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For decades, the federal government has prioritized oil and gas drilling, hardrock mining and livestock grazing on public lands across the country. That could soon change under a far-reaching Interior Department rule that puts conservation, recreation and renewable energy development on equal footing with resource extraction. The final rule released Thursday represents a seismic shift in the management of roughly 245 million acres of public property - about one-tenth of the nation's land mass....
A 9-year-old Hopkins girl spent a week in intensive care from an asthma attack that left her brain dead. Now the girl's parents are charged in her death, after her father failed to refill her inhaler and her mother ran a steam bath instead of rushing her to the hospital. Anthony and Rachel Modrow both face one count of second-degree manslaughter for the alleged neglect and endangerment of their child, Amy Lynn Modrow, who they called "chicken nugget," according to her obituary. The parents, both 34, were booked into Hennepin County jail late...
The daughter of Minnesota Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar was arrested Thursday while participating in pro-Palestinian protests in New York, and said she was suspended from her private liberal arts college in the city for her participation. At a news conference, New York City police confirmed that Isra Hirsi was among the 108 protesters arrested for alleged trespassing. The confirmation of Hirsi's arrest came after comments from Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Edward Caban, who said...
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) officials are warning Minnesota consumers not to eat Infinite Herbs brand organic basil in 2.5-ounce clamshell-style containers purchased at Trader Joe’s, due to a multi-state Salmonella outbreak announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Four Minnesotans between 3 and 59 years of age, all from the metro area, became ill between Feb. 15 and March 27. None of them were hospitalized and none died....
State officials are warning Minnesotans against eating a specific brand of packaged basil sold at Trader Joe's that has been linked to a salmonella outbreak, prompting recalls of the product in Minnesota and other states. So far a third of the 12 people who tested positive nationwide for salmonella are Minnesotans, according to the state Health Department. The brand in question is Infinite Herbs' 2.5-ounce organic basil, which is packaged in a clamshell-style plastic container and sold at...
A onetime choir director for a small school district in northwestern Minnesota was given 30 days in jail Thursday for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Richard J. Schrom, 30, of Fertile was sentenced in Todd County District Court after pleading guilty to third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with the assault last month. As part of the plea deal, a more serious first-degree criminal sexual conduct count was dismissed. Judge Daniel Benson chose to set aside a three-year term...
Iowa environmental groups - inspired by a successful campaign in Minnesota - are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to step in and protect drinking water in northeast Iowa from agricultural runoff. The petition was announced Tuesday, hours after the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission unanimously approved largely status quo rules governing animal feeding operations. "The Environmental Protection Commission has once again proven who they really serve - not the Iowa public, but...
Several U.S. states experienced a 911 emergency services outage late on Wednesday, including the entire state of South Dakota and portions of Nevada, Texas and Nebraska, according to local officials. It was not immediately clear what was causing the outages. Late on Wednesday, officials in South Dakota and Las Vegas said that 911 services had been restored, but they did not say what caused the crucial emergency infrastructure to fail. https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/natio...
We, at the County, also take the time to acknowledge and show great gratitude to the efforts of our 911 Dispatchers who are always ready, 24/7/365... Auditory witness to the atrocities of mankind, but also the calming voice that brings comfort to the domestic abuse victim. In an instant they can go from a barking dog complaint to instructing CPR over the phone or delivering a baby. Our Public Safety Telecommunicators are often unseen, but are undeniable heroes in their everyday work. We take...
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help locating a wanted fugitive. William Guy Amick III, 36, is charged in Fillmore County District Court with 13 felony counts related to child sexual abuse material including using minors in sexual performance, soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct, and possession of pornographic work involving a minor (23-CR-24-199 and 23-CR-24-200). The incidents involve multiple victims betwe...
St. Paul - Minnesota posted strong job and labor force growth in March, according to information released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The state gained an estimated 11,000 jobs in the last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, up 0.4%, with the private sector up roughly 8,000 jobs, up 0.3%. Minnesota’s labor force increased by an estimated 3,000 people over the month, bumping the labor force participation rate up one-tenth of a percent to 68.0%. The unemployment rate remained steady at 2...
St. Paul, MN: For Minnesota farmers and livestock producers experiencing times of stress due to business and financial challenges, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) offers a reminder of free, confidential tools that are available to help. “From low commodity prices and extreme weather to continued threats like highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), Minnesota’s farmers and their families face a wide range of unique stressors that can have ripple effects in all areas of life,” said Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Peter...
The Red Lake Band held an Informational Session on Legislative Bills and Congregate Shelter on Monday, April 15, 2024 at the Red Lake Casino Event Center. Congregate Shelter Project This project was conceptualized from the series Zhawenimin summit meetings held in 2023 in response to the Opioid and Fentanyl crisis our community is facing, along with homelessness issues. Purpose: To address the current challenges posed by the opioid crisis and homelessness within the Red Lake Nation by offering a...
