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  • Jason Lee Wind, Jr.

    Jul 28, 2022

    Jason Lee Wind, Jr. January 20, 2008 ~ July 23, 2022 (age 14) Jason Lee Wind, Jr. age 14, of Red Lake, MN, and the Bear Clan, journeyed to the spirit world on Saturday, July 23, 2022, from Red Lake Hospital in Red Lake, MN. Jason was born on January 20, 2008, in Bemidji, MN, the son of Selma Lussier and Jason Wind, Sr. Jason was the kindest and most caring person; he would not hesitate to give you the shirt off his back. He loved to go bowling with the family, ride his bike, listen to music,...

  • Rose Marie Clark

    Jul 28, 2022

    Rose Marie Clark May 16, 1953 ~ July 26, 2022 (age 69) Rose Clark, 69, of Bemidji, MN died Wednesday, July 26, 2022 at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. A Wake will begin at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 29, 2022 at the Redby Community Center and will continue until the funeral service at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 30, 2022. Interment will be in St. Antipas Episcopal Cemetery, Redby followed by a feast at noon at the Redby Community Center. Rose Clark was born May 16, 1953 in Red Lake, MN to Clarence Be...

  • Mary M. "Maggie" Moxness

    Jul 28, 2022

    Mary M. "Maggie" Moxness November 28, 1933 - July 21, 2022 Mary "Auntie Maggie" Moxness went to her spiritual home on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at her home in the loving care of her family. Mary was born on November 28, 1933 to George and Margaret (Lone Dog) Hunt. With the passing of her mother at the age of three, Maggie spent her childhood growing up with her nieces and nephews under the care of her sister Janette and William Longie Sr. and her father George. Maggie was married to William...

  • Henry Yakima Thin Elk

    Jul 28, 2022

    Henry Yakima Thin Elk January 22, 1986 - July 24, 2022 Henry Yakima Thin Elk, age 36 of Minneapolis, Minnesota journeyed to the Spirit World at his residence on Sunday, July 24, 2022. He was born on January 22, 1986 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Yakima Henry Thin Elk and Jewell Renee Arcoren. Henry loved watching documentaries and keeping up with current events. His dream was to start a company building custom wheelchairs. He had gotten himself incorporated to begin the business. In...

  • Sandra Lee Tucker

    Jul 28, 2022

    Sandra Lee Tucker, age 36, died unexpectedly in Minneapolis on July 22, 2022. Sandra was a loving partner, mother, and friend. Sandra fue una amorosa pareja y madre y amiga buena. She enjoyed talking with people, crafting, dancing to 90s R&B and laughing. Sandra spent time in Florida, Texas, and California, but always returned to her family in Minnesota. Sandra is survived by her partner, Alfredo (Chey) Portales; children, Ana Tucker, Antonio Tucker, Yesenia Portales and Jazmine Portales, and...

  • Husband and wife killed in explosion, fire that rocked Hopkins house

    Jul 28, 2022

    A Hopkins couple were killed Wednesday in an explosion and fire that left their home in smoldering ruins. Family members at the scene identified the victims as Hubert Vassar, 85, and Sharon Vassar, 83. The Hopkins Police Department said it had no immediate information on what caused the explosion. The fiery blast at 10:15 a.m. shook the screens of nearby homes and could be heard up to 15 blocks away. https://www.startribune.com/explosion-fire-rock-house-in-hopkins-injuries-un...

  • State Fair seeks 1,200 more workers for Great Minnesota Get-Together

    Jul 28, 2022

    The Minnesota State Fair has 1,200 jobs to fill, a year after struggling to attract enough workers to run the end-of-summer extravaganza and just days after the state broke the national record for the lowest unemployment rate in recorded history. The fair has already hired more than half the 2,700 workers it's seeking to staff ticket booths, parking lots, rides, games and barns, and to work as custodians. Last year, officials came up short with a total of 2,100 workers, including full-timers....

  • Target streamlines digital order shipping in Twin Cities and beyond

    Jul 28, 2022

    At 10:30 one recent morning, a few dozen cars pulled into the garage at Target's sortation center in northeast Minneapolis, and a countdown clock started. Drivers scanned in, then waited for boxes to be carted to each vehicle. With the clock ticking down from 30 minutes, some drivers sprawled on the floor to arrange boxes, then stuffed them into trunks and seats. The scene repeats more than a dozen times a day as Target tries to get orders out faster and cheaper. "If you are closer to the...

