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  • Delmar James Hobson

    Aug 29, 2023

    Delmar James Hobson August 19, 1958 ~ August 25, 2023 (age 65) Delmar "Jim" James Hobson, 65, of Redby, MN, began his journey to spirit world on Friday, August 25, 2023, from the Jourdain-Perpich Extended Care in Red Lake. He was born on August 19, 1958, to Doris Colonahaski and Daniel Hobson in Red Lake, MN. Delmar grew up in Red Lake, Minneapolis, and Bemidj, MN. He liked going for rides, going to the casinos, everywhere he went he made friends, liked smoking his weed, hanging out with his...

  • Trump trial set for March 4, 2024, in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election

    Aug 29, 2023

    WASHINGTON - A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting a defense request to push back the case by years. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rebuffed claims by Trump's attorneys that an April 2026 trial date was necessary to account for the huge volume of evidence they say they are reviewing and to prepare for what they contend is a novel and...

  • New law has police and sheriffs wondering whether to station officers in Minnesota schools

    Aug 29, 2023

    Police departments and sheriff's offices across Minnesota that contract with school districts are reconsidering those relationships as concerns swirl over a new law restricting the use of force and restraints on students. In some cases, that may mean the suspension of longstanding programs that use school resource officers. "In some schools, school resource officers wear school attire," said Keith Ternes, a spokesman with the Anoka County Attorney's Office. "They may be wearing a polo with the...

  • Nephew charged with murder, attempted murder of aunt and uncle inside their Bloomington home

    Aug 29, 2023

    A 44-year-old man is charged with entering his uncle and aunt's Bloomington home late last week and using various weapons to kill him and leave her critically injured, though a motive in the deadly attack remains unclear, according to charges filed Monday. Mark Novak, 74, died and Pamela Novak, 72, remains in intensive care following the predawn attack Thursday. Their nephew Adam Roring of Savage is accused of entering the Novaks' home on 105th Street where both were beaten and stabbed. The...

  • Royce Lewis hits another grand slam as Twins offense explodes in 10-6 win over Guardians

    Aug 29, 2023

    No team in the American League had allowed fewer home runs than the Cleveland Guardians. No team in the American League depends upon home runs for a larger share of its scoring. Rocco Baldelli's attitude? Bring it on. "They're going to have to beat us at our game, and we're going to have to beat them at their game," the Twins manager said before the first of three important games against their chief AL Central pursuer. "Just do what your team does well." https://www.startribu...

  • State Appeals Court: Motorist didn't break law when he checked phone for who's calling while driving

    Aug 29, 2023

    A motorist was not breaking the law when he picked up and glanced at his ringing cellphone while behind the wheel to see who was calling before he crashed his truck, a state Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday. The precedent-setting ruling reverses the McLeod County District Court jury's petty misdemeanor conviction in September of Roger A. Gutzke, 77, for using his cellphone while hauling soybeans on Oct. 8, 2021, from his farm home north of Glencoe to a farm co-op in nearby Brownton. The conviction carried an $85 fine. "Because the state's...

  • Two Twin Ports women die in single-vehicle crash in Duluth

    Aug 29, 2023

    DULUTH - The driver of a pickup truck and her passenger were killed Saturday afternoon when the Ford F-150 struck a concrete barrier at the intersection of Skyline Parkway and Haines Road. Driver Shelly Ann Morton, 51, of Duluth and Justice Dawn-Marie Williams, 27, Superior, Wis., were southbound on the stretch and crossed a lane of traffic before hitting the barrier in the single-vehicle crash. Lifesaving efforts were attempted, but both died at the scene, according to the Duluth Police Department. The cause of the crash is under...

  • Motorcyclist dead after crashing on Hwy. 47 in Ramsey

    Aug 29, 2023

    motorcyclist died Sunday morning after crashing on a highway in the Anoka County city of Ramsey. The Minnesota State Patrol identified the motorcyclist as David Borseth, 39, of Ramsey. Borseth was headed north on Hwy. 47 about 9:30 a.m. when he swerved to avoid animals in the road. He lost control of his 2012 Yamaha near Green Valley, struck a guard rail and crashed, the patrol said. Borseth, who was wearing a helmet, was declared dead at the scene, the patrol said. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, the patrol said. htt...

  • How do vendors land a booth at the Minnesota State Fair?

