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Richard "Dick" G. DeFoe July 16, 1943 - August 07, 2019 Richard "Dick" G. DeFoe, 75 of Cloquet died on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Chris Jensen Health & Rehabilitation Center in Duluth. He was born on July 16, 1943 to Francis and Virginia (Northrup) DeFoe in Cloquet, MN. Dick was a US Army Veteran. He enjoyed making items out of wood in his spare time. Dick was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Charles, Glen, Francis, Laura, Brenda and Sharon. He is survived by his sister, Karen...
Shayna Mae Fairbanks July 25, 1988 - Sunday, August 4, 2019 Service Information Mission Center (Old Bug School) Cass Lake Sunday, August 11, 2019 10:00 AM All-night visitations will be held on Thursday, August 8th, 2019 beginning at 7:00 PM continuing Friday, August 9th, 2019 at the Little Earth Community Gym in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Further visitation will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019 beginning at 3:00 PM at The Mission Center (Old Bug School)Cass Lake, Minnesota. On Sunday, August...
WARROAD, MN - A two-day Retreat was held at the Seven Clans Casino-Warroad beginning on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 by the Red Lake Tribal Council, where they met and discussed business, legal and future plans of the tribe. On Thursday, August 8th the following programs and entities on the Red Lake Indian Reservation gave presentations: Red Lake Nation Tribal Courts, Red Lake Department of Public Safety, Criminal Investigation Division, Comprehensive Health Services, Chemical Health Programs,...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation spent nearly $133 million dollars to clear roads during the 2018-19 winter season and crews faced some of the most severe weather in the state in a decade, according to a new MnDOT winter maintenance report released today. “The Winter Maintenance Report helps tell the story very clearly: with the fifth-largest roadway system in the country and more extreme weather conditions than most states, it costs a lot of money to maintain transportation infrastructure and keep people moving in M...
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in multiple counties among people who use street drugs (injection or non-injection), are experiencing homelessness or unstable housing, or have been recently incarcerated. The outbreak includes 23 cases in nine counties: Pine (5), Hennepin (3), Kanabec (3), Mille Lacs (3), St. Louis (3), Washington (3), Chisago (1), Dakota (1) and Kandiyohi (1). Thirteen cases have been hospitalized and all have been discharged. While initial cases were clustered in east-central...
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now taking applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation (AGRI) Urban Agriculture Grant. The MDA will award up to $300,000 to eligible applicants to encourage urban youth agricultural education and/or urban agriculture community development. In previous rounds of this highly competitive grant program, funds have gone to stimulate urban agriculture across Minnesota, from Saint Paul’s Eastside to Duluth and from Virginia to North Minneapolis. The MDA expects to awa...
Minnesota officials have selected a replacement for the state's beleaguered vehicle licensing and registration computer system, the source of years of costly headaches for administrators and motorists. The state is spending nearly $34 million on the new system after deciding to do away with the Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS), which was developed in-house at a cost of more than $100 million. The bulk of the new system is slated to be in place in November 2020, with all work...
WASHINGTON - Shifting the gun violence debate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he now wants to consider background checks and other bills, setting up a potentially pivotal moment when lawmakers return in the fall. The Republican leader won't be calling senators back to work early, as some are demanding. But he told a Kentucky radio station that President Donald Trump called him Thursday morning and they talked about several ideas. The president, he said, is "anxious to get...
The family of Jamar Clark, who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police in 2015, has reached a $200,000 tentative settlement with the city months after the City Council rejected a previous five-figure offer as too low. David Suro, the lawyer representing Clark’s father, said the settlement was reached Thursday afternoon after closed-door mediation with the sides in separate rooms. “What this family really wanted wasn’t money,” Suro said. “They would like to see some accountability.” http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-reach...
Things started out poorly and got worse for the Twins as Thursday's game went along. Twins pitchers walked seven batters. http://www.startribune.com/cleveland-holds-on-to-beat-twins-7-5-pulls-within-one-game-of-al-central-lead/529154411/...
A former Marine from Eagan who figured that a sentimental piece of jewelry confiscated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was gone forever got good news Thursday: It's being sent back to him. Aaron Bradley, 43, was wearing the necklace featuring a hollow cartridge with a U.S. Marine emblem etched on the outside and a love letter from his girlfriend tucked inside when he passed through security Monday morning at Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport. http:...
As the maker of Levi's jeans has lost shelf space at hundreds of shuttered Sears stores, it's been searching for other places to sell its 505s and 511s. One of its latest finds is Target. http://www.startribune.com/target-to-sell-levi-s-as-jeanmaker-looks-to-replace-sagging-sales-at-sears/528549581/...
For the third straight weekend, drivers on I-494 through Mendota Heights, Eagan and Inver Grove Heights should plan on big delays. The Minnesota Department of Transportation will continue with a resurfacing project along 8 miles of the freeway. Things could get a bit tougher on Thursday when MnDOT shuts down the ramps from eastbound I-494 to northbound I-35E and southbound I-35E eastbound I-494. They will be closed for 42 days while crews repair bridge joints. http://www.star...