  • Gov. Tim Walz promotes plan to expand Minnesota's economy over the next decade

    Jul 28, 2022

    STACY, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz used the setting of a sheet metal manufacturer on Wednesday to promote a sweeping 10-year plan to expand Minnesota's economy, while renewing his call for a special session in the short term to help Minnesotans struggling with high prices. "We have the capacity to do both those things," Walz said, surrounded by humming equipment on the floor at Wyoming Machine. "Short-term triage, lowering taxes, investment infrastructure and implementing some of these long-term...

  • Federal appeals court sides with teachers union, says nonmembers aren't entitled to fee refunds

    Jul 28, 2022

    Minnesota teachers aren't entitled to a refund of so-called "fair-share" fees they paid to unions in the years leading up to a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring those fees unconstitutional. That was an appeals court's ruling this week in a federal lawsuit that is part of a broader national effort to force public-sector employee unions to retroactively refund millions to nonmembers. Minnesota unions had for decades collected those fees to pay for collective bargaining efforts. The 8th...

  • Fed unleashes another big rate hike in bid to curb inflation

    Jul 28, 2022

    WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in more than three decades to tame high inflation. The Fed's move will raise its key rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%, its highest level since 2018. Speaking at a news conference after the Fed's latest policy meeting, Chair Jerome Powell offered mixed signals about the...

  • In rare contact, US offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan

    Jul 28, 2022

    WASHINGTON — The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. In a sharp reversal of previous policy, Blinken also said he expects to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time since before Russia invaded Ukraine to discuss the deal and other matters. Blinken's comments marked the first time the U.S. government has publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure the release of Griner, who w...

  • Canada says pope's apology to Indigenous not enough

    Jul 28, 2022

    QUEBEC CITY - The Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis' apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country's church-run residential schools didn't go far enough, suggesting that reconciliation over the fraught history is still very much a work in progress. The official government reaction came as Francis arrived in Quebec City for meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon at her Quebec residence, the hilltop Citadelle fortress, on the...

  • Foundation returns Indigenous items to Mexican officials

    Jul 28, 2022

    Small, ancient sculptures that have been gathering dust in an Albuquerque storage box are returning home to Mexico, where they are intertwined with the identity of Indigenous communities. The Albuquerque Museum Foundation celebrated the repatriation of the dozen sculptures in a ceremony Wednesday. The local Consulate of Mexico accepted Olmec greenstone sculptures, a figure from the city of Zacatecas, bowls that were buried with tombs and other clay figurines that date back thousands of years....

  • State, local candidates to face off in primary election Aug. 9

    Jul 28, 2022

    Jul. 27—BEMIDJI — Voters across Minnesota will go to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 9, to vote in the primary elections that will determine which candidates advance to the general election in November. For voters in the Bemidji area, the local races that will be included in the primary are the Bemidji City Council At-Large seat, the Beltrami County Board's District 2 seat and the race for Beltrami County Sheriff. Broader races will include a primary for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District, as well as primary elections for state governor, sec...

  • Pope Francis Visits Québec, Apologizes Again; Does not Hear Indigenous People in Attendance

    Jul 28, 2022

    ope Francis landed in Québec City, Québec, on Wednesday afternoon, on the second stop of his apology tour to Indidgenous Peoples across Canada for the "evil committed by so many Christians" during the residential boarding school era. The eastern portion of his six day trip, following Edmonton and preceding Nunavut, had a larger emphasis on government than the days prior. Around 5pm EST, the Pope arrived at the Citadelle of Québec. He first met privately with Governor General Mary Simon, an In...

  • COVID-19 on the Rise in Indian Country

    Jul 28, 2022

    Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that COVID-19 cases, including infections, deaths, and hospitalizations, are on the rise in the United States. Currently, 75 percent of counties are in the medium or high levels with Omicron BA.5 as the predominant variant, which has caused an estimated 78 percent of new cases. On Tuesday, the Navajo Nation reported 110 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths for the Navajo Nation. The total deaths as of press time is 1,854 wit...

