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Howard Johnson on Thursday was given a field sobriety test by a Minnesota state trooper, ordered to walk a straight and narrow line with one foot in front of the other. With his hand flailing to help him balance and feet repeatedly slipping off the line, Johnson failed miserably. Johnson wasn’t intoxicated, but he was wearing “drunk-vision” goggles that simulate what it’s like to drive while impaired. He was among members of the media and the public who strapped on the fancy eyewear and drove pedal carts through a course lined with cones i...
The Rev. Thomas Andert, the prior at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, has been removed from his leadership position following an allegation of student sex abuse. The allegation was made in a letter by a former student at St. John’s Preparatory School, where Andert served as headmaster from 1988 to 1994. It alleges abuse about three decades ago. The abbey is not providing details of the complaint. “We asked Father Andert to step back from public ministry and from his work until an investigation is completed,” said abbey spokesman Aelred...
Black Lives Matter St. Paul intends to hold a rally to disrupt operations at the Minnesota State Fair during its opening weekend, the group announced Thursday. Dubbed #BlackFair, organizers plan to protest St. Paul police shootings and alleged racial disparities at Minnesota’s largest community gathering during a march and demonstration outside the gates. Beginning at 11 a.m. on Aug. 29, supporters will march from Hamline Park down Snelling Avenue to the State Fair gates, disrupting traffic along their route. “The Minnesota State Fair pro...
WASHINGTON — Humans are fishing and hunting animals that are the wrong size and age, in an unsustainable way that flies in the face of nature, a new study finds. Long-held conservation policies and traditions that tell fishermen to throw back small fry and encourage hunters to bag only the biggest trophies often hurt species instead of helping them, according to the authors of a study released Thursday by the journal Science. The study compared humans to other predators to see what they killed, looking at nearly 400 species in the oceans and o...
As many as 60,000 American women each year are told they have a very early stage of breast cancer — Stage 0, as it is commonly known — a possible precursor to what could be a deadly tumor. And almost every one of the women has either a lumpectomy or a mastectomy, and often a double mastectomy, removing a healthy breast as well. Yet it now appears that treatment may make no difference in their outcomes. Patients with this condition had close to the same likelihood of dying of breast cancer as women in the general population, and the few who die...
When Kraus-Anderson proposed building a new headquarters on its downtown block last year, Minneapolis planners said it wasn’t ambitious enough. On Thursday, the company unveiled a new plan to remake the block with something for seemingly everyone: a new headquarters for itself, a boutique hotel, a 17-story apartment tower, a restaurant and bar, a socially conscious brewery and a park for neighbors. The construction and development company’s first step was to present its vision to the Elliot Park neighborhood group, which also resisted its ini...
It’s become a familiar pattern at the State Capitol: A small but potentially controversial provision is added to a voluminous spending bill at the very end of a legislative session, then threatens political fallout when it comes to light. This time it’s GOP Speaker Kurt Daudt facing the consequences. Earlier this year, Daudt championed a $2 million boost in state spending on the ongoing Capitol building renovation, specifically earmarked to refurbish antique furniture and enhance other historical touches in legislative office space in the new...
In asking a Ramsey County court to slam the brakes on sweeping new health plan contracts, UCare is taking aim at a bidding process during which it says state officials violated laws and steamrolled recommendations of dozens of counties. UCare is seeking a temporary injunction to stop the state Department of Human Services from dropping the HMO next year for most people in public health insurance programs. http://www.startribune.com/ucare-suing-state-over-health-insurance-contract/322392381/...
Earth just keeps getting hotter. July was the planet’s warmest month on record, smashing old marks, U.S. weather officials said. And it’s almost a dead certain lock that this year will beat last year as the warmest year on record, they said. July’s average temperature was 61.86 degrees Fahrenheit, beating the previous global mark set in 1998 and 2010 by about one-seventh of a degree, according to figures released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That’s a large margin for weather records, with previous monthly...
On Sunday, a swarm of small rogue drones disrupted air traffic across the country on a scale previously unseen in U.S. skies. At 8:51 a.m., a white drone startled the pilot of a JetBlue flight, appearing off its left wing moments before it landed at Los Angeles International Airport. Five hours later, a quadcopter whizzed underneath an Allegiant Air flight as it approached the same runway. Elsewhere in California, pilots of light aircraft reported narrowly dodging drones in San Jose and La Verne. In Washington, a Cessna pilot reported a drone...
It’s still true that Minnesotans are nice. But don’t push it. That was the lesson handed to a Washington Post reporter (forever to be known in this state as “that Christopher Ingraham”) when he published a list of the most desirable counties to live in. He used federal data on climate and topography to create the list. The end result of this analysis put six Minnesota counties among the 10 worst to live in nationwide. Cue the mild-mannered outrage. http://www.startribune.com/washington-post-reporter-says-minnesota-is-ugly-mi...
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Appeals judges have ruled that several members can be removed from membership rolls, but the attorney representing those people said Tribal officials have more work to do before that can happen. Paula Fisher, who is representing 233 living and deceased Tribal members facing disenrollment, said their cases will be remanded to the Tribal office of administrative hearings and that “the Tribe will have the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that each of these Tribal members received their membership as a r...