GENEVA - Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the Earth's land and the way people use the land is making global warming worse, a new United Nations scientific report says. That creates a vicious cycle which is already making food more expensive, scarcer and less nutritious. "The cycle is accelerating," said NASA climate scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig, a co-author of the report. "The threat of climate change affecting people's food on their dinner table is increasing."...
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota, who is a member of the Senate education committee, reintroduced legislation to help schools and districts in Minnesota and across the country hit hard by teacher shortages. Sen. Smith is pushing the legislation, because right now there are not enough teachers to meet the demand in all locations and in all fields, resulting in teacher shortages. More than 40 percent of the nation’s small, rural school districts struggle with adequately staffing their schools, and shortages are most acute in certain subject a...
Parents in a wealthy Somerset County borough are questioning what the upcoming school year will bring after five high-ranking school officials quit this summer amid bickering and nasty allegations. “There’s a perception that there’s a lot of tension on the board right now,” said Elizabeth Bonawitz-Meek, who has two children in the district. “We’re all neighbors and we all want the same thing.” https://www.nj.com/somerset/2019/08/5-leaders-from-one-nj-school-district-all-resigned-this-summer.html...
US - On March 12th 2018, then 15 year old film maker and girl education advocate Zuriel Oduwole, presented the 5th edition of her annual DUSUSU [Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up] Award to the First Lady of Mozambique, Her Excellency Mrs. Isaura Nyusi. It was for her work advocating for girls education in her country. On March 12th 2018, then 15 year old film maker and girl education advocate Zuriel Oduwole, presented the 5th edition of her annual DUSUSU [Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up] Award to the...
BEMIDJI, MN — Family members of Sheila St. Clair, who was last seen four years ago on August 15, are speaking out. St. Clair, 48, was traveling to the White Earth Reservation in 2015, but never arrived, and was reported as missing in September. At last check, Duluth Police say they’ve investigated dozens of tips; however, her disappearance is still a mystery. “She’s still out there somewhere, and we’re going to find her,” daughter Stephanie St. Clair says. Tonight on the CBS 3 Duluth News at 10, we’ll hear from her family, and how they’re k...
** EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING ** FACILITY BUILDING MAINTENANCE RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos – Red Lake, MN OPENS: August 8, 2019 CLOSES: Until Filled POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the general supervision of the Casino Facility Maintenance Manager is responsible to oversee assigned shift for Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assists with overall cleaning of building providing a safe and sanitary environment for guests and associates. Clean...
RED LAKE, MN - A two-day training seminar was hosted by the Red Lake Tribe on Monday, August 5 and Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at the Red Lake Nation College. Facilitated by Dr. Joseph Bauerkemper, Associate Profession, University of Minnesota-Duluth, after the opening ceremony and invocation, Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. and Lower Sioux Indian Community President Robert Larson, welcomed state employees and others to the first day of the session, and Dr. Bauerkemper gave an...
RED LAKE, MN - The move continues for the new Red Lake Trading Post, which began on Monday, July 29, 2019 when they started relocating their existing gas pumps from their current site. Fuel was available July 31st at their new location across the street. The rest of the store will open on Friday or Saturday. In an earlier statement the Trading Post stated July 26 would be the final day to purchase frozen items at their existing store, as the freezers were being refurbished and relocated to the...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Boys & Girls Club held National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at their facility. Numerous activities took place throughout the evening, including bounce houses, a BBQ, several youth games and drawings for the kids. National Night Out is a family event at the Club towards the end of every summer. It is a fun event for families that involves food, games, and other great activities! There were well over 100 kids with their parents, and newly hired Director Tom...
The Redby Community Feast was held at New Redby Center on Monday, August 5, 2019. On the menu was hamburgers, brats, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, potato chips, watermelon and pop or water. Sponsored by the Red Lake Nation College, President Dan King did a small presentation and presented surveys to those in attendance on future classes and what people would like the college to offer. A grand prize drawing was held for those filing out the surveys, with Grant Graves winning a 50-inch...
According to a release from the Red Lake Tribal Council, the Red Lake Indian Health Services Hospital entered into a P.L. 93-638 construction Contract in May 2017 with Red Lake Builders, Inc, a construction company owned by the Red Lake Tribe, to expand the Emergency Department, renovate existing space to accommodate a new Urgent Care Department and renovate the main lobby. On Thursday, August 1, 2019, the ER expansion was completed and an Open House and blessing, along with a feast and tours,...
RED LAKE, MN - "Mind, Body, Spirit" is the theme of the 23rd Annual Spirit Run, formerly "Sobriety Run" sponsored by the Red Lake Chemical Health programs of Red Lake. The Leech Lake Youth Chemical Dependency Prevention Programs and the Mash Ka Wisen Treatment Center of Sawyer, Minnesota also co-sponsored the event. The 200-mile journey kicked off with an opening ceremony and remarks at 10:00 a.m. July 31st at the Red Lake Pow wow grounds and will conclude on August 3rd in Sawyer, MN where...
