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Native Americans unemployment rate almost four times the Minnesota average. Unemployment for Minnesotans without degrees is six times higher than those with college degrees. MINNEAPOLIS (August 21, 2018) --– In response to the huge disparity in unemployment rates among persons of color and Minnesotans without degrees, the AmeriCorps program Opportunity Corps has an immediate need for Opportunity Corps Navigators in the Twin Cities area to help under-employed and unemployed Minnesotans get on t...
BEMIDJI—A Red Lake man charged with assault after a May shooting at the Elpine Village Mobile Home Park was sentenced Aug.14 to one year and one day in prison. David James Cook, Jr. pleaded guilty to third-degree assault causing substantial bodily harm in connection with the May 4 attack. Cook was initially charged, along with Luiz Javier Solis Delarosa, 23, of Walker, with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon causing substantial bodily harm. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/crime-and-courts/4489300-red-lake-man-s...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump accused his former lawyer Michael Cohen of lying under pressure of prosecution Wednesday as his White House grappled with allegations that the president had orchestrated a campaign cover-up to buy the silence of two women who claimed he had affairs with them. Confronting mounting legal and political threats, Trump took to Twitter to accuse Cohen of making up "stories in order to get a 'deal'" from federal prosecutors. Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday to eight charges, including campaign finance violations that h...
Minnesota state Sen. Karin Housley on Wednesday seized on the killing of a young Iowa college student — and the reported confession of an immigrant with disputed legal status — to take the fight on the immigration issue to her Democratic opponent, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith. Housley, a Republican from the Stillwater area, released a statement calling the murder a “preventable tragedy.” She charged that Smith and “liberal Democrats … are more concerned about protecting criminal aliens than protecting innocent lives like Mollie Tibbetts....
The Minneapolis Park Board is embroiled in a roiling debate over whether it should more than double its own pay, with vocal supporters insisting that higher salaries will attract a broader array of members. The nine-member board saw a massive turnover last fall, with some longtime stalwarts choosing not to run. Six new members were swept in on a progressive wave of candidates wanting the board to reflect the diversity of park users. http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-park-board-debates-raises-that-could-double-pay/491506...
Attorney Jeff Anderson is calling on Gov. Mark Dayton to compel grand jury investigations across Minnesota to uncover clergy sex abuse and alleged coverups by Catholic bishops. Anderson, a prominent and longtime advocate for victims of clergy sex abuse, said his demands were inspired by a grand jury investigation in Pennsylvania released this month that found that about 300 Roman Catholic priests in the state had molested more than 1,000 children. http://www.startribune.com/attorney-for-clergy-sex-abuse-survivors-calls-on-go...
HONOLULU — Hawaii residents emptied store shelves Wednesday, claimed the last sheets of plywood to board up windows and drained gas pumps as Hurricane Lane churned toward the state. The category 4 storm could slam into the islands Thursday with winds exceeding 100 mph (161 kph), making it the most powerful storm to hit Hawaii since Hurricane Iniki in 1992. http://www.startribune.com/hawaii-residents-brace-themselves-as-hurricane-strengthens/491429311/...
Minnesota Mission of Mercy will bring its annual free dental-care event to the Twin Cities next month, after five years of touring around the state. Dentists and assistants coordinated by the Minnesota Dental Association and the Minnesota Dental Foundation will aim to see up to 2,000 patients on Sept. 7-8 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. http://www.startribune.com/free-dental-care-offered-at-minneapolis-event-for-low-income-patients/491479001/...
Target shoppers are back in stores and clicking online in record numbers, handing the company its largest sales boost in 13 years just as it rounds the bend toward the busy back-to-school and holiday-shopping seasons. The Minneapolis-based retailer’s stock price hit record highs on Wednesday after reporting that combined in-store and digital transactions were up 6.5 percent during the second quarter compared with a year ago. http://www.startribune.com/target-sales-up-6-5-percent-highest-in-more-than-a-decade/491434951/...
BROOKLYN, Iowa — A Mexican man charged with killing an Iowa college student worked on a dairy farm for years under a false name just a few miles from where the young woman was allegedly abducted while running last month, his employer said Wednesday. Cristhian Bahena Rivera was a good employee who showed up on time to take care of the cows and got along well with his co-workers, said Dane Lang, manager of Yarrabee Farms in Brooklyn, Iowa. http://www.startribune.com/politicians-target-immigration-law-after-arrest-in-iowa-case/...
Rick Warren Lyon May 13, 1982 ~ August 17, 2018 (age 36) Rick Warren Lyon, Makogawaateshing (Bear's Shadow), age 36, of Bemidji, MN passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018 at his home. Rick was born on May 13, 1982 in Fergus Falls, MN to John and Karey (Ostby) Lyon. They lived in Walker and Brainerd before settling in International Falls after the passing of Rick's father. He went to school in International Falls and then made his home in Bemidji. Rick had many hobbies and interests. He liked to...
Meredith Roy October 30, 1997 - August 17, 2018 Meredith Eulalia Roy was born on October 30, 1997 in Fargo, ND. She kept her parents & sister waiting two extra weeks to meet her because she was secretly trying to make her entrance on Halloween, which was her favorite holiday. As a child she was very artistic, creating numerous projects that her family still display & cherish today. Meredith petitioned her parents for several years to get a dog, culminating in a well-researched presentation at...
