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Clinton Donnell August 17, 1998 ~ July 31, 2023 (age 24) Clinton James Donnell, Jr., age 24, of the Bear Clan, travelled to the spirit world on Monday, July 31, 2023, in Red Lake, MN. Clinton was born on August 17, 1998, in Bemidji, MN, to Dawn Waybenais and Clinton Donnell, Sr. He attended school in Red Lake and Voyageur Expeditionary School. He worked as a security guard at Seven Clans Casino Hotel & Indoor Waterpark. Clinton enjoyed listening to music. Juice Wrld was his favorite artist. He...
Thelberta Lussier October 31, 1938 ~ August 1, 2023 (age 84) Thelberta Ann Lussier, Zhooniya Gaabawikwe, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the night of Tuesday, August 1st 2023 in Roseville, Minnesota. Thelberta was born to Rose Lussier (King) and Isadore Lussier on Monday, October 31st 1938 in Red Lake, Minnesota. She was the second eldest of her siblings and was raised on the reservation. Thelberta attended nursing school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During this time, she lost her father...
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Law enforcement in Mahnomen County say they have seized a large amount of marijuana after a smoke shop owner was posting live videos on Facebook letting people know he was "open for business." According to Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther, the Asema Smokeshop in Mahnomen, owned and operated by Todd Thompson, 53, was illegally selling marijuana out of the shop. Guenther says Thompson is a tribal member, but is not affiliated with the White Earth...
White Earth, Minn.—The White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and the Reservation Business Committee is aware of the recent shutdown of an illegal cannabis dispensary in the evening hours of Wednesday, Aug. 2 in Mahnomen, Minn. The Band is cooperating with the Paul Bunyan Task Force, White Earth Police Department, and the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office in their investigation of the alleged illegal cannabis dispensary. The incident is still under investigation, and the Band does not have many details that it can share at this time. T...
The Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a Black motorist during a traffic stop Monday on I-94 in north Minneapolis is a rookie with less than two years of law enforcement experience. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said Ryan Londregan fired his department issued handgun during an encounter with Ricky Cobb II after troopers stopped him about 1:50 a.m. near Dowling Avenue N. for driving without taillights. Londregan and trooper Brett Seide attempted to pull Cobb from his vehicle after learning he was wanted for questioning in...
The YWCA Minneapolis is closing its longtime Uptown and downtown fitness centers and pools, moving away from health and fitness to focus more on child care, racial equity and youth programs. YWCA officials announced Thursday that two of its three fitness centers will close Nov. 1 and be sold, and 85 employees - about a quarter of its workforce - will be laid off. The YWCA Midtown, on E. Lake Street near Hiawatha Avenue, will continue to operate a pool and fitness center; officials said they...
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power. The former president appeared before a magistrate judge in Washington's federal courthouse two days after being indicted by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith. Of the three criminal cases he's facing, the most recent charges are especially h...
Ellie Long is one that got away. The 20-year-old from Falcon Heights headed south for school - way south, to Emory University in Atlanta - and is eyeing a move to New York or Chicago after graduation. Every year, thousands more college students leave Minnesota than arrive, a Star Tribune analysis of U.S. census data shows. Boosters and business leaders warn that the losses could have major consequences for the state's workforce in the not-so-distant future. https://www.startr...
Recreational marijuana became legal Tuesday, but smoking the drug and the sale of THC and CBD products remain prohibited at the Minnesota State Fair, officials said this week. In a statement, fair officials said there has been no change in policy regarding the use of marijuana and sale of related products at the fairgrounds. The State Fair, which opens Aug. 24 and ends Labor Day, Sept. 4, will continue to allow cigarette smoking and the use of vapes in designated smoking areas....
John Browning is beyond frustrated. The Minnetonka resident and Vietnam veteran lost his parking management job during the pandemic. He had countless job leads since but has only landed a part-time job despite 32 months of searching and a willingness to tackle grungy, demanding work. He thinks it's because of his age. https://www.startribune.com/older-workers-face-hurdles-in-job-searches-even-with-historically-low-unemployment-baby-boomers/600294534/...
A former Minneapolis yoga studio owner has died weeks after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted a girl in Canada over two decades ago. The death of Philip Doucette, 48, was relayed in an email to studio members on Wednesday from Modo Yoga Minneapolis, where Doucette had been a co-owner. "Our hearts are grieving as we learn of the passing of one of our former owners, Phil Doucette," read the email. https://www.startribune.com/former-minneapolis-yoga-studio-owner-di...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels, American officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. Since 2019, Iran has seized a series of ships in the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, as part of its efforts to pressure the West over negotiations regarding its collapsed...
