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  • Man Refuses to Wear Mask in Native American Reservation Store, Says Shirt Over Face is 'Mask'

    Jul 22, 2020

    A Wisconsin man repeatedly refused to wear or purchase a mask at a grocery store on a Native American reservation Monday. Instead, he attempted to convince employees his shirt offered enough protection against the spread of coronavirus. The latest video of an American lashing out in anger over COVID-19 mask requirements depicts a shopper who is refusing to wear a mask or leave the LDF Country Market in Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin. The Old Abe Road store is in the Lake Superior Chippewa reservation area that is home to a large number of Ojibwe...

  • Cluster of applications presents potential quagmire in Petoskey marijuana planning

    Jul 22, 2020

    PETOSKEY — The first business owners who will have a shot at opening a medical marijuana provisioning center are all eyeing storefronts along a short stretch of West Mitchell Street. Using a large raffle ticket drum at the front of the city council chambers, officials determined the roster of possible dispensaries Monday night, drawing randomly from the 16 eligible applicants who had applied in April. Because the city will allow three total retailers within select zones of the city, the top three names drawn will theoretically be the first o...

  • Oglala Sioux police looking for missing man last seen in Pine Ridge

    Jul 22, 2020

    The Oglala Sioux Tribe's Department of Public Safety is searching for a man last seen earlier this month in Pine Ridge. Sinte Wambli White Butterfly, 21, has been missing since July 12, the agency wrote Monday on its Facebook page. White Butterfly was last seen around 4 p.m. on July 12 at the Big Bats Convenience Store in Pine Ridge. He was last seen wearing tan khaki pants, a black T-shirt and black shoes, and may have been with an unknown woman with long hair. https://rapid...

  • City council in Kenora, Ont., votes down contentious loitering bylaw

    Jul 22, 2020

    A proposed loitering bylaw for Kenora, Ont., was defeated by city council at its meeting Tuesday. The bylaw lost by a vote of 6-1 with Coun. Chris Van Walleghem casting the only vote in favour. If passed, the bylaw would have allowed police to ticket people if they were found loitering on public property in the northwestern Ontario city. The ticket carried a fine of $100. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kenora-loitering-bylaw-defeated-1.5657709...