Articles from the May 22, 2023 edition
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Jessica Lee Johnson
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....
Brandon Lee Johnson
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...
Donivon Boyd
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...
Harvey Jones Thompson
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...
Deanna Arlene StopsAtPrettyCamps
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...
Minnesota Legislature passes $1.3B transportation deal with gas tax hike, sending it to Walz
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...
Minnesota Legislature wrapping work on one of the most consequential sessions in state history
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...
What you need to know about Minnesota's marijuana legalization bill
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...
Minneapolis reaches $700K settlement with family detained after 2019 police shooting
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...
Biden, McCarthy to speak on debt limit; talks stalled as Republicans seek deep spending cuts
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...
Xcel, Minnesota vie for billions in federal funds to create 'clean' hydrogen hub
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...
G7 ends with Ukraine in focus as Zelenskyy meets world leaders and Russia claims disputed gains
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...
Minnesota legislators strike last-minute deal on $2.6B infrastructure spending plan
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...
Alberta on high alert for wildfire upsurge over scorching holiday weekend
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...
Attorney General Ellison obtains relief for consumers targeted by unscrupulous door-to-door alarm salesman
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...
Attorney General Ellison secures final judgments against solar-sales companies that defrauded consumers
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 rela...
Minnesota House passes conference committee report to legalize adult-use cannabis in Minnesota
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...
Secretary Haaland Highlights Locally Led Conservation Efforts in Visit to Grand Canyon Region
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,...
What you need to know about Minnesota's marijuana legalization bill
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...
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Twenty-Nine Students Graduate from Red Lake Nation College
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...
Twenty-Nine Students Graduate from Red Lake Nation College - P2
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...
Preschool Graduation held at Early Childhood Center
Preschool Graduation held at Early Childhood Center...
'People don't have time to grieve' | Tribal Nations Turn to Harm Reduction in Battle Against Opioids
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...
Indigenous missing person cases get researchers' attention
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...
Red Lake High School and ALC Warrior's Academic Banquet held on Wednesday - P3
Red Lake High School and ALC Warrior's Academic Banquet held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023....
