Articles from the August 17, 2023 edition
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Charmaine F. Hill
Charmaine F. Hill November 16, 1976 ~ August 11, 2023 (age 46) Charmaine Fay Hill, Waa Se Yaa Ban Ookwe "Light of the Morning Woman", Bear Clan, age 46, travelled to the spirit world on Friday, August 11, 2023, in Fargo, ND. Charmaine was born on November 16, 1976, in Minneapolis, MN to Rosalie Hill and Bruce Roy. After...
Cora Skye Jack
Cora Skye Jack August 15, 2023 - August 15, 2023 The exciting moments of pregnancy turned to sorrow for Jessica Lovejoy and Lawrence Jack, of Blackduck, MN, with the death of their precious baby girl, Cora Skye Jack, on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Sanford Health in Bemidji, MN. Funeral Services for Cora will be held at the...
Lance "Animal" Michael White
Lance "Animal" Michael White May 27, 1970 Lance "Animal" White, 53, "Waabishkaanakwad", which means "White Clouds," of Walker, MN began his journey to the spirit world unexpectedly on Monday, August 14, 2023, at his home. Lance was born Wednesday, May 27th, 1970, in Cass Lake, MN to Ruth White and Tim Oothoudt, where he grew up...
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Cannabis on the go: Red Lake Nation to offer mobile dispensary
Two weeks after becoming the first recreational cannabis dispensary in Minnesota to open its doors for business, the Red Lake Nation in northwestern Minnesota said it's working on a mobile dispensary, which will resemble a food truck. Once completed, Red Lake leadership said the unit will allow them to expand their cannabis...
Canadian fires will blanket Minnesota with dangerous smoke over the next two days
Canadian wildfire smoke will once again engulf the entire state of Minnesota for about 48 hours, beginning early Thursday and lasting until late Friday. Heavy plumes of smoke have been pooling and building up from fires in the Northwest Territories over the last several days and the shifting wind is pulling it all toward...
Federal prosecutors charge 14 Minneapolis gang members in latest chapter of push to curb gun crimes
Fourteen alleged Minneapolis gang members - including two senior leaders of a prominent group - face new federal gun and drug charges as part of the government's latest push to bring down violence in the Twin Cities. It is the second round since May of major charges targeting a set of street gangs blamed for much of the blood...
Red Lake Nation Decolonizes Child and Family Services
Red Lake Nation is taking a unique approach to the delivery of child and family services. Ombimindwaa Gidanawemaaganinaadog, formerly known as Red Lake Family and Children's Services, used their Ojibwe language to rename the division, which translates to "Uplifting All of Our Relatives." This uplifting of the community was felt...
Special counsel obtained Trump's direct messages on Twitter
The federal prosecutors who charged former President Donald Trump this month with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election got access this winter to a trove of so-called direct messages that Trump sent others privately through his Twitter account, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday. While it remained unclear what sorts...
Bloomington woman gets 7½ years for stealing $4.7M in COVID funds for 'lavish lifestyle'
A Twin Cities area woman with a long criminal history of fraud has received a 7½-year prison term for stealing $4.7 million in COVID-19 relief money from government agencies. Tequisha L. Solomon, 40, of Bloomington, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul after pleading guilty to wire fraud for submitting phony claims for unemployment to various states....
Minnesota banned some physical holds on students. Now school resource officers have questions.
Minnesota students can't be held in a prone position or subjected to "comprehensive restraint on the head, neck and across most of the torso" under a new state law - and law enforcement officials are questioning whether it will prevent them from doing their job. Jeff Potts, executive director of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police...
Citing self-defense, prosecutors decline to charge St. Paul resident who fatally stabbed man
Ramsey County prosecutors will not charge a resident of St. Paul's Highland Park neighborhood who fatally stabbed a 73-year-old following an altercation last month, reasoning that he did so in self-defense. The 59-year-old resident stabbed Robin Lambert after Lambert knocked on the door of home in the 1100 block of S. Bowdoin Street the morning of July 29. St. Paul police say...
Cancer among younger Americans is on the rise, new study shows
Most cancers in the United States are found in people age 65 and older, but a new study shows a concerning trend: Cancer among younger Americans, particularly women, is on the rise, with gastrointestinal, endocrine and breast cancers climbing at the fastest rates. A study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open showed that...
