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The five cabinet members Gov.-elect Tim Walz announced Tuesday in his first round of hires bring experience with state agencies, the previous administration, the Legislature and local government. Former state House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher will lead the Department of Transportation, Maplewood Mayor Nora Slawik will become the Metropolitan Council chairwoman and Jennifer Ho, a former senior adviser at the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development, is taking over the Minnesota...
Describing herself as “incredibly excited and humbled” to get the job, Joan Gabel will become the next president of the University of Minnesota. The university’s governing board voted unanimously Tuesday to make the University of South Carolina provost the first woman to lead the 167-year-old institution, concluding a fast-paced search that put a renewed spotlight on the push-and-pull between privacy and transparency for the U’s potential leaders. http://www.startribune.com/u-regents-choose-school-s-first-female-president/50...
The man believed to have stabbed a young woman to death in south Minneapolis 27 years ago was arrested Tuesday, following a new look at DNA and physical evidence. Police say the suspect, 56, was arrested in South St. Paul on suspicion of murder in the 1991 death of Belinda Thompson, 20, of Minneapolis. He was booked in the Hennepin County jail, pending formal charges. http://www.startribune.com/arrest-made-in-27-year-old-minneapolis-cold-case-murder/503089421/...
President Donald Trump's school safety commission on Tuesday called for a rollback of an Obama-era initiative to reduce suspensions and expulsions of students of color and those with disabilities — guidance that had been embraced by Minnesota education and human rights officials. The panel's proposal suggests that efforts to curb racial disparities in school discipline have the potential of making schools less safe. http://www.startribune.com/trump-panel-advocates-rescinding-obama-era-school-discipline-rules/503094262/...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and leaders in Congress appeared to be pulling back Tuesday from a government shutdown over his $5 billion request for border wall funds, with the first signs of movement toward a possible end to the standoff. The White House set the tone early when Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders indicated Trump — who just last week said he'd be "proud" to shut down the government — doesn't want to after all. The president would consider other options and the administration was looking at ways to find the fundi...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A man has admitted fatally shooting another man in the face with a shotgun on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The U.S. attorney's office says 18-year-old Michael Whitefeather of Red Lake pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder. Investigators found the body of Anthony Wells on a trail on the reservation on April 28, with three shotgun shells nearby. Whitefeather was arrested May 2. He told investigators he thought Wells was part of a group that had recently shot his brother and assaulted him....
Winter got off to a fast start in the Lower 48 even before it was technically winter. Waves of cold gripped the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. and several winter storms tracked across the region. Conditions have since eased some but the heart of winter lies ahead. Will cold and snowy conditions return and turn more harsh? http://www.startribune.com/polar-vortex-could-unleash-winter-wallop-by-january/503076111/...
This is the first of a two-part look back at Mark Dayton's life and political career. Part two will look at Dayton's early years, before he made it to the governor's office. Mark Dayton is trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/12/18/mark-dayton-minnesota-governor-8-years-record-review...
The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) issued the following statement after National Public Radio broadcast and published “Native American Adoption Law Challenged As Racially Biased” - an inaccurate and imprecise story about an Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) custody case: NPR violated its ethics policy by failing to thoroughly fact check its reporting and allowing racist language and views on air unchallenged. “Native American Adoption Law Challenged As Racially Biased” by Wade Goodwyn contains multiple factual inaccur...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors came out in a fury on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at home, racking up a quick 76-18 point lead in the first half of their game with Laporte. They would add 22 more points with mostly reserves playing in the second half, crusing to the 98-29 victory. It was the first game of a double-header in Red Lake where both the boys and girls would take to the court. Gerika Kingbird led all scorers in the game with 25 points, 23 in the first half, Autumn Holthusen added...
RED LAKE - Like the girls in the first game of a double-head, the Red Lake Warriors came out quickly on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at home, racking up a quick 41-11 point lead in the first half of their game with Laporte. They would add 43 more points in the second half, for the 84-27 win. It was the second game of a double-header in Red Lake where both the boys and girls would take to the court. Delwyn Holthusen led all scorers with 28 points on the night, 20 coming in the first half, Riley...
RED LAKE, MN - About $2.2 Million dollars was distributed on Thursday, December 13 and December 15, 2018 to all enrolled Red Lake Band of Chippewa members. Checks were distributed in Minneapolis on December 13 and on the Red Lake Indian Reservation on Saturday, December 15. Checks to off reservation members were mailed on December 13th. Each tribal member, about 11,000, would received $200.00. ANNOUNCEMENT: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRHTpeUlsPOQiP_SdMvSCu8x8...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors improved their record to 3-1 on the season,beating the Fond du Lac Ojibwe 111-72 at home on Saturday, December 15, 2018. Fond du Lac kept pace with the Warriors early in the first half, but by the end of the half Red Lake was on top 45-29. Red Lake remained in command with their fast paced offense and cruised to a 111-75 win. It was their third win in a row, coming off a 96-65 win over Climax/Fisher on Thursday. Fond du Lac dropped to 1-2 on the season. Five...
