Articles from the July 31, 2023 edition
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Two tribal nations to open Minnesota's first legal recreational marijuana dispensaries
WHITE EARTH, Minn. — At least two tribal nations are expected to open Minnesota's first recreational marijuana dispensaries in August as recreational marijuana becomes legal to possess and grow in the state on Tuesday. Following a council vote on Friday, the White Earth Nation in northwestern Minnesota legalized recreational cannabis and will begin selling it sometime in the...
Leech Lake Reservation Public Notice Regarding Cannabis Legalization in Minnesota
Share On August 1, 2023, the prohibition on adult possession and use of cannabis and cannabis products will end and it will be legal across Minnesota for adults age 21 and over to possess, use, transport, and grow cannabis for personal use according to new Minnesota laws. The Leech Lake Reservation Business Committee is preparin...
Clarence "Timmy" Johnson
Clarence "Timmy" Johnson December 15, 1944 ~ July 26, 2023 (age 78) Clarence "Timmy" Daniel Johnson, age 78 of the Bear Clan, of Red Lake MN, started his journey Wednesday July 26, 2023 at Hilltop Healthcare in Duluth, MN. Clarence was born December 15th, 1944 in Red Lake to Eddie and Cecelia Johnson. Clarence grew up in Red...
Jerome Ed Cadwell Jr
Jerome Ed Cadwell Jr May 20, 2001 ~ July 25, 2023 (age 22) Jeremy Ed Cadwell Jr., 22, entered the spirit world on July 25, 2023, in Duluth, Minnesota. He was born on May 20, 2001, to Jeremy Cadwell (Nicoa) Sr. and Lily (Matt) Michaud in Duluth, Minnesota. He loved to spend time with family, loved to rap, had a great sense of...
Vincent Beaulieu
Vincent Beaulieu October 11, 1985 - July 27, 2023 Ozhaawashkobines, Vincent Beaulieu, age 37, passed away on July 27, 2023. Visitation will begin at 7:30 PM on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at the District 1 Community Center on the Mille lacs Band of Ojibwe Reservation. A Funeral Ceremony will be held at 10 AM on Monday, July 31,...
Joleen Antell
Joleen Antell October 20, 1975 ~ July 24, 2023 (age 47) Joleen Marie Antell 47, of Minneapolis, MN entered the spirit world on July 24, 2023, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. She was born on October 20, 1975, to Cliff Dejon and Dorothy Antell in Minneapolis. After attending White Earth Community College, Jol...
Sidney "Tim Two Braids" Timothy LaRose, Sr.
Sidney "Tim Two Braids" Timothy LaRose, Sr. April 15, 1961 ~ July 26, 2023 (age 62) Sidney "Tim Two Braids" Timothy LaRose, Sr., age 62, of the Crane Clan and Cass Lake, MN journeyed to the spirit world on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, from his home. He was born on April 15, 1961, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Delores (Jones) and F...
As 'farming ugly' grows in Minnesota, more money and regulation arrive
NORTH BRANCH, MINN. – Farmer John Peterson sits in his shed, surrounded by snowmobile racing trophies and an antique plow. Tall, mustachioed and sometimes sharp-tongued, this central Minnesota grower doesn't believe in climate change. He doesn't think much of the government, either. But he's practicing just about one of the...
Hennepin County homeless shelters were used 300K times last year, but there were still 7,000 turnaways
More than 7,000 times last year, homeless people who turned to Hennepin County's emergency shelter hotline for help were turned away. The most common reason: All the beds were booked. According to a Star Tribune analysis of data from the Adult Shelter Connect hotline, there was an average of six incidents of homeless people...
Secret files show lawmakers' role in fortifying gun lobby
Long before the National Rifle Association tightened its grip on Congress, won over the Supreme Court and prescribed more guns as a solution to gun violence - before all that, Rep. John Dingell had a plan. First jotted on a yellow legal pad in 1975, it would transform the NRA from a fusty club of sportsmen into a lobbying...
Federal appeals court rules for Minneapolis police in 2019 incident criticized in DOJ report
When two white Minneapolis police officers forced their way into a Black couple's apartment in 2019 without a search warrant - cursing and threatening a man who they wrongfully accused of assaulting his wife - it drew no headlines. But it caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice, which last month cited the...
