April 17, 2024 Edition
MINNEAPOLIS – A Blaine man has been sentenced to 54 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $598,893.71 in restitution after devising an employment opportunity scheme to defraud hundreds of jobseekers out of approximately $600,000, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Charles Edward Fields, 44, was the owner and operator of a series of companies through which he pitched employment opportunities to prospective...
The Minneapolis City Council is considering making a pack of cigarettes no cheaper than $15 - before taxes - the highest in the nation. "That's robbery," said Ojo Trill after shopping at the Uptown Tobacco & E-Cigs store on Lake Street. "Stop raising the costs for us to be regular people." Public health officials and smoking cessation advocates say the high cost should reduce the number of people who smoke, especially youth, although opponents worry about the effect it could have on low-income...
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...
The man killed by law enforcement at a Minnetonka home last week fired on the Hennepin County deputies with a high-powered rifle after they knocked on the door and identified themselves, state investigators said Tuesday. Four deputies returned fire late in the morning of April 10 and killed 28-year-old Clint Hoyhtya, who was wearing a protective armor vest, read a synopsis released by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). Two of the four deputies who shot at Hoyhtya were wounded...
When her husband was undergoing cancer treatment, Cindy Perez of Southwest Ranches, Fla., learned about a new blood test that could help find early cancers. The 50-year-old said she felt fine, but her husband urged her to take the test anyway. To her surprise, the blood test - called Galleri - came back positive. Scans revealed a small tumor in her groin and a diagnosis of mantle cell lymphoma, a rare but aggressive form of cancer. She was treated and now, two years later, she's in remission....
BISMARCK - A measure to legalize marijuana use for adults 21 and over in North Dakota may be decided by voters in the November election. A group of 27 North Dakotans filed a 2024 ballot measure petition to legalize adult-use cannabis in North Dakota on Tuesday, April 16. The proposal would allow adults 21 and older to possess small amounts of cannabis and purchase products from registered cannabis establishments in the state. To qualify for the November ballot, 15,582 signatures must be...
Two Native sisters venture out of their Native community to chase their dreams, only to run head on into the threats of urban life in the new film, The Heart Stays. The Native-made drama is produced by a Native multi-arts organization and features a Native cast including Nathalie Standingcloud, Jon Proudstar, and Irene Bedard. Another film by Spirit Lake Dakota artist Marlena Myles is her own account of creating an augmented reality installation in St. Paul, Minnesota, It's called Realms of...
Today, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced $673,280 in Launch Minnesota Business Operation Innovation Grants to 26 startups statewide; 16 of these grantees are led by entrepreneurs of color, veterans, women, persons with disabilities or are startups located in Greater Minnesota. Launch Minnesota is a statewide collaborative effort spearheaded by DEED to support startups and grow Minnesota’s innovation ecosystem. Innovation Grants are awarded to promising, innovative and scalable technology...
A Crystal woman is accused of hoarding 124 cats in a home that has since been boarded up after being found unfit for habitation. Meanwhile, nine of the cats with severe upper respiratory infections were euthanized. Shawna Maria Duffy, 47, faces 10 felony counts of animal mistreatment, according to charges filed Monday in Hennepin County District Court. Her first court appearance is scheduled for April 30. An attorney for her is not yet listed, and Duffy did not return phone calls. The Animal Humane Society and law enforcement began...
April 15, 2024 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison celebrated the passage in the Minnesota House of Representatives of HF 4077, the Commerce Policy Omnibus bill, which contains key provisions of the Minnesota Debt Fairness Act. “Minnesotans working to pay back their debts should not be dragged into poverty, forced into divorce, or denied medical care, but that’s exactly what’s happening across our state,” said Attorney General Ellison. “The Minnesota Debt Fairness Act fixes much of what’s broken in our debt...
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation continues to welcome grant applications for its Technology in Schools Program, aimed at supporting Santa Barbara County schools in enhancing classroom technology for students. Applications for the 2024-2025 school year are open until April 30, 2024, and must be submitted through the website www.chumash.gov/foundation. This initiative enables school administrators and faculty in Santa Barbara County to seek funding for specific technology...
