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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 spread of COVID-19. State agencies still had responsibilities to ensure the public's money was well-spent, perhaps even more so as emergency increases in state and federal...
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 civil rights charges. "The investigation of Little is continuing, as we seek to learn more about his motivation and actions," Luger said. https://www.s...
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 weather between now and then, especially how hard the wind blows and how much rain falls. Temperatures across the state's far north next week are expected to reach the mid-50s...
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 Martin, was far from home. For the previous decade, he had lived with the justice and his wife in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Thomas had taken legal custody of Martin...
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 instructed the GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill a nonprofit group he advises and use that money to pay Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the documents show. The same year, the...
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 lieutenants guilty of seditious conspiracy after hearing from dozens of witnesses over more than three months in one of the most serious cases brought in the stunning...
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 outsourcing or alternative structures for how it handles food service," the district said in a news release. The school board directed district administrators on April 12 to...
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 Power said Wednesday that her agency ''uncovered that food aid, intended for the people of Tigray suffering under famine-like conditions, was being diverted and sold on the...
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 federal questions,'' including alleged violations of federal election law. Federal officers, including former presidents, have the right to be tried in federal court for c...
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 must be raised to avert a possible default. But they're insisting it be coupled with cuts in what they consider bloated federal spending. No one expects that the House...
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 generic version of Narcan, which can stop overdoses in people with opioids in their system. The medication is safe to use on people who aren't overdosing. "It doesn't look...
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 of the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge and Elm Lake Wildlife Management Area. "Prescribed burning for a beneficial outcome, has been in practice by Indigenous peoples...
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 on surveillance video entering the Masjid Al Rahma. Shortly thereafter, a fire broke out on the third floor of the mosque, and the building was evacuated. According to c...
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 dependency and homelessness. The data comes from the Minnesota Drug Overdose and Substance Use Surveillance Activity (MNDOSA), which the Minnesota Department of Health (...
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 conditions linger, especially in the northeastern portion of the Superior. Some forest roads, particularly on the Gunflint and Tofte Ranger Districts (Grand Marais and Tofte...
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 organization are gathering to draw attention to MMIP Crisis and honor those who have been impacted the most. Read the entire presidential proclamation below....
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, Emilee Risling, went missing in October 2021, Nulph decided that she needed to take even more direct action in the face of what she felt was helplessness. "I know when...
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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the third leading cause of death for Indigenous women is homicide. That’s coupled with existing data from the U.S...
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 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, May 1st, 2023 Team held practice on game day...
5th 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 Photographs by members of the communities....
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 recognizing so many outstanding individuals in our communities who are truly dedicated to the conservation and preservation of fish and wildlife species at our banquet last night...
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 said, adding, “The paraphernalia, experiences and anxious 24/7/365 commitment we Americans routinely associate with parenting are absent.” Dr. Grove defines traditional...
