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Articles from the May 22, 2023 edition


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  • Jessica Lee Johnson

    May 22, 2023

    Jessica Lee Johnson February 4, 2000 - May 16, 2023 Jessica Lee Johnson age 23, of Minneapolis, Minnesota Journeyed to the Spirit World on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. She was born in Bemidji, Minnesota on February 4, 2000 the daughter of Brian Lee Johnson and Roxanne Cloud. Jessica was the life of the party. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Her smile and laughter would light up the whole room. Her energy was like no...

  • Brandon Lee Johnson

    May 22, 2023

    Brandon Lee Johnson October 26, 1986 ~ May 17, 2023 (age 36) Brandon Lee “Butch” “Bdon” Johnson, Bagonegiizhig "Hole In The Sky", Eagle Clan, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Red Lake, MN at the age of 36. Brandon was born on October 26, 1986, along with his twin brother, Bryan, in Minneapolis, MN to Mary Beth Jourdain and Richard Johnson. Brandon was a social guy who loved hanging out with family and friends. He was witty, quick to laugh and fun to be around. When he wasn’t working a...

  • Donivon Boyd

    May 22, 2023

    Donivon Boyd April 16, 1949 - May 18, 2023 Omajagabow, Donivon Boyd, age 74, passed away on May 18, 2023. Visitation will be held at the Shelley Funeral Chapel of Onamia from 5 PM to 8 PM on Sunday, May 21, 2023. A Funeral Service will begin at 11 AM on Monday, May 22, 2023, at the Shelley Funeral Chapel of Onamia. Interment will be in the Boyd Burial Grounds. Arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel of Onamia. Omajagabow, Donivon was born on April 16, 1949, to Charles and Sadie (Hawes)...

  • Harvey Jones Thompson

    May 22, 2023

    Harvey Jones Thompson April 10, 1946 - May 18, 2023 A Traditional Wake will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2023 starting at 7pm at the Bois Forte Government and Services Center. the Traditional Service will be held the next day on Monday, May 22, 2023 at 10:00am, also at the Center. Harvey Jones Thompson, 77, of Nett Lake passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at his home with his wife by his side. Harvey was born in Nett Lake MN to William Woodenfrog and Evelyn Thompson. He attended elementary...

  • Deanna Arlene StopsAtPrettyCamps

    May 22, 2023

    Deanna Arlene StopsAtPrettyCamps Deanna A. StopsAtPrettyCamps "Pretty Buffalo Women" Bishee Itchish passed away in Billings Clinic Hospital after a fall on her knee-which broke her leg and caused extreme low blood pressure along with her kidneys to fail, on Wednesday, May 17th, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on April 30th, 1938, in Crow Agency, MT, the daughter of John Stops and Dorothy Big Lake Stops Hugs. She was raised by grandparents Percy and Gertrude (Bear Crane) Stops. She...

  • Minnesota Legislature passes $1.3B transportation deal with gas tax hike, sending it to Walz

    May 22, 2023

    Lawmakers on Sunday sent the governor a $1.3 billion deal bolstering Minnesota's extensive transportation network over the next two years - an agreement that Democrats called "historic," while Republicans fumed over a last-minute move that would boost the state's gas tax. The House passed the measure 69-61 Sunday following vigorous debate. The Senate soon followed, passing it on a party-line vote with Sen. Eric Pratt, R-Prior Lake, absent. If Gov. Tim Walz signs it as expected, the bill would...

  • Minnesota Legislature wrapping work on one of the most consequential sessions in state history

    May 22, 2023

    Minnesota Democratic leaders gathered the Friday after they won control of state government and jotted down a list of priorities they had watched languish for a decade under divided government. In a five-month span, they have crossed almost everything off the list. Wielding a massive surplus, Democrats are set to approve the largest budget in state history by far, pouring billions more into classrooms, construction projects and new government programs while also raising some taxes....

  • What you need to know about Minnesota's marijuana legalization bill

    May 22, 2023

    After months of debate in more than two dozen committees, the Legislature has passed a sweeping 321-page bill to legalize marijuana in the state. Legislative negotiators ironed out differences between the bills passed by the House and Senate in April and a final version was released Wednesday. The House voted 73-57 to pass the final bill late Thursday, while the Senate gave its approval early Saturday by a margin of 34-32. The bill now heads to Gov. Tim Walz, who has pledged to sign it into law. Here are answers to questions about the cannabis...