ST. PAUL — The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man killed during a use-of-force incident April 10 in Minnetonka. According to the medical examiner, Clint Hoyhtya, 28, of Minnetonka died of multiple gunshot wounds. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has identified four Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies who discharged their firearms during this incident. They are all currently on standard administrative leave. • Christopher Heihn fired his department rifle. He...
JERUSALEM - Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the shadow war between the two foes into a direct conflict after an Iranian attack over the weekend sent hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel. Israeli officials have not said how or when they might strike. But as countries around the world urge Israel to show restraint and the threat of a multi-front war mounts, it's clear that a direct Israeli attack on Iranian soil would lead to major fallout. Iran says...
Seventeen partnerships across Minnesota will receive funding to develop and expand programs to offer meaningful career exposure and paid work experience for students 16 years of age and older. The grants are part of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s (DLI) Youth Skills Training (YST) program that was signed into law in 2017 with bipartisan support to create and provide employment training for student learners ages 16 and older in high-growth, high-demand occupations. “These Youth Skills Training partnership grants will help...
The traffic-snarling pro-Palestinian demonstrations in U.S. cities on Monday could foreshadow a potentially volatile summer of protests, creating a challenge for President Biden and sparking debate over whether some activists' tactics threaten to undermine public support for their movement. Demonstrators shut down major thoroughfares for hours in cities including San Francisco and New York as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about Israel's war in Gaza on U.S. Tax Day. In Chicago and...
The Red Lake Lady Warriors Softball team opened their 2024 season with a loss to Bagley on Monday, April 15,...
Red Lake Youth Sports: Ogichidaag get the big win tonight over the Mustang's. Jack Brown led the way with 39 and Gerald Kingbird Jr. finished with 38 points. Kingbird became the 6th Warrior to join the 2,000 point club. Section 8A seeding will be done tomorrow to find out who will come to town on Thursday to begin the tournament. Shoutout to all our fans who packed the house tonight. Red Lake will host Bagley at 7 PM on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in the first round of the Section 8A boys...
Alissa Pili is heading to Minnesota to start her professional basketball career. The Inupiaq and Samoan woman was selected by the Minnesota Lynx with the No. 8 pick in Monday's WNBA draft in New York. Pili takes her 6-feet-2-inch frame to a team with a history of championship-winning teams. The Lynx have won 4 WNBA titles since 2011. "I think just with my physicality and versatility, I'm willing to do whatever team needs me to so I'm excited to learn and grow from that," Pili said to ESPN after...
Fertile-Beltrami shuts down Red Lake in Section 8A Championship game 92-67 at the REA in Thief River Falls Fertile-Beltrami advances to represent Section 8A in the State Tournament this week FERTILE-BELTRAMI IMPRESSIVE AS THEY BEAT RED LAKE IN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP By KROX Radio The Fertile-Beltrami Falcons played an outstanding all-around game to build a big lead to defeat the Red Lake Warriors in the Section 8A Boys Basketball Championship game, 92-67, on Friday at the Ralph Englestad Arena...
Red Lake Youth Sports: Your 8A East Subsection Champions, Red Lake Warriors. What a game. Shout-out to the fans for bringing the energy to fuel the epic comeback. And a huge shout-out to our opponent; the Thunderbirds brought their A-game and played their hearts out, leaving it all on the court. See also: Red Lake comes back from 17 down to claim Section 8A East championship https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/prep/red-lake-comes-back-from-17-down-to-claim-section-8a-east-championship Watch...
Red Lake Youth Sports: Your 8A East Subsection Champions, Red Lake Warriors. What a game. Shout-out to the fans for bringing the energy to fuel the epic comeback. And a huge shout-out to our opponent; the Thunderbirds brought their A-game and played their hearts out, leaving it all on the court. See also: Red Lake comes back from 17 down to claim Section 8A East championship https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/prep/red-lake-comes-back-from-17-down-to-claim-section-8a-east-championship Watch...
