Articles from the May 5, 2023 edition
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Audit finds flaws in Minnesota spending on COVID response
An audit of nearly $400 million in pandemic-response spending found instances in which Minnesota agencies exceeded emergency authority or failed to properly document purchases or track supplies. The purchases were made in 2020 and 2021 during an unprecedented public health emergency, and amid time pressures to respond to the...
Minneapolis mosque arson suspect charged with federal hate crime
Jackie Rahm Little, the man accused of setting fires at two Minneapolis mosques, was charged Thursday with a federal hate crime for intentionally damaging religious property. The hate crime charge is on top of an existing arson charge. At a news conference, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said prosecutors are considering additional...
Ice-out across Minnesota for our walleye opener? Anglers watch and wait
If you're planning to paddle in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on opening day of the Minnesota inland walleye and northern pike seasons May 13, it's possible you'll encounter some ice on some lakes. Key for visitors to BWCA lakes and other waters across northern Minnesota on the seasons' first days will be the...
Clarence Thomas had a child in private school. Harlan Crow paid the tuition
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In 2008, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas decided to send his teenage grandnephew to Hidden Lake Academy, a private boarding school in the foothills of northern Georgia. The boy, Mark...
Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas's wife, urged 'no mention of Ginni'
Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo arranged for the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be paid tens of thousands of dollars for consulting work just over a decade ago, specifying that her name be left off billing paperwork, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post. In January 2012, Leo...
Proud Boys' Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
WASHINGTON - Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted Thursday of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election. A jury in Washington, D.C., found Tarrio and three...
Hastings school district looks to privatize food service after workers' strike
The Hastings school district is looking to hire a private company to serve school meals just six weeks after settling a strike with the district's food service workers. "The district learned ... over the course of the recent strike, that it may be able to realize cost savings and greater efficiencies by exploring potential...
US joins UN in suspending food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The United States Agency for International Development suspended all food assistance to the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray ''until further notice'' while it investigates the theft of humanitarian supplies. The U.N. confirmed earlier reports that it was doing the same. USAID Administrator Samantha...
Donald Trump seeks to move NY criminal case to federal court
NEW YORK — Donald Trump 's lawyers have asked a federal court to take control of his New York City criminal case. They argued Thursday that the former president can't be tried in the state court where his historic indictment was brought because the alleged conduct occurred while he was in office. In court papers, Trump's lawyers said the criminal case ''involves important...
Debt limit deadline looms as Democrats, GOP spar on spending
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats pressured Republicans on the increasingly menacing debt ceiling impasse Thursday, focusing on what they say will be painful reductions in government services if a bill the GOP recently pushed through the House becomes law. Republicans responded that they know the legal limit on government borrowing...
Minnesota lawmakers push to stock naloxone in schools to fight opioid overdoses
School buildings across Minnesota might soon have to stock medication to reverse an opioid overdose as the state grapples with a spike in deaths, including among children, tied to the synthetic opioid fentanyl. A proposal tucked into state House and Senate budget bills would require schools to have two doses of naloxone, the...
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge plans collaborative large-scale prescribed burn
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, in coordination with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, announced today their plans to conduct a large-scale prescribed burn operation this spring. Depending on weather conditions, the prescribed burn is expected to be completed in mid-May. It will encompass approximately 11,155 acres...
Plymouth Man Indicted on Federal Civil Rights, Arson Charges
ST PAUL, Minn. – A Plymouth man has been indicted on one count of arson and one count of damage to religious property, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on April 23, 2023, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Little, 36, started a fire in the bathroom of the Masjid Omar Islamic Center. On April 24, 2023, just before 7:00 p.m., Little was captured...
Overdose tracking sheds light on housing and treatment links in Northeast Minnesota
A recent study of participating hospitals in northeast Minnesota found that among emergency department visits for substance misuse and overdose, nearly one-third of patients were experiencing homelessness — even though less than 1% of area residents lack housing. The findings highlight the need for a comprehensive approach to break the harmful relationship between chemical...
Know Before you go: 2023 Fishing Opener
Duluth, Minn., May 4, 2023- Minnesota's fishing opener is almost here and officials on the Superior National Forest would like to remind anglers and other visitors to recreate responsibly and safely, and plan ahead before traveling to the Superior National Forest (Superior). It is especially important this year as winter...
President Biden's Proclamation on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2023
In advance of tomorrow's (May 5, 2023) recognition of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day, the White House today released a presidential proclamation by President Joe Biden, titled "A Proclamation on Missing Or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2023." Across Indian Country tomorrow, Native communities and...
Yurok Tribe to Deploy Drones in Search for MMIP in Northern California
Alanna Nulph wanted to be a helper when Indigenous people went missing in her region. A senior paralegal and special tribal criminal jurisdiction coordinator for the Yurok Tribe in Northern California, Nulph spent years working on missing and murdered Indigenous people, or MMIP, cases in the region. When one of the tribe's own,...
Bringing awareness to murdered and missing relatives
Two members of the U.S. Congress representing New Mexico introduced legislation on Wednesday to prevent further development of the sacred site Chaco Canyon. The effort is the latest in a years-long fight to protect one of America’s 24 UNESCO world heritage sites from future mineral development. Mark Mitchel is the chairman of the All Pueblo Council of Governors. Data from...
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Warriors Baseball Team fall to Kelliher-Northome in Red Lake
Warriors Baseball Team fall to Kelliher-Northome in Red Lake on Thursday, May 4, 2023. JV Boys also unable to put together a win...
JV Boys unable to put together a win against Kelliher-Northome in Red Lake
JV Boys unable to put together a win against Kelliher-Northome in Red Lake on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Warriors Baseball Team fall to Kelliher-Northome in Red Lake...
Lady Warriors unable to put together a full team, forfeit to Laporte on Monday
Lady Warriors unable to put together a full team, forfeit to Laporte on Monday, May 1st, 2023 Team held practice on game day...
50th Annual BSU CIS Powwow held over the weekend on April 29, 2023 - P2
50th Annual BSU CIS Powwow held over the weekend on April 29, 2023 Photographs by Lainie Hiller Photography...
Prom Night 2023 celebrated by local students from the area - P6
Prom Night 2023 celebrated by local students from the area Photographs by members of the communities....
Native American Fish & Wildlife Society 40th Annual National Conference in Anchorage, Alaska - P5
The Native American Fish & Wildlife Society 40th Annual National Conference was held in Anchorage, Alaska, April 24-27, 2023 at the Hilton Hotel. See Agenda: https://www.nafws.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-National-Conference-FINAL-AGENDA-4.13.23.pdf NAFWS: We are thrilled to have had the honor and privilege of...
Unexpected Insights for Modern Parents: Children Can Be Far More Helpful and Capable than We Allow Them to Be
Brooklyn, NY, May 3, 2023 — Cornelius N. Grove, an authority on children’s learning across cultures, recently studied child-raising practices in five traditional (pre-modern) societies. What he learned transformed his ideas about both children and parenting. “What astonished me about parents in traditional societies is how uninvolved they are with their children,” he...
