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Markell Andrew Cloud-Kamrowski February 5, 2002 ~ May 7, 2022 (age 20) Markell Andrew Cloud-Kamrowski, age 20, started his spiritual journey on Saturday, May 7th, 2022, from the Cass Lake IHS, in Cass Lake, MN. He was born on February 5, 2002, in Bemidji, MN, the son of Cierra Cloud and Donald Kamrowski. Markell was a comedian at heart. He liked to play video games and spend time with his friends. He liked to go bridge jumping and jump off boats, go fishing, and jet skiing in the summer....
The Red Lake Department of Public Safety began a search in the waters of Battle River last evening, Monday, May 9, 2022, after Delwyn Lee Cloud, Sr., age 38, of Ponemah, fled from police officers. Mr. Cloud ran into Battle River and disappeared from sight. Red Lake Search and Rescue members conducted a search until after midnight last night, using a Remote Operating Vehicle. Red Lake requested mutual aid from surrounding agencies. The search resumed this morning and Mr. Cloud was located in the...
The Red Lake Police Department says a 38-year-old Ponemah man was found dead Tuesday afternoon in the Battle River. According to an announcement, Red Lake officials began a search of the Battle River last night after Delwyn Lee Cloud, Sr., fled from police officers, ran into the river and disappeared from sight. A search continued until after midnight using a remote operating vehicle. The search resumed this morning and Mr. Cloud was found just before 1 p.m. An autopsy is pending and the case...
COVID-19 hospitalizations increased to 368 in Minnesota on Monday - the highest single-day count since March 7 - amid a continued increase in coronavirus spread across the state. The total is well below the levels that exhausted hospital capacity earlier in the pandemic, but the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations requiring intensive care also increased from a recent low of 20 in late April to 36 on Monday. State health officials encouraged Minnesotans to assess individual risks of viral...
Minneapolis Public Schools chose two new leaders Tuesday, appointing Rochelle Cox as the interim superintendent and picking Cynthia Booker to fill a vacant at-large school board seat. Cox, who is an associate superintendent in the district, will take over as the district's leader on July 1. She will receive a $230,000 salary and an additional $450 monthly allowance to use her private vehicle for work, according to the contract posted as a part of the school board agenda. The vacant at-large...
Minnesota's second-largest law enforcement agency has finished outfitting its policing force with body cameras, meaning motorists stopped by state troopers will have their interactions recorded on video. The State Patrol joins a growing number of law enforcement agencies in adopting the body-worn camera technology. State patrols in Minnesota and other states have not kept pace with police departments that have more swiftly adopted the body camera technology, particularly in cities where...
The former CEO of UnitedHealth Group realized $142.2 million last year in what might be the biggest ever compensation package for a Minnesota-based public company. The pay for David Wichmann, who left the company in February 2021 after 17 years, was primarily in previously issued equity awards accumulated through his tenure that he elected to exercise or vested during 2021. Wichmann made $42.1 million in 2020 and $52.1 million in 2019. https://www.startribune.com/former-unite...
On Saturday afternoon, Marlena Myles sat beneath a canopy next to her artwork at the Spring into Uptown event in Minneapolis. The sun kissed the pavement in a city celebrating the return of warmth at a local expo with a series of multicultural vendors and performers. Myles, a Native American and self-taught multimedia artist, had on display a collection of her creations, all inspired by her Dakota heritage. There were digital illustrations of tigers and foxes set to illuminated backdrops. There...
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine - Russia pummeled the vital port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, in an apparent effort to disrupt supply lines and Western weapons shipments as Ukraine's foreign minister appeared to suggest the country could expand its war aims. With the war now in its 11th week and Kyiv bogging down Russian forces and even staging a counteroffensive, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba seemed to indicate that the country could go beyond merely pushing Russia back to areas it or...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The U.S. Interior Department says it will release a report Wednesday that will begin to uncover the truth about the federal government's past oversight of Native American boarding schools. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced an initiative last June to investigate the troubled legacy of boarding schools, which the government established and supported for decades. Indigenous children routinely were taken from their communities and forced into schools that sought to strip...
Victims' advocates say Minnesota judges inconsistently apply a state law protecting communications between sexual assault counselors and people who come to them for help. Now, those groups have taken their case all the way to the Minnesota Supreme Court, appealing a ruling in which a district court allowed review of a woman's communications with a southern Minnesota sexual assault advocacy group in a criminal case. The groups say any review of their confidential records has a chilling effect on...
The Inter-Generational Family Wellness Service Building Groundbreaking was held in Red Lake on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Located at 16000 Pike Creek in Red Lake, the new $17 million dollar facility will offer, Cultural Services, Family Wellness Services, Family Preservation, Reunification Services, ICWA, Foster Care, Behavioral Health, Elderly/Vulnerable Adult Services, Public Health, Elderly Nutrition Meals and Elder;y Maintenance. Construction is scheduled to be completed and operational in...