    Aug 29, 2023

    Sara Peterson could hardly believe it when a Minnesota State Fair representative called just two weeks before the fair began and told her that Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) had been awarded a booth at the 2023 Great Minnesota Get-Together. "I felt like we won the lottery," Peterson said last week as she finished organizing space No. 50 in the West End Market, where the nonprofit planned to sell clay coffee mugs from Haiti, woven grass baskets made by women in Uganda and colorful creations...

  • Inflated SNAP payment error rate not just a partisan issue

    Aug 29, 2023

    This summer when the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service released the fiscal year 2022 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates , it caused a stir from lawmakers working to craft the next farm bill. The error rate in overpayments increased 4% from 2019 to 2022. Last year, the rate was 9.84% compared to 2019’s 6.18%. The national overpayment rate in 2022 was 9.84% while underpayments were 1.7%. Alaska had the largest percentage of payment errors with almost 57%, and South Dakota and...

  • Minnesota cannabis cooperative has high expectations

    Aug 29, 2023

    MORGAN, Minn - Minnesota became the 23rd state in the nation to legalize cannabis use for people 21 and older. But Aug. 1, when the law went into effect, was nothing more than one of several milestones written in the bill, as the state's cannabis players slowly progress forward in establishing a new industry. Shawn Weber is the owner of Crested River Cannabis Co. in Morgan, Minnesota, and is president of the Minnesota Cannabis Growers Cooperative and Industry Council, formerly known as the...

  • Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke for Tuesday, Aug. 29, through Wednesday, Aug. 30, for western Minn.

    Aug 29, 2023

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for western Minn. The alert takes effect at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, and runs until 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The affected area includes Alexandria, Marshall, Worthington, Ortonville, Bemidji, East Grand Forks, Moorhead, Roseau, and the tribal nations of Upper Sioux, Leech Lake, and Red Lake. Heavy ground-level smoke from wildfires in the Northwest Territories and northern Alberta is currently blanketing most of western Canada. This smoke will be brought into...

  • Attorney General Ellison: 'Those of us who believe in liberty and justice for all can never stop'

    Aug 29, 2023

    August 28, 2023 (SAINT PAUL) — Today marks the 60th anniversary of the historic March on Washington. Today also marks the 68th anniversary of the abduction, torture, and lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till, which sparked an upsurge in activism that became the Civil Rights movement. Minnesota Attorney General Keth Ellison released the following statement: When Americans of all colors and faiths and cultures came together 60 years ago today for the historic March on Washington, we didn’t yet have the 1964 Civil Rights Act guaranteeing equ...

  • FBI, BCA Warn of Phone-Spoofing Scam

    Aug 29, 2023

    ST. PAUL — Scammers are using readily available technology to impersonate law enforcement officers. Now, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) are notifying the public about a scam affecting Minnesota residents. Scammers are exploiting phone number spoofing technology to make calls while posing as FBI and BCA agents. By manipulating the caller ID to match the official numbers of these law enforcement agencies, the scammers have successfully deceived u...

  • Grants Available for Restoration Projects in Minnesota's Great Lakes Basin

    Aug 29, 2023

    Milwaukee, WI (August 28, 2023) – The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region is announcing two requests for applications for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative projects. Through an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service anticipates that up to $6.5 million will be available for reforestation, ecosystem restoration and forest health improvements on non-federal lands in the Great Lakes basin of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The Great Lakes form the world’s lar...

  • Minnesota Exports Top $6 Billion in Second Quarter

    Aug 29, 2023

    St. Paul – Minnesota exports of agriculture, mining and manufactured products were valued at $6.1 billion in the second quarter of 2023, according to new data released by then Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). After eight straight quarters of growth, state exports fell 9% over the second quarter of 2022. U.S. exports of goods also fell, by 7%, as exports declined from 29 states between the second quarters of 2022 and 2023. “Following an incredible two years of growth, the decline in Minnesota’s manuf...

  • Letter to the Editor: Northwest MN's Clean Energy Efforts Thriving

    Aug 29, 2023

    Dear Editor, As someone who works across Minnesota helping communities harness the benefits of clean energy, I am impressed by Northwest Minnesota community clean energy efforts. Take the City of Warren, for example. Recently, the city created the “Design for Community Regeneration” (D4CR) as a way to plan their resilient future. The project lays out a plan for food, water, and energy securities. Support from the organization I work for, the Clean Energy Resource Teams, helped the city dig into the energy security aspects. This is just one imp...