  • Attorney General Ellison protects Minnesotans from unfair billing and collections with extension of Hospital Agreement

    Jul 28, 2022

    July 27, 2022 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his Office has negotiated an extension to the regulatory agreement that the Attorney General’s Office holds with all nonprofit hospitals in Minnesota, referred to as the “Hospital Agreement.” The Agreement provides important protections to Minnesotans who receive healthcare services at Minnesota’s hospitals by protecting patients from abusive, harassing, and deceptive practices when hospitals seek to collect medical debt. The Agreement also provides...

  • Attorney General Ellison succeeds in protecting Northfield manufactured-housing residents

    Jul 28, 2022

    AG Ellison conducts successful law-enforcement effort against management company that imposed new leases and arbitrary, cruel new rules on residents against Minnesota law; company commits to update park rules in compliance with law and respond to residents’ concerns July 27, 2021 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today announced that his office has successfully gained compliance with the law from Lakeshore Management, Inc., the owner of Viking Terrace manufactured-home park in Northfield. Viking Terrace contains more tha...

  • Attorney General Ellison, states reach tentative $4.25B agreement with major opioid manufacturer Teva

    Jul 28, 2022

    July 27, 2022 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said today that he is encouraged by the progress in talks with opioid manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals and looks forward to reviewing the $4.25 billion agreement framework that was announced late yesterday, which would bring tens of millions of dollars into Minnesota. Attorney General Ellison issued the following statement: There’s no amount of money that can make up for the death and destruction that these companies caused by putting their profits before people’s lives...

  • Rachel King-Siert joins Red Lake Nation College

    Jul 28, 2022

    (Red Lake, MN, July 27, 2022) -- Red Lake Nation College (RLNC) is pleased to announce the addition of Rachel King-Siert as its new Minneapolis Site Coordinator. King-Siert is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Nation. As a first-generation student, she attended the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences. She continued on to earn a Master's in Education with a focus on learning through community and experiential...

  • Ponemah Triathlon held the week of July 23rd - P2

    Glenda Martin|Jul 28, 2022

    The Ponemah Community staff, Alex and Bruce, put on another great event. The event was to promote health, wellness and to bring everyone together in a good way. Due to the wind coming off the lake which created some white caps the planning committee had to make some last minute adjustments to the course. The Triathlon started off with the canoe race at the Point. Each contestant had to race a half mile out and back to shore. Once back, they had to tag off to the next contestant who had to bike...

  • Red Lake Celebrates Independence Day: Thursday Afternoon Pow Wow - P9

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 28, 2022

    Red Lake Celebrates Independence Day: Thursday Afternoon Pow Wow Red Lake Independence Day Celebration Singing Contest 1st Midnite Express, 2nd Ptown, 3rd NDN Creek, 4th Ho-Chunk Station, 5th Young Kingbird Moccasin Tournament 1st place Red Lake Independence Day Moccasin Tournament Champs, Gary Proudchief and Deon Pierre 2nd place Red Lake Independence Day Moccasin Tournament, Charles Grolla, Phil Grolla and Christopher Michael Kangas 3rd place Red Lake Independence Day Moccasin Tournament,...

  • Red Lake Celebrates Independence Day: Wednesday Night Pow Wow - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 28, 2022

    Red Lake Celebrates Independence Day: Wednesday Night Pow Wow Red Lake Independence Day Celebration Singing Contest 1st Midnite Express, 2nd Ptown, 3rd NDN Creek, 4th Ho-Chunk Station, 5th Young Kingbird Moccasin Tournament 1st place Red Lake Independence Day Moccasin Tournament Champs, Gary Proudchief and Deon Pierre 2nd place Red Lake Independence Day Moccasin Tournament, Charles Grolla, Phil Grolla and Christopher Michael Kangas 3rd place Red Lake Independence Day Moccasin Tournament, Darcy...

  • Red Lake Celebrates Independence Day: Wednesday Afternoon Pow Wow - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 28, 2022

    Red Lake Celebrates Independence Day: Wednesday Afternoon Pow Wow Red Lake Independence Day Celebration Singing Contest 1st Midnite Express, 2nd Ptown, 3rd NDN Creek, 4th Ho-Chunk Station, 5th Young Kingbird Moccasin Tournament 1st place Red Lake Independence Day Moccasin Tournament Champs, Gary Proudchief and Deon Pierre 2nd place Red Lake Independence Day Moccasin Tournament, Charles Grolla, Phil Grolla and Christopher Michael Kangas 3rd place Red Lake Independence Day Moccasin Tournament,...

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