For the second time in as many years, high school boys volleyball fell just short of becoming a sanctioned Minnesota State High School League sport. The sport needed 32 “yes” votes out of 48 at Tuesday’s MSHSL representative assembly to be sanctioned. It received 31. The close call left the hundreds of supporters present at the meeting in Brooklyn Park in a stunned silence. Tears were prevalent outside the meeting room in the immediate aftermath of the vote. Proponents of sanctioning the sport spoke of the opportunity and inclusivity that...
“It is a sad day for high school athletics in Minnesota. The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) has done a disservice to Minnesota students and families by failing to sanction boys high school volleyball, despite the overwhelming demand for the sport. Minnesota is missing out on an incredible opportunity with most boys volleyball student athletes not participating in any other sanctioned sport, and more than half identifying as students of color. While other states move ahead and make the right decision to sanction this sport, M...
Edinburg, TX - UOSSM has been responding to the crisis in Ukraine by providing expertise gained from over 10 years of war in Syria through medical missions and training. On April 2 -12, UOSSM, in partnership with British renowned war doctor, Dr. David Nott of the David Nott Foundation, led a surgical medical mission, providing training workshops to doctors, and critical surgeries to patients affected by the war in Ukraine. Dr. David Nott, Dr. Monzer Yazji, Dr. Ahmad Dbais and Dr. Mohammed...
MADISON – Today the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development (WHEDA) announced the award of $23.3 million in federal and state housing tax credits that will advance greater housing access and opportunity in Wisconsin through the creation of over 1,400 housing units. This year's housing tax credits awards support 23 housing projects in 20 communities statewide and cap a highly competitive process that drew requests totaling more than $49 million. "From local officials and stakeholders to i...
A Senate, House, and administration agreement to boost military enlistment and expand housing options for veterans won the full approval of the Minnesota Senate and House last week. The measure funds the completion of three new veterans homes located in Bemidji, Preston, and Montevideo. It also supports a bonus program that encourages enlistment and re-enlistment into the armed services. Republican Representative Matt Bliss of Pennington is a member of the House Committee on Veterans. He said the bill includes more than $10 million for...
A Veteran's Ceremony took place at 12 noon and there was an Open House for newly remodeled Sah-kah-tay Hall and the new Sky Learning Center until 3 PM...
Leech Lake 2022 Spiritual Run held over the weekend in Leech Lake...
Red Lake Nation College MMIW Awareness Walk took place in Red Lake at 11 AM on Thursday, May 5, 2022. A good crowd showed up for the event, to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenious women. Lunch was provided, some T-shirts were given out and there were drawings after the walk for ribbon shirts and beaded MMIW earrings. For more information on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) visit: https://mmiwusa.org/...
The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted the Blackduck Drakes in girl's softball action on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Blackduck scored runs on several hits in the seven innings of play, and two of their pitchers keep the Warriors from any real comeback rallys. The Drakes were also pretty solid in their defense, taking win win, 11-2. The loss put the Lady Warriors at 1-1 on the short season. The Warriors are scheduled to travel to travel to Kelliher-Northome on May 9 before hosting Pine River on May 12th,...
The Red Lake Warriors Baseball Team and Lady Warriors Softball teams were both winners in Bagley on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The Warriors won 15-4 and the Lady Warriors won 17-5. Both teams looked pretty good for only practicing a few times due to weather conditions. The Lady Warriors will host Blackduck on Thursday, May 5th, travel to Kelliher-Northome on May 9 and travel to Pine River on May 12th. UPDATED: Red Lake Warriors Baseball - 2021-2022 Schedule: https://www.redlakenat...
The Red Lake Warriors Baseball Team and Lady Warriors Softball teams were both winners in Bagley on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The Warriors won 15-4 and the Lady Warriors won 17-5. Both teams looked pretty good for only practicing a few times due to weather conditions. The Lady Warriors will host Blackduck on Thursday, May 5th, travel to Kelliher-Northome on May 9 and travel to Pine River on May 12th. UPDATED: Red Lake Warriors Baseball - 2021-2022 Schedule: https://www.redlakenat...
Red Lake High School Prom of Saturday, April 30, 2022...
The Duwamish Tribe has lived in the Seattle area since time immemorial. Though the tribe signed the Treaty of Point Elliott in 1855 creating a government-to-government relationship with the U.S., it is still not federally recognized. This week, the Duwamish Tribe plans to file a lawsuit against the U.S. federal government to defend its tribal sovereignty. "From 1859, when the Treaty of Point Elliott was ratified, until at least 2001, Congress and other federal authorities have unambiguously...