comes after the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a gunshot and a burning building on Trengove Road at 12:34 a.m. on May 3, 2020, in Grant Valley Township, 10 miles west of Bemidji. https...
Jerry Springer, who went from a somewhat outlandish political career to an almost indescribably outlandish broadcasting career with "The Jerry Springer Show," which by the mid-1990s was setting a new standard for tawdriness on American television, turning the talk-show format into an arena for shocking confessions, adultery-fueled screaming matches and not infrequent fistfights, died on Thursday in suburban Chicago. He was 79. His death, after a brief illness, was confirmed in a statement by...
Bemidji, Minn. -The Beltrami Electric Cooperative Trust Board for Operation Round Up® met in October and awarded grants to 25 area nonprofit and community organizations totaling $41,195. Many local programs and non-profit organizations benefit from Operation Round Up®, a charitable program unique to electric cooperatives. The program is designed to give cooperative members a means of working together to use small change to make a big impact in their local communities, with 100% of...
MINNEAPOLIS – The United States Attorney’s Office recognized members of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies at its fourth annual “Excellence in the Pursuit of Justice” Awards ceremony. The ceremony, held on April 25, 2023, honored law enforcement professionals who have gone above and beyond their duties to safeguard Minnesota’s communities. “It is a great honor to recognize the exceptional work and unwavering dedication put forth by the law enforcement officials and victim advocates with whom we are fortunate to work on a daily...
MINNEAPOLIS – A Maple Grove man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for illegal possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, in January of 2022, the brothers were both charged in Hennepin County District Court for possession of machineguns after they brought to the funeral of a known gang member firearms that had each been modified with auto sears. An auto sear, also known as a switch, is a device used to convert a semi-automatic f...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will host a series of cattle industry listening sessions in the coming months to gather stakeholder feedback on the Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program (Pilot). These new sessions will be held at locations in key cattle producing states and will provide an opportunity for interested stakeholders to attend either in-person or virtually. This new series of listening sessions beginning on May 18, 2023, are a continuation of AMS’ outreach efforts and will pro...
To help provide consistency, clarity and transparency to landowners, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing new regulations that support landowners’ property rights while ensuring conservation of natural resources in the prairie pothole region of the United States through the effective use of easements. The proposed rule formalizes the existing process the agency uses to work collaboratively with landowners on farmland management recommendations where the Service owns conservation easements. It provides assurances for landowners who w...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation will honor transportation workers who have been killed or injured while working on state roadways on Friday, April 28. Gov. Tim Walz has proclaimed April 28, 2023, as Worker Memorial Day in Minnesota in recognition of these transportation workers. In addition, the Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis will be lit orange overnight April 28 to honor those highway workers who have died while working in work zones. Since 1960, 35 MnDOT workers and 16 contractors have lost their lives while...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Thousands of Minnesota students are gearing up to participate in Bike and Walk to School Day on Wednesday, May 3. The annual event, sponsored by Minnesota Safe Routes to School and the Minnesota Department of Transportation, is a fun and healthy way to promote safe biking and walking activities among students and parents alike. Gov. Tim Walz has proclaimed May 3 as “Walk and Bike to School Day” in Minnesota. Bike and Walk to School Days are one-day events designed to showcase the benefits of biking and walking to schoo...
Saint Paul, Minn. – Today the Minnesota House passed a proposal to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board in the Commerce omnibus bill. The Prescription Drug Affordability Board, sometimes called a PDAB, will serve as a watchdog and have the authority to set upper payment limits on certain high-cost drugs. “We should take strong action now. I am confident that this will reduce costs for consumers. I am confident that consumers need this,” said Chair Zack Stephenson, lead House author of the Prescription Drug Affordability Board on th...
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Today the Minnesota House of Representatives passed HF 2909, the Judiciary and Public Safety budget bill. The public safety portion of the bill invests in a diverse set of tools to improve public safety. It prioritizes a holistic approach to gun violence prevention, funding for law enforcement and victims of crime, juvenile justice reform, and more. This bill will create a safer Minnesota while working to break cycles of crime and violence. The bill also includes a provision limiting any court from issuing or approving a n...
MINNEAPOLIS – A Maple Grove man has pleaded guilty to an armed carjacking at a Blaine grocery store, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on September 24, 2022, Justin Michael Kittleson, 20, targeted two victims as they left the Cub Foods grocery store in Blaine and loaded groceries into their car. Kittleson approached one of the victims at the trunk of the car and pointed a gun at them. The second victim attempted to intervene, and a struggle ensued. The gun discharged, and the shot is believed to have grazed...
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced that more than $146 million in funding has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, providing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners the ability to help conserve or restore 242,000 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, shorebirds and other birds across North America – including Canada and Mexico. The Commission approved more than $50.9 million in North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grants that will be matched by mor...
St Paul, Minnesota — Today, the Minnesota House passed the Tax Budget Bill off the floor. This bill marks a significant milestone for the state's efforts to prioritize families and workers over the wealthy few. The bill includes a proposed child and working family tax credit, reducing child poverty by nearly a quarter. "This bill is going to improve lives; it’s going to make our tax code more simple and more fair. It focuses on children and families who are in poverty and on seniors who are struggling economically. It helps takes us tow...
Saint Paul, Minn. – Last night, the Minnesota House passed a MinnesotaCare Public Option proposal (HF2930) in the health omnibus budget bill that expands access to affordable health coverage. The bill would allow more residents the option of buying into MinnesotaCare, paying a premium based on their income – including all Minnesotans without status. A broad coalition of labor, rural, immigrant, arts and advocacy groups thanked lawmakers for passing the public option bill, and urged the Minnesota Senate to adopt the House language on imm...
St. Paul, MN: Those wanting to grow and process hemp in Minnesota in 2023 have additional time to apply for a license with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). The deadline to apply has been extended to May 31 to accommodate all potential applicants that are waiting on legislative action on cannabis. To date, over 230 people have applied for an MDA hemp license. The online application for growers and processors will only be available until April 30 at www.mda.state.mn.us/industrialhemp. Those interested in applying for a license after...