Man killed in shooting early Sunday in north Minneapolis
A man in his 20s was killed in a shooting early Sunday morning in north Minneapolis after an argument escalated in a crowd of about 100 people outside an unlicensed night club. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. police went to the scene at 2500 N. 2nd St. and found the wounded victim lying in the middle of the street. Officers and EMS tended to the man before he was taken to HCMC, where...
Three dead in weekend crashes on Minnesota roads
Three people died in separate crashes Saturday on state roadways, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Sharon Kay Evenson, 64, of Stewartville, Minn., was killed as she pulled out of her driveway at about 7:30 a.m. onto Hwy. 30 in Stewartville, south of Rochester. She was declared dead at the scene. Authorities said that Karl David Stasko, 25, of Hayfield, Minn., struck...
Minnesota health officials investigating after five children fall ill from raw milk
State health officials are investigating a cluster of salmonella cases in the Twin Cities involving five children who tested positive for the bacteria, one of whom was hospitalized. Minnesota Department of Health officials connected the case to unpasteurized milk after two families said their children drank it. The other three...
Culture of chaos taking over Minn. schools
In fulfilling their promise to "do something" to ensure safe and supportive schools across our state, Minnesota legislators in this year's session passed a discipline policy banning suspensions for our youngest students. In this culture of leniency progressing across the state, the success of the new policy will depend on whether existing laws — empowering teachers to govern...
Suicide bomber at political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44 people, wounds nearly 200
KHAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant to weaken Pakistani Islamists. The Bajur district near the Afghan...
Ukraine again reported bringing war deep into Russia with attacks on Moscow and border region
Ukraine brought the war far from the front line into the heart of Russia again Sunday in drone penetrations that Russian authorities said damaged two office buildings a few miles (kilometers) from the Kremlin and a pig breeding complex on the countries' border. The attacks, which Ukraine didn't acknowledge in keeping with its...
Judge throws out Trump's 'big lie' defamation lawsuit against CNN
A federal judge on Friday dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against CNN in which the former president said the network defamed him by associating him with Adolf Hitler. Trump argued that by using the phrase the "big lie," in reference to his unfounded claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, the network created an unfair association between him and the Nazi regime....
New cannabis law needs work
Recreational cannabis becomes legal in this state starting Tuesday, and while many have hailed this legislation for restoring adult choice, expunging past crimes and other reasons, some significant issues remain to be worked out. Chief among them is the question of exactly where individuals will be allowed to light up....
Church leaders see attendance decline in Minnesota, nationally
Whether people are too consumed with work, or family, or for myriad other reasons, church attendance is on a decline locally and nationally, and it leaves faith leaders wondering. "It seems like people have work as a priority rather than their spiritual life," said Beatriz Colon by way of her daughter Daniela Galicia translating for her. Colon is the "first lady" or pastor's...
New law allows Minnesota students to opt out of shooter drills
Starting this school year, Minnesota teachers and families can expect to see changes in the way schools prepare for the possibility that an armed intruder enters their building. Active shooter simulations — where school staff, police officers and others act out an attack at a school by a person with a gun using effects such as fake gunshots or blood — can’t take place on...
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Annual Community Health Day held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 in Redby - P2
Red Lake Comprehensie Health Services held their annual Community Health Day on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at the Giminjimendaamin Ezhichigeyang Wellness & Event Venue at Oshkiimaajitadah in Redby, Minnesota. The event featured a Million Miles Against Diabetes Walk (Redby Health Station to Oshkiimaajitadah), numerous exhibits...
Final Defendant in Duluth Area Methamphetamine Distribution Ring Sentenced to Prison
MINNEAPOLIS – A Duluth man was sentenced to 170 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Evan Andrew Lautigar, 33, and his co-conspirators Matthew James Cuypers, 41, John Arvid Sundquist, 34, and Jacob Lee...
Undercover operation results in 11 arrests and recovery of four trafficking victims
ST. PAUL — Eleven people are facing felony charges following their arrests for attempting to solicit minors for sex or for promoting prostitution. Investigators with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)-led Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force and the St. Paul Police Department conducted an operation July 27-28 in St. Paul. During the operation, suspects chatted on...
Olmsted County Man Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
MINNEAPOLIS – An Olmsted County man was sentenced to 220 months in prison followed by eight years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, in early 2021, law enforcement received information that Christopher Alle...