Red Lake's Junior Varsity lost a close one to Fond du Lac 69-68 on Saturday, December 15th in Red Lake....
Hibbing Community College Women fell to Rainy River in Double OT 94-97 on December 14, 2018. Alexis Desjarlait led with 33 pts, 20 rebs. Hannah Morris with 21 pts, 10 rebs, Sherae' Cherenfant with 12 pts, 10 rebs & Klaryssa Whelan added 12 pts. Hibbing goes to 8-1 on the season....
An all Toy Prize Bingo was held at the Redby Community Center on Wednesday, December 12, 2018....
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Kelliher-Northome on Tuesday, December 1, 2018, taking a half-time 39-31 lead and holding on for the win. Andre Harrison led the Warriors with 19 points, Justin Barrett added 13, David Smith and Evan Johnson each hit for 11 and Delwyn Holthusen had 10. Advan Stevven had 26 for the Mustangs, while Ethan Keisti hit for 13. Red Lake will travel to Climax on December 13, host Fon du Lac on Saturday, December 15th at 1 PM and host Laporte on Tuesday, December...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Kelliher-Northome on Tuesday, December 1, 2018, taking a half-time 39-31 lead and holding on for the win. Andre Harrison led the Warriors with 19 points, Justin Barrett added 13, David Smith and Evan Johnson each hit for 11 and Delwyn Holthusen had 10. Advan Stevven had 26 for the Mustangs, while Ethan Keisti hit for 13. Red Lake will travel to Climax on December 13, host Fon du Lac on Saturday, December 15th at 1 PM and host Laporte on Tuesday, December...
RED LAKE - Gerika Kingbird led the Red Lake Lady Warriors with 31 points Friday night, December 7, 2018, 18 of them coming in the first half, as they handed Kelliher-Northome their 4th loss of the season. The Mustangs kept pace with Red Lake after being down by 7, 14-7, during the first few minutes of the game, coming back and taking the lead 17-16 at the 10 minute mark. The Lady Warriors would retake the lead and never look back after that, leading at the half 50-29 and winning 82-46. Four...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Junior Varsity Lady Warriors led the Kelliher-Northome Mustangs 26-23 at the half, but were overtaken by the Mustangs with 4-minutes remaining in the second half. Kelliher-Northome went on to win 59-45....
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Girls Basketball Team held their home opener on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, leading 59-20 at the half and cruising to the 101-33 victory. Four Lady Warriors were in double figures. Angel McClain led all scorers with 35 points, (20 in the first half), Gerika Kingbird hit 23, (17 in the first half), Kelanna McClain had 11, Daisey Nelson added 10, and Kaylynn Chaboyea and LaTayla Pemberton each had 5. Red Lake was 11 of 18 from the free-throw line. Katie Kamphaus led Nevis...
Minnesota Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm issued the following statement today in support of a decision by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to deny a permit for the proposed Catalpa feedlot in Fillmore County. Protecting drinking water is a top priority for public health, and preventing problems is much less expensive than addressing them after the fact. In those areas of the state where our sources of drinking water are most vulnerable to contamination, it is particularly important that we take a cautious approach. The geology...
There could be over $2 Billion in Christmas candy sales this year*. Christmas candy is more popular than ever. Just because it's popular, doesn't mean it's all good. In fact, some of it is downright foul. We surveyed over 13,000 customers who were all too happy to rank the worst Christmas candies ever. Their comments and rankings are below. Be careful when you ask someone what the worst Christmas candy is. Strong opinions flow easily. Asking people what their favorite [whatever] does not elicit...
Indianz.Com has obtained a heavily-redacted copy of an internal investigation into a senior official at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The official's name is redacted in the five-page report, dated August 3. But a BIA employee who was interviewed by the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of the Interior as part of the investigation told Indianz.Com that the subject was Bryan Rice, the former director of the BIA who disappeared under mysterious circumstances earlier this year. https://www.indianz.com/News/2018/1...
A Texas lawmaker has proposed subsidizing the state’s underfunded windstorm insurance and flooding assistance by building casinos in coastal counties. State Rep. Joe Deshotel filed the bill on Dec. 7 to cover the cost of subsidizing the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) by proposing to tax licensed casinos, Galveston County Daily News reported. The measure would give the Texas Lottery Commission the authority to issue six licenses to operate casinos across six counties. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southc...