  • Minneapolis reaches $700K settlement with family detained after 2019 police shooting

    May 22, 2023

    Locked in two squad cars on a subzero night, Chiasher Vue's children could only look on helplessly as police surrounded their Minneapolis home with their father - armed with a rifle and in the throes of a mental health crisis - inside. Chamee Vue tried in vain to reassure her father over the phone; he said he was confused and scared. He stepped onto the porch and raised the rifle in the direction of the officers. Gunfire erupted. In another squad car, sons Hailee and Nou Vue screamed and...

  • Biden, McCarthy to speak on debt limit; talks stalled as Republicans seek deep spending cuts

    May 22, 2023

    HIROSHIMA, Japan — President Joe Biden planned on Sunday to speak directly with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, hoping to salvage talks to raise the debt limit that have stalled in recent days while he was abroad at the Group of Seven summit. GOP lawmakers are holding tight to demands for sharp spending cuts, rejecting the alternatives proposed by the White House for reducing deficits. Biden and world leaders at the gathering for industrial nations in Japan had been closely tracking the negotiations, looking for signs of a compromise that w...

  • Xcel, Minnesota vie for billions in federal funds to create 'clean' hydrogen hub

    May 22, 2023

    The allure of "clean" hydrogen as a climate change remedy is so potent that Congress ponied up $8 billion for it. Xcel Energy and the state of Minnesota want a chunk of that money. They are teaming up with North Dakota and other partners in the proposed "Heartland H2 Hub," which would turn the two states into a hive of hydrogen production. The U.S. Department of Energy this year is expected to name up to 10 clean "hydrogen hubs," bestowing up to $1.25 billion on each project....

  • G7 ends with Ukraine in focus as Zelenskyy meets world leaders and Russia claims disputed gains

    May 22, 2023

    HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers as the Group of Seven summit closed in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country's war effort even as Russia claimed a battlefield victory that was quickly disputed by Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader's in-person appearance in his trademark olive drab underscored the centrality of the war for the G7 bloc of rich democracies. It also stole much of the limelight from other priorities,...

  • Minnesota legislators strike last-minute deal on $2.6B infrastructure spending plan

    May 22, 2023

    Minnesota lawmakers struck a last-minute deal to devote $2.6 billion to infrastructure projects, including an increase in aid for nursing homes. An agreement signed by legislative leaders about 12:30 a.m. Saturday includes $1.5 billion of borrowing and more than $1.1 billion in cash for construction and repair projects across the state. It commits $300 million to distressed nursing homes, all or a portion of which could alternatively be used for other capital projects as GOP lawmakers see fit....

  • Alberta on high alert for wildfire upsurge over scorching holiday weekend

    May 22, 2023

    OTTAWA — Firefighters in Alberta are on high alert for a surge in blazes over a long weekend in the oil-rich Canadian province, which is enduring throttled energy production, home evacuations and property damage after an intense start to the wildfire season. Record-high temperatures and lack of rain this year have led to widespread fires burning nearly 830,000 hectares (2 million acres) of land in Alberta, about 10 times the size of the province's largest city, Calgary, according to Alberta W...

  • Attorney General Ellison obtains relief for consumers targeted by unscrupulous door-to-door alarm salesman

    May 22, 2023

    MAY 19, 2023 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his office has obtained much-needed relief for Minnesota consumers in and around Stearns County who were duped into signing agreements for home security systems that did not match the description provided by door-to-door salesman Gary Harvey. “Door-to-door salesmen and their employers are in the business of trust-building,” Ellison said. “They know they need to have your trust to sell you their products, particularly expensive products like securit...

  • Attorney General Ellison secures final judgments against solar-sales companies that defrauded consumers

    May 22, 2023

    May 19, 2023 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that he has reached a settlement and obtained judgment against the last of 10 defendants that were the subject of a sweeping lawsuit brought last year for deceptive sales of solar-panel systems to Minnesotans. The combined settlements in the case have resulted in Avolta Power, Inc., four related companies, and their managers being banned from further sales in Minnesota. The settlements mandate that all these companies’ outstanding solar projects for Minnesota c...