California lawmakers on April 16 unanimously approved a bill to create a pilot program for three tribal nations that will allow them to investigate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) in their communities. The bill, introduced by Assembly member and tribal citizen James Ramos earlier this year, sets up a pilot program for Blue Lake Rancheria, Yurok tribe, and Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians, that allows tribal police officers in California to become peace officers in the state...
PHOENIX - Andrew Archer has been recovering from COVID-19 for almost four years. "My life is so different (now), and I'm slowly starting to accept that," Archer said. "It's like losing a part of you." Archer is a part of the estimated 18.1% of Arizonans to ever experience long COVID – a condition broadly defined by symptoms that continue to develop weeks, months or years after an acute COVID-19 infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://in...
Duluth, Minn. – April 18, 2024 – The Superior National Forest has begun spring prescribed burns when weather and conditions allow within the two-million-acre portion of the Forest (prescribed burns in the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness are planned separately). Prescribed burning often has a narrow window of opportunity, as it is usually conducted in the spring and fall before green up and after green vegetation has died off and vegetation is more combustible. The Superior NF has pre...
WHAT: The Minnesota State Patrol will swear in 35 new troopers during a graduation ceremony on Friday. The cadets with varying diverse backgrounds will take the oath following a successful completion of the Minnesota State Patrol’s 68th and 69th training academies. The graduates include traditional and Experienced Traffic Safety Officer (ETSO) program and Law Enforcement Training Opportunity (LETO) program applicants. The LETO program offers the education and training to candidates who have a two- or four-year degree but no law enforcement e...
BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today, construction on Highway 220 north of East Grand Forks will begin May 13. The project includes reconstructing Highway 220 to a concrete road from Polk CR 19 to Polk CR 22/23. Culvert replacements will also be constructed throughout the project. Motorists will detour utilizing 150th St SW and Polk County roads 66 and 23. The project is expected to be complete in mid-August, weather permitting. For more information as well as a detour map, visit the project website: w...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Fralin Museum of Art has been awarded $125,000 from the Terra Foundation for American Art to support "O'Powa O'Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell." The grant marks the first award for The Fralin and the University of Virginia (UVA) from the Terra Foundation for American Art and will fund the traveling exhibition and scholarly exhibition catalog. The Fralin partnered with the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) to organize "O'Powa O'Meng." The exhibition will be o...
Indonesia's Mount Ruang has erupted at least three times this week, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. On Wednesday evening local time, the volcano's eruption shot ash nearly 70,000 feet high, possibly spewing aerosols into the stratosphere, the atmosphere's second layer. The volcano is part of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, in the Sangihe Islands archipelago. That puts it about 60 miles north-northeast of Manado, the province's capital. Indonesia's National Disaster Management...
BRASÍLIA - The woman arrives at the bank pushing a man in a wheelchair. His eyes are closed; his head lolls wildly. "Uncle Paulo, are you listening?" Érika de Souza Vieira Nunes asks. "You need to sign it. If you don't sign it, there's no way. I can't sign it for you." But Paulo Roberto Braga doesn't respond, a video recorded Tuesday shows. The 68-year-old man is dead. In an incident that has gone viral here, police say Nunes, 42, took Braga's body to a bank branch in Rio de Janeiro on T...
Search crews on Wednesday recovered the body of a missing 15-year-old boy who jumped into a southwest Minnesota lake two days earlier after losing a canoe paddle. The searchers located the body around 11:30 a.m. in Eagle Lake, the Cottonwood County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday in a news release. The boy had been canoeing with a family member about 10 miles northeast of Windom on Eagle Lake early Monday evening when he jumped in to retrieve his paddle, the Sheriff's Office said. He attempted to swim back to the canoe, but wind pushed it...
One of Minnesota's smallest hospitals is eliminating inpatient care and converting to a rural emergency center, a move designed to keep its doors open amid financial struggles. Mahnomen Health Center notified the state earlier this month of plans to close the hospital's inpatient unit and only operate an emergency room to stabilize and observe patients. "It was a way to assure health care into the future for our community," said Dale Kruger, the hospital's administrator. http...
A 1-year-old boy who fell out a hotel window in Sioux Falls has died, according to his father. Madden Hein was hospitalized for treatment of critical injuries and died Monday, two days after falling from the third floor at the Club House Hotel & Suites, according to his father. "It is with heavy hearts to say that our sweet baby boy Madden gained his angel wings late on April 15th," read a posting on social media from parents Kathryn and Alex Hein of Lakefield in southwestern Minnesota. "Madden...
NEW YORK - Donald Trump's legal team says it tried serving a subpoena on Stormy Daniels as she arrived for an event at a bar in Brooklyn last month, but the porn actor, who is expected to be a witness at the former president's criminal trial, refused to take it and walked away. A process server working for the former president's lawyers said he approached Daniels with papers demanding information and documents related to a documentary recently released about her life and involvement with Trump,...