  • Three additional conditions approved for newborn screening in Minnesota

    Aug 29, 2023

    The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is boosting health protections for newborn infants in the state by adding three new conditions to its Newborn Screening Program. Newborn screening is a public health practice designed to help parents and health care providers catch and treat conditions early in life so they can be treated effectively and limit negative impacts for the child and family. The MDH Public Health Laboratory routinely screens all babies born in Minnesota for more than 60 conditions, and Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr....

  • Samish Indian Nation Confronts Effects of Climate Change with Bull Kelp

    Aug 29, 2023

    Tribal nations in the Pacific Northwest have experienced scorching heat waves this summer, breaking the norms of their historically temperate environment. Spring saw the region break long-standing records as May temperatures soared above the 90-degree Fahrenheit. In July, Seattle broke records of six consecutive days with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees. At the same time, the heat in August was attributed to the death of three individuals in the region. More broadly, July was Earth's hottest...

  • 'You're trespassing on tribal lands'

    Aug 29, 2023

    The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is speaking out after a viral video showed outsiders being removed from a highway on the reservation in an incident that took place during one of the busiest times of the year for the community. In an interview with Indianz.Com on Monday, Chairman James L. Phoenix said five people — all non-Indians — were issued civil citations for blocking State Road 447, a primary road on the reservation in Nevada. The incident occurred a day prior, just as tens of thousands of people traveled through tribal lands to get to the...

  • Native America Calling: Disasters at every turn

    Aug 29, 2023

    Officials are still sorting out the human and financial toll of the unprecedented fire on Maui. Many Native Hawaiians remain missing, hundreds more sustained serious damage to their homes and businesses. Meanwhile, Canada is dealing with a record-setting wildfire season with evacuations affecting many First Nations reserves. As the hottest summer on record winds down, we’ll get an assessment of what Native emergency management officials view as the path ahead. https://indianz.com/News/2023/08/28/native-america-calling-disast...

  • Agreement over Great Lakes fishing policies approved

    Aug 29, 2023

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A federal judge on Thursday approved an agreement between four tribes and state and federal regulatory agencies to revise a fishing policy covering parts of three of the Great Lakes. The deal extends for 24 years a system overseeing commercial and sport fishing in sections of lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior covered by an 1836 treaty. Those areas are entirely within the U.S. and under Michigan’s jurisdiction. The agreement “respects and promotes tribal fishing rights and opportunities, yet it also preserves the Great...

  • Ponemah Back to School Fest of Thursday, August 23, 2023 - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 29, 2023

    What a day full of fun!! Deciding what games/activities to include was the easy part, not to mention all the fun we had selecting the prizes that the families could use for the upcoming school year. As you could see from the photos, these prizes ranged from a wide variety of items that could be used in everyday life. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped. We had haircuts done by Aleisha Pemberton, music and bounce houses by BigStone ENT, BINGO with the Ponemah Boys & Girls Club/Ponemah...

  • RED LAKE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HOSTS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023 - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 29, 2023

    RED LAKE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HOSTS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023 This event took place near the Red Lake Nation College and Red Lake Powwow Grounds and featured food, door prizes, bounce houses for the kids, entertainment by Corey Medina and brothers and a K9 demonstration. Red Lake Police Department National Night Out was a huge success! Thank you to the community for coming out to spend your evening with us! Thank you to all of our officers and staff at Red Lake...

  • Red Lake 2023 Fair and Pow Wow: Saturday Afternoon Pow Wow - P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 29, 2023

    Red Lake 2023 Fair and Pow Wow: Saturday Afternoon Pow Wow Congratulations to the new incoming Royalty! Jr. Miss Red Lake Nation-Sophia Barrett Red Lake Nation Jr. Brave-Ethan Jourdain Sr. Miss Red Lake Nation-Riley Roy Red Lake Nation Sr. Brave-Kordae Kingbird Miigwech to all of our outgoing Royalty, Marzia Kingbird, Biidwe Kingbird, Shia Donnell, and Martrez Kirkie, for a job well done representing the Red Lake Nation proudly! Red Lake Nation 2023 Fair and Powwow Winners List:...

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