Articles from the November 8, 2023 edition
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Airline employee charged after loaded gun found in carry-on bag at MSP Airport
A Buffalo, Minn., man who works for an airline was charged after a loaded gun was discovered last week in his carry-on bag at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and police. TSA officers discovered the firearm at the south security checkpoint in Terminal 1...
Ex-Minnesota QBs on Joshua Dobbs' Vikings debut: Unprecedented challenge, impressive execution
The man studied rocket science in college and interned at NASA. This serves as important context when analyzing Joshua Dobbs' debut as Vikings quarterback. He's literally the smartest guy in the room. Even so, five former quarterbacks could only marvel Monday at what Dobbs did in engineering (pun intended) a 31-28 comeback win...
EPA: Foundry has been polluting Minneapolis air since 2018
A south Minneapolis iron foundry has been violating air emissions laws since at least 2018, according to federal pollution inspectors. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, which is responsible for enforcing the foundry's air permit, didn't take any action against the company during that time. The state agency tested the air...
At one Woodbury school, teens saw the achievement gap and stepped up to tutor their peers
The media center at East Ridge High School fills with dozens of students each week, teens seeking help preparing for the next physics test or looking to brainstorm ideas for a language arts essay. They are mostly students of color, and they find that support in each other. As members of the Close the Gap club at East Ridge High...
Xcel unveils $45M EV rollout plan, a scaled-back version of scrapped proposal
Xcel Energy has a new $44.5 million plan to boost electric vehicle adoption in Minnesota that includes rebates for home-wiring upgrades but a much smaller foray into charging infrastructure than its original plan. Xcel withdrew a $330 million proposal in June after the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a...
Two Minnesotans found guilty in $300 million telemarketing scheme
A federal jury found two Minnesotans guilty for their roles in a $300 million decadeslong telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted elderly people nationwide. Tashena Laverna Crump, 39, of Minneapolis and Ballam Hazeakiah Dudley, 37, of Plymouth are two of the more than 40 defendants charged in the case so far. They were found guilty Monday of multiple counts of wire fraud and...
St. Cloud police say one of two drivers involved in crash at intersection has died
St. Cloud officials on Tuesday said one of two drivers involved in a two-vehicle collision at an intersection more than a week ago has died. Jeanette M. Sand, 57, of Kimball, Minn., was taken by emergency medical responders from the intersection of County Road 75 and Glen Carlson Drive to St. Cloud Hospital after the crash shortly before 8 a.m. on Oct. 30, police said. Sand's...
Nearly 1 million chickens culled at one Minnesota egg producer due to bird flu
Nearly 1 million chickens have been culled at a Minnesota egg operation, by far the largest death toll at a single Minnesota poultry farm during the current bird flu outbreak that started last year. The farm, located in Wright County, had 940,000 egg-laying chickens when the virus was detected earlier this month. Disease...
Israel fights Hamas deep in Gaza City and foresees control of enclave's security after war
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israel said Tuesday that its ground forces were battling Hamas fighters deep inside Gaza's largest city, signaling a major new stage in the month-old conflict, and its leaders foresee controlling the enclave's security after the war. The push into Gaza City guarantees that the already staggering death...
US envoy flies to Beirut in a surprise visit, says Washington doesn't want Gaza war to expand
BLIDA, Lebanon - A top U.S. envoy said in Beirut Tuesday that Washington doesn't want the ongoing war in Gaza to expand to Lebanon after a Lebanese woman and her three granddaughters were killed in an Israeli strike two days ago. The comments from Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden come during a...
Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Ohio became the seventh state where voters decided to protect...
1 dead in interstate crashes as super fog shrouds New Orleans area, recalling fatal October pileup
NEW ORLEANS - Dense smoke reminiscent of last month's ''super fog'' that rolled into Louisiana has led to a deadly crash that shut down Interstate 10 in the New Orleans area early Tuesday, police said. The thoroughfare was closed due to smoke, fog and accidents involving multiple vehicles, New Orleans police said after the...
Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case insists he was the 'decision-maker' in rare testimony
WASHINGTON - The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the yearslong case as he made an unprecedented appearance before Congress to rebut Republicans' explosive claims that the probe has been plagued with interference. U.S. Attorney David Weiss' nearly...
Voters head to the polls to decide how to fund the new Beltrami County Jail
BEMIDJI — Beltrami County residents flocked to the polls for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 7, with many residents having just one item on their ballot: a choice on how to fund a new jail for the county. The options presented include funding the jail through property taxes or a local options sales tax, with the full ballot language reading: “The Beltrami County Board of...