Should Minnesotans be able to sell the weed they grow? Advocates say yes, citing state constitution
Minnesotans can now legally grow their own marijuana at home, but the state's new recreational cannabis law prohibits them from selling it. Even so, some advocates in Minnesota's cannabis community argue that a little-known provision in the state Constitution allows them to sell the marijuana they grow. That provision states...
'Biased.' 'Corrupt.' 'Deranged.' Trump's taunts test limits of release.
Just days ago, the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's prosecution on charges of seeking to subvert the 2020 election admonished him against violating the conditions of his release put in place at his arraignment — including by making "inflammatory statements" that could be construed as possibly intimidating witnesses or other people involved in the case. But...
Minn. woman defrauds 25 victims, 26 banks of $460K in 7 Midwest states
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Minnesota woman is heading to federal prison after using fake documents to funnel nearly half-a-million dollars out of the hands of more than two dozen victims in seven states. Maegen Catherine Fortin, of Otsego, Minnesota, was sentenced Aug. 4 to serve roughly seven years in federal prison after she was convicted of financial institution fraud and...
Bloomington Woman Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison for $7.1 Million Fraud Scheme
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Bloomington woman was sentenced to 90 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $4.7 million in restitution for defrauding federal pandemic programs, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, from June 2020 through January 2022, Tequisha Solomon, 40, executed a scheme to fraudulently...
14 Minneapolis Gang Members Charged with Possession of Machine Guns, Fentanyl Trafficking, and Firearms Violations
MINNEAPOLIS – Fourteen members of Minneapolis-based street gangs have been charged in federal court for various crimes including illegal possession of firearms, possession of machine guns, and fentanyl trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. “These charges present a chilling picture of the violence inflicted by the Highs, the Lows, the Bloods and other gangs...
Beltrami Electric Cooperative holds Annual Meeting/Night at the Fair
(BEMIDJI, MN) Beltrami Electric Cooperative held its 83rd annual meeting on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds. More than 1,600 members and guests attended Beltrami Electric's Night at the Fair, which included a live high voltage safety demonstration and bucket truck rides for kids. Members attended...
Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke for Thursday, Aug. 17, through Friday, Aug. 18, for all of Minn.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for all of Minn. The alert takes effect at midnight on Thursday, Aug. 17, and runs until 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 18. The affected area includes the Twin Cities metro, Brainerd, Alexandria, Albert Lea, Marshall, Worthington, Rochester, Hinckley, St....
Attorney General's Office secures conviction in Kanabec County murder case
August 16, 2023 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his office has secured a guilty plea from Dustin Tinklenberg for 2nd-degree intentional murder in the September 2022 murder of his grandmother, 93-year-old Stella Anderson, in Kanabec County. The State accepted a Norgaard plea of guilty, which under Minnesota law may be entered if a d...
DEED Announces 12 Organizations to Receive Youth Support Services Funding
St. Paul – Today, the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced $950,000 in funding from DEED’s Youth Support Services program for 12 organizations around the state. The grants are anticipated to serve 885 young people in the 2024 fiscal year. “DEED’s Youth Support Services grants set young Minnesotans up for success,” said DEED Commissioner...
Federal court tentatively declines to approve agreement in Hyundai/Kia private consumer class-action settlement
August 16, 2023 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that the federal court overseeing a private consumer class-action settlement involving Hyundai and Kia’s theft-prone vehicles has declined to preliminarily approve the settlement agreement. In its order, the federal court found that several factors weigh against a finding that the...
Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force announces new partnership with WeTip 2.0.
The Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force is pleased to announce a new partnership with WeTip 2.0. The service will bring safe and anonymous reporting of drug and other major crimes to our communities. The mission of the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force is to provide a comprehensive and multi-jurisdictional effort to reduce felony-level criminal activity affecting areas of greater Minnesota....
Tribes Search for Burial Sites at Presbyterian Church Parking Lot
On August 14, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians announced in a press release that it is currently investigating suspicions of tribal burial sites at a church property on the reservation. The tribe said that early last month, its Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) conducted a Ground Penetrating...
Pokagon Band welcomes new council members
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians held a swearing-in ceremony for four newly elected members of its tribal council. The inauguration took place on Saturday. Joining the council are Andrew Bennett, John M. Morseau, Victor Warren and Dr. Alex Wesaw. "On behalf of our current tribal council and more than 6,000 Pokagon...
