Articles from the May 23, 2023 edition
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Minnesota Legislature passes infrastructure package as end of consequential 2023 session approaches
Minnesota lawmakers passed the largest infrastructure package in state history Monday, capping a legislative session where Democrats pushed through some of the most monumental spending and policy changes in a generation. They sent a $2.6 billion infrastructure package, with $1.5 billion of borrowing and nearly $1.1 billion in...
Minnesota Legislature passes $3 billion tax bill as Monday adjournment deadline nears
Minnesota lawmakers sent a sweeping $3 billion tax bill to the governor's desk on Sunday and were racing to finish other priorities ahead of their Monday adjournment deadline. The DFL-controlled Minnesota Senate voted along party lines Sunday to pass the tax bill that includes one-time rebates, a credit for low-income families...
Final-hour deal removes nurse hospital staffing regulations from legislation
Controversial regulations over nurse hospital staffing were removed from legislation Monday that will instead focus on preventing violence against nurses and studying the reasons why they burn out and leave the profession. The result was an extraordinary compromise for a bill that was steamrolling through the Legislature, with...
Owamni team shows Indigenous resiliency as it rebuilds after electrical fire
"This is a good example of what Indigenous resiliency looks like," Owamni co-owner Dana Thompson said after listing off all the challenges of preparing to reopen the restaurant after an electrical fire. On the afternoon of April 5, the restaurant in Minneapolis' Water Works Park experienced a power surge; Thompson said she then...
Police release from jail without charges man they say fatally shot another over the weekend in St. Paul
Law enforcement said Monday that it is declining at this time to pursue charges against a man who shot and killed another man over the weekend in St. Paul. The shooting occurred Saturday shortly after midnight near Payne and E. Arlington avenues, police said. Officers located the shooting victim in an alley in the 600 block of...
Buckle up: Minnesota participating in national seat belt enforcement campaign
Putting on a seat belt takes only a matter of seconds, but the act can save lives. That's the message the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is spending $10.5 million to send to motorists as part of a national "Click It or Ticket" education and enforcement campaign. The initiative began Monday and will run...
Fire razes Guyana dormitory, killing at least 19 children, mainly Indigenous girls
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - An overnight fire raced through a dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19 students who were trapped and injuring several others at a government boarding school as authorities probe whether it was intentionally set. All but one of the victims were Indigenous girls, officials said Monday. ''This is a...
US bomb designed to hit targets like Iran underground nuclear sites briefly reappears amid tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - As tensions with Iran have escalated over its nuclear program, the U.S. military this month posted pictures of a powerful bomb designed to penetrate deep into the earth and destroy underground facilities that could be used to enrich uranium. The U.S. Air Force on May 2 released rare images of the...
Suspect 'stands silent' in slayings of 4 Idaho college students; judge enters not guilty pleas
BOISE, Idaho - The suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students opted Monday to ''stand silent'' to murder charges, prompting the judge to enter not guilty pleas on his behalf ahead of a trial in which he could face the death penalty. The Nov. 13, 2022, killings stunned the rural community of Moscow,...
Rush City Woman Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud in $1.8 million PPP and Romance Fraud Scam
MINNEAPOLIS – A Rush City woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud after participating in multiple schemes that defrauded individuals throughout the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, from 2017 through April 2022, Gayle Joyce Ferngren, 69, and others participated in a scheme to launder proceeds that were fraudulently obtained...
Two Minneapolis Men Plead Guilty to Armed Carjacking
ST PAUL, Minn. – Two Minneapolis men have pleaded guilty to carjacking, kidnapping, and holding a victim at gunpoint for several hours, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on the evening of February 14, 2023, Jamal Timothy Funchess, 18, T’Shawn Teon Palton, 21, and a juvenile posted an advertisement on Facebook Marketplace to purportedly...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $48 Million for Water Sanitation, Irrigation, Power and Dam Safety Projects in Indian Country
HOPI RESERVATION, Ariz. — Following a tour of the Hopi Tribe’s Keams Canyon Water Project, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a $48 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to repair and revitalize Tribal water sanitation systems, upgrade irrigation and power projects and invest in the safety of dams in Tribal communities. The...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Consensus System Conservation Proposal to Protect the Colorado River Basin
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced significant new developments in the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System now and into the future. As part of the Department’s continued efforts to address ongoing severe drought conditions and a changing climate in the Colorado River...
MDA to Set Over 20,000 Traps to Survey for Spongy Moth
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will set approximately 20,000 traps this year looking for spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), formally known as gypsy moth. The traps will be set throughout the eastern half of the state and in far northwestern Minnesota as part of a “western rotation.” This work is part of the MDA’s annual trapping survey program...
Minnesota families to receive last rounds of pandemic food benefits for children
Eligible Minnesota families with children will start receiving pandemic food benefits for the current school year this month, and some families will get a final round of smaller summer benefits in July. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer payments, or P-EBT, are expected to be the last of their kind as the federal public health emergency for COVID-19 wraps up. Many...
Tohono O'odham Citizen Shot and Killed by U.S. Border Patrol; FBI Investigating
AJO, Ariz.-The FBI and the Tohono O'odham Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a Tohono O'odham citizen by U.S. Border Patrol agents last Thursday. The citizen, identified by the Tribe as Raymond Mattia, had called to report people trespassing on his property. Mattia was reportedly shot at his home at around 10 p.m....
Rain, even smoke help fight Canada wildfires
EDMONTON, Alberta — Scattered rains and even smoke cover cooled air temperatures and helped efforts to fight wildfires in Alberta over the weekend, officials said Sunday, while a new fire in neighboring British Columbia led to an evacuation order for one rural area. As the heavy smoke brought cooler temperatures, it also limited the ability to fly firefighting aircraft and...
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Twenty-Nine Students Graduate from Red Lake Nation College - P3
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 - P4
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 - P2
Preschool Graduation held at Early Childhood Center...
Red Lake High School and ALC Warrior's Academic Banquet held on Wednesday - P4
Red Lake High School and ALC Warrior's Academic Banquet held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023....
Red Lake Varsity and JV both drop games to Pine River at home - P8
Red Lake Varsity and JV both drop games to Pine River at home...
2023 Ponemah School Pow Wow held on May 12, 2023 - P7
2023 Ponemah School Pow Wow held on May 12, 2023 Ponemah School Brave an Princess 2023-24 Kyler Kingbird an Cecilie Hardy...
Lady Warriors Softball Team loses to Walker-Hackensack-Akley in Red Lake - P8
Lady Warriors Softball Team loses to Walker-Hackensack-Akley in Red Lake on Thursday, May 11, 2023 Girl's Junior Varsity also take the loss...
Girl's Junior Varsity Softball team take loss to Walker-Hackensack-Akley - P8
Girl's Junior Varsity Softball team take loss to Walker-Hackensack-Akley Lady Warriors Softball Team also loses in Red Lake...