Harmony Co-op to host Ojibwe Language Event Nov. 11
BEMIDJI - As part of National Native American Heritage Month, the Harmony Co-op Explorers program will hold an Ojibwe Language Event from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the co-op. Participants will learn about the Ojibwe language through a scavenger hunt and activity sheets, a release said. There will also be a...
Voyageurs Expeditionary High School hosts Boundary Waters adventure day
BEMIDJI - Instead of the regular class schedule, on Thursday, Nov. 2, over 100 middle and high school students from Voyageurs Expeditionary School braved the cool fall weather to experience a little adventure. Spending the day outdoors, staff members from Friends of the Boundary Waters brought a Boundary Waters Canoe Area...
Red Lake Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Community Notification 11-7-23 - Damien Paul Greene
Damien Paul Greene D.O.B: 8-15-1989 Race: American Indian Hair color: Black Eye Color: Brown Height: 5' 9" Weight: 170 LBS Tier: 1 Offense Statute(s): 508.18 subd 1 Offense information: Offender is required to register as a Sex Offender. This Offender is not wanted by Law Enforcement and has served the sentence imposed on him...
Red Lake Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Community Notification 11-7-23 - Devin Lee Sayers
Devin Lee Sayers D.O.B: 8-11-1987 Race: American Indian Hair color: Black Eye Color: Brown Height: 6' 0" Weight: 210 LBS Tier: 1 Offense Statute(s): 508.08 Offense information: Offender is required to register as a Sex Offender. This Offender is not wanted by Law Enforcement and has served the sentence imposed on him by the...
Red Lake Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Community Notification 11-7-23 - Jarin Nicholas Stately
Jarin Nicholas Stately D.O.B: 3-19-99 Race: American Indian Hair color: Black Eye Color: Brown Height: 5' 7" Weight: 200 LBS Tier: 1 Offense Statute(s): 508.18 Offense information: Offender is required to register as a Sex Offender. This Offender is not wanted by Law Enforcement and has served the sentence imposed on him by the...
Red Lake Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Community Notification 11-7-23 - Kevin Leigh Martin Jr
Kevin Leigh Martin Jr D.O.B: 8-11-1982 Race: American Indian Hair color: Black Eye Color: Brown Height: 6' 1" Weight: 210 LBS Tier: 3 Offense Statute(s): 609.344 1 (b) Offense information: Offender is required to register as a Sex Offender. This Offender is not wanted by Law Enforcement and has served the sentence imposed on...
Red Lake Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Community Notification 11-7-23 - Lawrence Raymond Burns
Lawrence Raymond Burns D.O.B: 06-21-1968 Race: American Indian Hair color: Black Eye Color: Brown Height: 5' 2" Weight: 152 LBS Tier: 2 Offense Statute(s): 609.345 1 (d) Offense information: Offender is required to register as a Sex Offender. This Offender is not wanted by Law Enforcement and has served the sentence imposed on...
Red Lake Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Community Notification 11-7-23 - Ronald Lawrence Kingbird
Ronald Lawrence Kingbird D.O.B: 3-10-1982 Race: American Indian Hair color: Black Eye Color: Brown Height: 5' 10" Weight: 210 LBS Tier: 3 Offense Statute(s): 609.342 1 (a) Offense information: Offender is required to register as a Sex Offender. This Offender is not wanted by Law Enforcement and has served the sentence imposed...
Federal Jury Finds Three Defendants Guilty in $300 Million Nationwide Telemarketing Fraud Scheme Targeting the Elderly
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal jury has found three defendants guilty in a $300 million nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable victims, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to evidence presented at trial, Amondo Antoine Miller, 47, of Littleton, Colorado, Tashena Laverna Crump, 39, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Ballam Hazeakiah...
Native American Statue Unveiled in California's Capitol Park
Native American Heritage Month. Excitement filled the air in Sacramento on a cool and breezy Tuesday morning as some 500 tribal leaders and citizens, elected leaders, other dignitaries, and students gathered for the unveiling of the first-ever Capitol Park monument, near California's state capitol, that acknowledges California...
Skull Believed to be of Native American on Sale at Florida Thrift Shop for $400
Michelle Calhoun was shopping in a thrift store in North Fort Myers, Florida and noticed a human skull in the Halloween section on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Calhoun, a anthropologist with Archaeological Consultants, based in Sarasota, Fla. said she identified the skull as being of a Native American. At approximately 11:25 am,...
