Articles from the August 1, 2023 edition
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Stella Ann Sherman-Cavanaugh
Stella Ann Sherman-Cavanaugh January 28, 1930 - July 28, 2023 Stella Ann Sherman-Cavanaugh's journey to the Spirit World began July 28, 2023 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND surrounded by her loving family. Per Stella's request, the family is honoring and respecting her wishes. Stella will be cremated. The family will...
RED LAKE NATIVE CARE ADULT USE DISPENSARY TO OPEN ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2023
The Grand Opening of the Native Care Dispensary, which is the Red Lake Nation's Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary, will take place on August 1, 2023, during the hours of 11:00 am through 6:00 pm. The location of the Dispensary is the Old Red Lake Trading Post in the heart of the Red Lake Nation, just across from the Red Lake Retail...
Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke for Monday, July 31 through Tuesday, Aug. 1 for northern Minnesota
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for northern Minnesota. The alert takes effect noon on Monday, July 31 and runs until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1. The affected area includes Bemidji, International Falls, Two Harbors, Hibbing, Ely, Duluth, Roseau, and the tribal nations of Red Lake,...
Trucking firm Yellow shuts down, leaving 480 Minnesota union workers hanging
Workers at Minnesota's six Yellow Corp. terminals are in flux as the trucking company completes a plan to cease operations. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters leaders said the trucking giant will file for bankruptcy any day now and start liquidating assets and laying off workers. The Teamsters represent 480 workers in...
Man, 33, shot dead by State Patrol on I-94 in north Minneapolis
A Minnesota State Trooper shot and killed a motorist early Monday morning after the agency said he fled a routine traffic stop on Interstate 94 in north Minneapolis. Although authorities have not named the motorist, family members identified him as 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II, of Spring Lake Park. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner also confirmed that Cobb died Monday. The...
Cargill fighting fraud claims, financial subpoenas by Russian bank
A bank largely owned by the Russian government has Cargill Inc. in its crosshairs. The state-owned bank's quest is centered around the $2 billion failure of a privately owned Russian bank, Rost Bank, in 2017. National Bank Trust, an arm of Russia's central bank, alleges in New York federal court that Rost Bank's owner committed...
Family decries plea offer for teen who aided deadly northeast Minneapolis carjacking
The family of a Plymouth man killed during a 2019 attempted carjacking made clear its disagreement over the Hennepin County Attorney's Office seeking probation for the accomplice after the other gunman was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty informed the family of Steven Markey that...
Pipeline operators to pay $12.5M after crude oil spills in Montana, North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - Two pipeline operators have agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty related to crude oil spills in Montana and North Dakota. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced the settlement in a 2022 federal court lawsuit. Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC will pay the $12.5...
Officials ID 73-year-old man who was stabbed to death over weekend in St. Paul
Officials on Monday released the identity of the 73-year-old man who was stabbed to death over the weekend in St. Paul. Robin S. Lambert, 73, of Bloomington was attacked Saturday in the 1100 block of S. Bowdoin Street, police said. Police Sgt. Mike Ernster said officers were called to a home shortly after 9:30 a.m. and located two men suffering from stab wounds....
Pee-wee Herman actor and creator Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70
LOS ANGELES - Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose Pee-wee Herman character - an overgrown child with a tight gray suit and an unforgettable laugh - became a 1980s pop cultural phenomenon, has died at 70. Reubens, who's character delighted fans in the film ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' and on the TV series ''Pee-wee's...
Laws aside, 'no' is still the right answer on drugs
It surprises many people to learn that cannabis use originated in Arab cultures. As an Arab myself, I was surprised to learn this fact in a class at the University of Miami with a professor who argued that use of the drug first appeared in the Arab world. It is called hashish, a drug people use to calm down. Consumption of...
With no other options to clean up its drinking water, small Minnesota town turns to bugs
For decades the city of Cold Spring, Minn., has wrestled with pollution from farms fouling its drinking water. Sealing contaminated wells and digging new ones didn't fix it. Changes to farm practices haven't come fast enough. The levels of toxic nitrate just kept creeping up. Now the central Minnesota town of 4,000 is...
St. Cloud man gets life sentence for shooting central Minnesota woman, leaving her body on side of road
ST. CLOUD - A Stearns County judge on Monday sentenced a 25-year-old St. Cloud man to life in prison for his involvement in the 2021 murder of a central Minnesota woman who was shot in the head and left on the side of the road. After hearing statements from 10 people close to 25-year-old Keisa M. Lange, who was found dead the...
Nearly 250,000 migrants crossed Panama's Darien Gap so far this year, more than in all of 2022
PANAMA CITY - The number of migrants crossing Panama's dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap swelled to almost 250,000 in the first seven months of 2023, surpassing the number that crossed in all of 2022, officials said Friday. It is a record pace of migration through the gap, which connects South America to Central America. The...
Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave
PHOENIX - A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains. The historic heat began blasting the region in June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico...
Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a woman she saw as a romantic rival in a case that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and that she was a goddess tasked with ushering in an...
Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge
ATLANTA - A judge on Monday rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to keep a Georgia district attorney from prosecuting him and from using certain evidence gathered in her investigation into potential illegal meddling in the 2020 election in the state. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney didn't...
Arrival of Dragon Boats marks beginning of 17th annual Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival
BEMIDJI - Monday morning marked the start of the 17th annual Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival's four-day extravaganza with the dragon boats arriving at Paul Bunyan Park. The Dragon Boat Festival offers something for everyone including great food, music, kids activities, a parade of teams, cultural performances and much more,...
Minnesota youth exposed to opioids increasing at alarming rate
MINNEAPOLIS – An alarming rise in the number of children ages 3 and younger exposed to opioids has been reported by the Minnesota Poison Control System. There have been 16 cases of exposure already in 2023 reported to the Minnesota Poison Control System hotline, said Dr. Travis Olives, associate medical director for the Minnesota Poison Control system. The Minnesota Poison...
Native America Calling: The lack of reservation law enforcement
The Fort Belknap Indian Community is the latest tribe to sue the federal government over inadequate law enforcement. A joint legislative resolution passed this year noted "justice has eluded many Native American victims, survivors, and families" as there are not enough officers to cover the more than 1,000 square miles within...
Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation spends $115 million on properties in Las Vegas
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation has spent over $115 million on properties along the famed Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The tribe's acquisitions include most of the site of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S history. The 13.3-acre property was purchased for $93 million in 2022, the...
The economics of cannabis
If you’re expecting a robust discussion of economic data that addresses whether tribes’ next silver bullet is cannabis, so was I. That means that we’re all going to be disappointed, but not for lack of trying. The data is not there, but opinion abounds. So, off we go! It’s no secret that tribes are looking for their next economic silver bullet. It’s also no secret...
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Annual Community Health Day held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 in Redby - P3
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...
Red Lake Nation Boys & Girls Club "Protect and Serve Pizza" Event held on Thursday - P3
Red Lake Nation Boys & Girls Club: Fun filled day at the "Protect and Serve Pizza" event! Almost 200 club members registered for today's activities. Miigwech to the RLPD and RLFD for hanging out with the kids today. We'll be hosting the same event at the Ponemah Club next Wednesday....
2023 North American Indigenous Games - P5
From July 15-23, in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth, Millbrook First Nation, Sipekne'katikthe, Canada, the 2023 North American Indigenous Games celebrated Indigenous sport and culture. Website: https://naig2023.com/?fbclid=IwAR2oAf50js6PK8SlFanZcFlRlzpiEEaI8cgRXa53o8F9WmkAgEUWped1_JQ Facebook: https://www.face...