One of the most amazing things to watch during my lifetime has been the growth of earning power of Native American tribes. I have had great admiration for the establishment of casinos and gambling operations, both in a commercial sense and a moral sense. Let's face it, we white guys didn't bother to think about the tribes when we got here and decided this would be our home. Plus, the tribes have proven to be major charitable funders in the cities in which they operate, as well as providers of real entertainment options for Milwaukee. You can...
Members of a Native American tribe in Wisconsin are deciding whether they will grow and sell marijuana to tap into a new revenue stream. About 9,000 Menominee tribesmen will vote Wednesday and Thursday on a referendum that asks if they support either medicinal or recreational marijuana use, or both, on the reservation, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Tribal leaders said additional revenue would be beneficial for the Menominee, which has been searching for ways to boost its sagging economy. "We're very poor and do not have the luxury...
A group of kayakers may have found the remains of a young First Nations woman whom police believe met with foul play after she went missing last month from her small island community off the southern coast of Vancouver Island. Nineteen-year-old Delores (Deedee) Brown was last seen planning to leave Penelakut Island, a Gulf Island about 50 km north of Victoria, more than three weeks ago. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/remains-of-young-first-nations-women-may-have-been-found/article26045176/...
UPDATE: Today, Grand Traverse County prosecutors charged Derek Bailey with two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct and with being a sexually delinquent person. Bob Cooney, prosecuting attorney for Grand Traverse County, says, "These are just allegations, but the idea of a sexually delinquent person is that it’s not just a one-time act. Because of repetitive behaviors, the statute is designed to give the court more discretion to fashion a sentence that is protective of the public." The allegations are that Bailey sexually assaulted a...
DULUTH, MN (NNCNOW.COM) --- A group of Chippewa Indians are planning on harvesting wild rice off Reservation lands without state licenses. This is putting Gov. Mark Dayton and American Indian groups on a collision course that could have legal ramifications. http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/home/Chippewa--322431122.html...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Wild rice is, without question, the most culturally-important food to Minnesota’s Native American people. Wild rice that is growing on pristine northern lakes is now in season. It is an annual activity that can be harvested by anyone, assuming they purchase the $15-per-day or $25-per-season license. “Ricing in Minnesota is a licensed activity and it’s regulated not only through a license, but there’s also other harvest regulations that need to be followed,” the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Lt. Col. Rodmen S...
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Scott County and the cities of Prior Lake and Shakopee have signed a joint law enforcement agreement that leaders say will be “mutually beneficial” to all communities. The newly created Mdewakanton Conservation and Enforcement Agency will enforce conservation laws on SMSC lands. The agreement follows a joint powers agreement signed in July with the state Department of Natural Resources. The tribe’s three conservation officers are licensed by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officers Standards and Train...
SEATTLE (AP) - Federal officials on Wednesday launched a new program that will allow tribes access to national criminal databases and fix a system that allowed a man to buy a gun that was later used by his son to kill four classmates and himself at a Washington high school. Raymond Fryberg was the subject of a 2001 domestic violence restraining order issued by a Tulalip Tribal Court, which should have kept him from buying a firearm, but the restraining order was never sent to the federal criminal database used to check criminal histories...
Saskatoon Police confirm that nearly 4,500 people were stopped and asked for identification in the city, an average that is higher than other Canadian cities such as Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. But the chief of the police, Clive Weighill, says the practice helps solve and prevent crimes. "We want our officers out at night checking on people in suspicious circumstances. That's why we have patrol," Weighill told CBC. "I think it deters crime and helps people be accountable for what they're doing in the evening." http://www.c...
WINNEBAGO, Neb. (KTIV) - The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska says Indian Health Services has removed the top health officials at the Omaha-Winnebago Hospital. One week ago, the Winnebago and Omaha tribes joined forces to figure out a solution for the medical facility. The hospital lost federal funding almost a month ago after a report showed patient neglect. http://www.ktiv.com/story/29847145/2015/08/20/indian-health-services-remove-top-health-officials-at-omaha-winnebago-hospital...
One person was killed Wednesday night in a one-vehicle crash on the Potawatomi Indian Reservation in Jackson County, authorities said. The accident was reported at 7:25 p.m. at 10405 134th Street, or about 3½ miles west of US-75 highway on the Potawatomi Reservation. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the crash occurred when a 1993 Honda Accord that was westbound on 134th street went off the south side of the road and struck some trees. http://cjonline.com/news/2015-08-20/st-marys-man-23-killed-crash-reservation-jackson-county...
A mysterious die-off of large whales in the Gulf of Alaska is now classified as an “unusual mortality event,” elevating the official response, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. The deaths were first discovered in late May, when carcasses of endangered fin whales were found floating near Kodiak. Since then, the toll has increased, and now totals 30 whales -- 11 fin whales, 14 humpbacks, one gray whale and four unidentified cetaceans, NOAA said Thursday. http://www.adn.com/article/20150820/myst...