UNITED NATIONS - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken challenged all countries Thursday to tell Russia to stop using the Black Sea and Ukraine's grain as ''blackmail'' and stop treating the world's hungry and vulnerable people as leverage in its ''unconscionable war.'' America's top diplomat lashed out at Russia at a U.N. Security Council meeting for ignoring the world's appeals and pulling out of the year-old deal that allowed Ukraine to ship more than 32 tons of grain from Black Sea ports...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the ''Tennessee Three,'' reclaimed their legislative seats Thursday after they were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor. The young Black lawmakers were reinstated by local officials after being booted from the GOP-dominated Statehouse, but only on an interim basis. They advanced Thursday through a special election to fully reclaim their positions. Both...
PITTSBURGH — The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue was formally sentenced to death Thursday, one day after a jury determined that capital punishment was appropriate for the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Robert Colville ordered death by lethal injection for Robert Bowers, a 50-year-old truck driver whose vicious antisemitism led him to shoot his way into a place of worship and target people for practicing their faith. ''I have nothing specific that I care to say to Mr. B...
BELTRAMI COUNTY — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of the invasive algae starry stonewort in Blackduck Lake near the town of Blackduck in Beltrami County. According to a release, Blackduck Lake is near three other lakes where starry stonewort was previously confirmed and the Minnesota DNR staff found starry stonewort while conducting an LCCMR-funded aquatic plant survey with researchers from the New York Botanical Garden. Available treatment options could include hand pulling, herbicide applications or o...
ST. PAUL — The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the man a Minnesota State Patrol trooper shot and killed on July 31. According to the medical examiner, Ricky Cobb II, 33, of St. Cloud died from multiple gunshot wounds. As part of its ongoing investigation, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has identified the Minnesota State Patrol trooper who shot Cobb II. • Ryan Londregan fired his department handgun. He has about a year-and-a-half of law enforcement exper...
As recreational cannabis became legal in Minnesota, Red Lake Nation opens doors for recreational sales. RED LAKE- Hundreds of people waited in a slow-moving line outside NativeCare, Red Lake Nation's official cannabis dispensary. It is considered the first to open for recreational sales in the state of Minnesota. The Red Lake Tribal Council authorized NativeCare to transition from a medical cannabis dispensary to adult-use recreational. The medical dispensary began making its first sales earlier...
BEMIDJI – Sunday night was one to remember at the Bemidji Speedway. The Hall of Fame class of 2023 was announced, with awards presented to Sam Jessness, Dwight Knute, Jr. Jones, Fred Halvorson, Butch Sautbine and Harold Kolkin during intermission down on the track. Family and friends gathered in support and cheers were heard from the packed grandstand. Next Sunday is First Responders and Salute to Service Night, with all police deputies, EMS, firefighters and active and retired military v...
GRAND RAPIDS - Red Lake's Mickaylee Garrigan placed second among girls aged 14-15 at the Drive, Chip and Putt local qualifier held July 25 at Pokegama Golf Course in Grand Rapids. Garrigan placed second overall with a score of 77. She placed first in putting and third in chipping. Garrigan next heads to the sub-regional qualifier at the Braemar Golf Course on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Edina. Garrigan is a junior member at the Bemidji Town and Country Club and was one of the top players on the Bemidji...
Did you know that in Ontario, three times as many young people are dying of overdose compared to a decade ago? This article was originally published by Filter, an online magazine covering drug use, drug policy and human rights through a harm reduction lens. Follow Filter on Facebook or Twitter, or sign up for its newsletter. Across Canada, many teenagers are experimenting with drugs alone because they don't feel safe telling others. But when people use alone, they overdose alone. To reduce...
The Fort Belknap Indian Community is suing the federal government for not providing adequate law enforcement services on Indian lands. According to court documents, the Tribe filed a lawsuit last October after it was denied a $3.8 million increase for law enforcement funding from the previous year. In its filing, lawyers for the Tribe wrote, "The population of the Reservation is substantially harmed by violent crime, crimes against children and vulnerable adults, missing persons, drug-related...
The Great Lakes Lifeways Institute is joining forces with Indigenous nations in Minnesota and Ontario to build three elm bark community lodges as part of a growing effort to bring traditional lodges back to the region. The lodges are among the first traditional lodges built in Minnesota in more than 100 years. The institute has been working to build the lodges with the Prairie Island Indian and Lower Sioux communities in Minnesota, and the Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Ontario just south of the southern tip of Lake Huron. http...
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Cannabis Regulatory Act was drafted at the direction of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Business Committee and is intended to address civil matters related to the commercial cultivation, processing, packaging, transportation, and sale of Cannabis and Cannabis Related Products by businesses within the jurisdiction of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. It also addresses, in a limited manner, civil regulatory matters related to individual use and consumption of...
8/2/2023 at 10:58 AM from the Red Lake Pow wow grounds the 25th Annual Anishinaabe Spirit Run began. Day one of the Anishinaabe Spirit Run was complete on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Mii gwech Ahnji-Be- Mah-Diz Recovery Center for the awesome food... Day two will start at 10:01 AM tomorrow (Thursday, August 3, 2023) morning from the Leech Lake Veterans Memorial Pow wow grounds....