  • Minnesota House passes conference committee report to legalize adult-use cannabis in Minnesota

    May 22, 2023

    SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Today, the Minnesota House approved the conference committee report for the legalization of adult-use cannabis in Minnesota. The bill, authored by Zack Stephenson (DFL - Coon Rapids), passed on a bipartisan vote of 73 to 57. “We know Minnesota’s current cannabis laws are doing more harm than good,” said Rep. Zack Stephenson. “Over the last three years, DFLers in the legislature have worked and listened to build a Minnesota-specific model for cannabis legalization. This bill creates a safe, well-regulated legal marketpla...

  • Secretary Haaland Highlights Locally Led Conservation Efforts in Visit to Grand Canyon Region

    May 22, 2023

    GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, Ariz. — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited the greater Grand Canyon landscape today to meet with Tribal leaders, local elected officials, and community members to learn about their vision for conserving the natural and cultural resources in the greater Grand Canyon watershed. During the visit, Secretary Haaland, Congressman Raúl Grijalva, staff representing Senator Kyrsten Sinema, and leaders from the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and National Park Service heard directly from the community on...

  • What you need to know about Minnesota's marijuana legalization bill

    May 22, 2023

    After months of debate in more than two dozen committees, the Legislature has passed a sweeping 321-page bill to legalize marijuana in the state. Legislative negotiators ironed out differences between the bills passed by the House and Senate in April and a final version was released Wednesday. The House voted 73-57 to pass the final bill late Thursday, while the Senate gave its approval early Saturday by a margin of 34-32. The bill now heads to Gov. Tim Walz, who has pledged to sign it into law. Here are answers to questions about the cannabis...

  • Twenty-Nine Students Graduate from Red Lake Nation College

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 22, 2023

    Red Lake Nation College: Another Graduating Class earned their degrees on Friday, May 19, 2023, the largest class in our history with 29 graduates for our RLNC Class of 2023. Perfect ceremony, perfect weather outside and perfect happy day for all our grads and their family and friends. Miigwech to Chairman Seki, Treasurer Lussier, Tribal Council and Chiefs, RLNC Board Members, Our Veterans, Tribal Royalty, RLNC Staff and Faculty, and all Community Members who showed up to help us honor our...

  • Twenty-Nine Students Graduate from Red Lake Nation College - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 22, 2023

    Red Lake Nation College: Another Graduating Class earned their degrees on Friday, May 19, 2023, the largest class in our history with 29 graduates for our RLNC Class of 2023. Perfect ceremony, perfect weather outside and perfect happy day for all our grads and their family and friends. Miigwech to Chairman Seki, Treasurer Lussier, Tribal Council and Chiefs, RLNC Board Members, Our Veterans, Tribal Royalty, RLNC Staff and Faculty, and all Community Members who showed up to help us honor our...

  • Preschool Graduation held at Early Childhood Center

    May 22, 2023

    Preschool Graduation held at Early Childhood Center...

  • 'People don't have time to grieve' | Tribal Nations Turn to Harm Reduction in Battle Against Opioids

    May 22, 2023

    A group of children from the Pala Band of Mission Indians was walking home from school in 2016 when they found a plastic bag holding 100 bright blue pills. The kids tossed the bag back and forth as they walked to the tribe's youth center, where they turned it into the staff. The staff at the youth center quickly called law enforcement, who informed them the pills were fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine....

  • Indigenous missing person cases get researchers' attention

    May 22, 2023

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico task force charged with addressing missing person cases involving Native Americans is teaming up with researchers in Nebraska on a data collection project that they hope will begin to close the gaps when it comes to tracking cases and their outcomes nationwide. The goal of the federally funded effort is to better define the scope of what many experts and activists have referred to as a “silent crisis.” The work began last week, said Melody Delmar, special projects coordinator with the New Mexico Indian Affai...

  • Red Lake High School and ALC Warrior's Academic Banquet held on Wednesday - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 22, 2023

    Red Lake High School and ALC Warrior's Academic Banquet held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023....

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