Ervin Goodwin Sr. April 14, 1924 - August 20, 2018 Ervin Goodwin Sr., age 94, of Mahnomen, MN, died Monday, August 20, 2018, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home, Mahnomen, MN. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, Mahnomen, MN. Visitation will take place at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Mahnomen, Monday, August 27, 2018, from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m. Burial and military honors will be held in Duane C...
Cami Lee Comesflying February 11th, 2018 - Monday, August 20, 2018 Service Information Little Earth Community Center, Minneapolis, MN Friday, August 24th, 2018 10:00 A.M. Visitation Information Little Earth Community Center, Minneapolis, MN Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 all-night beg @ 7:00 P.M. Cami Lee Comesflying, age 26 of Duluth, MN, journeyed to the Spirit World on August 20th, 2018 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. She was born on February 11th, 1992 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Wallace Saice Jr. and Rena...
BEMIDJI—Finding the money for back-to-school supplies can be tough for some families in Beltrami and Cass counties, where an estimated 15 percent of residents live in poverty. That's one reason Bemidji's Bi-County Community Action Programs office gives away hundreds of backpacks and school supplies as each school year approaches. This year, The Salvation Army spent about $10,000 on more than 600 backpacks filled with notebooks, pencils, art supplies and more for area students. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/education/448...
WINGER, Minn. -- After a six-hour manhunt, authorities have captured an inmate they say escaped custody and stole a law enforcement vehicle in Crookston. Forum News Service learned late Wednesday night that Tony Mitchell Krueger, 20, of Bagley has been taken back into custody. The Polk County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies spent Wednesday afternoon and night searching for the inmate near Winger, where they believed he was hiding. Sheriff Barb Erdman said Krueger was taken into custody peacefully and no one was injured. h...
Inez Judith Boswell September 17, 1942 - Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Service Information Gichitwaa Kateri Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN Friday, August 24, 2018 9:00 AM Visitation Information Gichitwaa Kateri Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN Thursday, August 23, 2018 All Night Wake Beginning at 7 Inez Judith Boswell, age 75, of Minneapolis, MN journeyed to the Spirit World on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. She was born on September 17, 1942 in Red Lake, MN the daughter of Waleya Mason and Richard...
DULUTH, Minn. — Four nurses at a Duluth assisted living facility neglected a resident when they failed to perform CPR after the resident was found unresponsive, a state agency has found. The resident at Chris Jensen Health and Rehab Center died, according to a report by the Minnesota Department of Health's Office of Health Facility complaints. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/government-and-politics/4489346-neglect-cited-minnesota-nursing-facility-death-4-nurses-failed...
WASHINGTON - A day after President Donald Trump's former lawyer implicated him in directing a crime, Democratic leaders sharpened their election-year attack on the GOP as the party of corruption. But in an effort to keep the electoral focus on bread-and-butter issues, they largely steered clear of any discussion of impeachment. Party leaders encouraged candidates and elected members to talk instead about demanding protection for the ongoing Justice Department investigations of Trump and his allies, offering a clear sign that they feel...
BEMIDJI -- Bemidji police are asking the public to watch out for suspicious activity after the department received multiple reports of gas thefts from vehicles. According to a news release, thieves have drilled out multiple tanks and drained gasoline from them. The thefts have been reported in “various areas” of town, the release said. Fleet trucks and vans have been targeted. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/crime-and-courts/4488478-police-thieves-drilling-holes-gas-tanks-bemidji...
DEER RIVER -- Officials recovered the body of Frank Sherman, Jr., 35, of Deer River, near the Winnie Dam Recreational Area on Monday. According to a news release from the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department, law enforcement was using a National Guard helicopter on Monday to search the area for him. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4488461-updated-body-missing-deer-river-man-found...
In what defense attorneys are calling a major victory for their client and for the water protectors of Standing Rock, North Dakota prosecutors have dropped all serious charges against former North Dakota congressional candidate Chase Iron Eyes in his case resulting from protests of the Dakota Access pipeline. Iron Eyes, an attorney who works for the Lakota People’s Law Project, was facing a maximum of six years in state prison after his arrest for alleged criminal trespass and incitement of a riot near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation on F...
Many people think about vaccinations as something that happens in childhood, but the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) 2018 State Fair booth will highlight the fact that people need vaccines throughout their lives. Through a series of games and interactive displays, visitors to this year’s booth will learn that when people of all ages get vaccinated, they not only protect themselves from dangerous diseases but they also help protect people who can’t get vaccinated. This could include babies too young to be vaccinated or people with wea...
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now taking applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation (AGRI) Farm to School and Farm to Early Care and Education Grants. The MDA will award up to $377,500 to eligible institutions to increase the use of Minnesota grown and raised foods through planning and feasibility studies, or equipment purchases and physical improvements. “These grants serve two purposes: we are able to invest in schools and early care and education organizations, and we can expand m...
LONGMONT, Colorado (August 22, 2018) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced the selection of 21 American Indian organizations and tribes, in 15 states from Hawaii to Massachusetts, to receive grants through its Native Youth and Culture Fund (NYCF) for the 2018-19 funding cycle. The grants total $400,000. First Nations launched the NYCF in 2002 with generous support from Kalliopeia Foundation and other foundations and tribal, corporate and individual supporters. The NYCF is designed to enhance culture and l...