Fertile-Beltrami shuts down Red Lake in Section 8A Championship game 92-67 at the REA in Thief River Falls Fertile-Beltrami advances to represent Section 8A in the State Tournament this week FERTILE-BELTRAMI IMPRESSIVE AS THEY BEAT RED LAKE IN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP By KROX Radio The Fertile-Beltrami Falcons played an outstanding all-around game to build a big lead to defeat the Red Lake Warriors in the Section 8A Boys Basketball Championship game, 92-67, on Friday at the Ralph Englestad Arena...
Warriors move on in Section 8A with 96-88 upset win over Win-E-Mac Will play Mahnomen/Waubunat 7:45 PM on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls Red Lake Youth Sports: Red Lake Warriors get the big win and advance to the east subsection championship game Wednesday against the Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds at 7:45 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls. Shoutout to all the fans who showed up and packed the Ralph. Shoutout to the team, especially our...
Red Lake High School Junior & Senior Prom 2024 held on Saturday, April 13,...
Red Lake High School Junior & Senior Prom 2024 held on Saturday, April 13,...
A mother wishes to transform her grief into hope for others during April's Donate Life Month, a national observance highlighting the importance of organ, eye and tissue donation. Although Savannah Bryer-Campbell's third child, Hunter, did not live to see his first birthday, a generous organ donor allowed her to spend precious time with her son. During his brief life, Hunter endured lengthy hospital stays in two states, marathon surgeries and serious infections. Through it all, his mother never...
Running Aces, one of the state's two horse-racing tracks, filed a federal racketeering lawsuit Tuesday claiming tribal casinos in three locations have offered card games not authorized under state law. The lawsuit by the track, which operates in Columbus in the northeast Twin Cities metro, named executives at Grand Casinos in Hinckley and Mille Lacs, owned by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and Treasure Island Resort & Casino, owned by the Prairie Island Indian Community. Running Aces contends...
UnitedHealth Group expects the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit to cost the company as much as $1.6 billion this year. In a financial report released Tuesday, the Minnetonka-based health care giant said it spent about $872 million during the first quarter responding to the cyberattack. The first quarter numbers provide the fullest accounting so far of financial impacts from the hack, which forced UnitedHealth Group to shut down a widely used claims processing system to contain the...
The U.S. government may lose between $233 billion and $521 billion to fraud each year, according to a rough federal estimate, the first of its kind, released Tuesday. But the author of that report - the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office - simultaneously cautioned that its new figure is incomplete and imprecise because of a lack of reliable data and the inherent challenge in uncovering sophisticated schemes to steal federal funds. The watchdog, known as GAO, computed its estimate by...
Alandrea Renee Goodwin June 2, 1997 - April 12, 2024 Alandrea Renee Goodwin (Niigaanigaabawequay. ) was born on June 2nd, 1997 in Minneapolis to Rosalind Leon (Hunt). She died on April 12th, 2024 in St. Paul. Alandrea was an enrolled member of the Mille Lacs Band. Alandrea attended Center School on the Southside of Minneapolis, where she had grown up her whole life. She was a great artist; she could draw anything you would put in front of her. She also had passion for make-up and hair. She was...
Libby Joann Gurneau June 11, 1967 ~ April 14, 2024 (age 56) Libby Joann Gurneau, age 56, of Red Lake, Minnesota, began her journey to the spirit world on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Serenity Assisted Living in Remer, Minnesota. Libby was born on June 11, 1967 to Rapheal John Gurneau and Mary Lou Bender in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Chicago and graduated as Valedictorian of her High School Class. She had her Associates Degree in Liberal Arts. She worked as a ballots keeper and in...
Delores Jean Bellanger October 12, 1950 - April 15, 2024 Obituary is currently pending. Service Schedule Upcoming Services Visitation Thursday, April 18, 2024 5:00 - 7:00 pm (Central time) Old Pine Point School Pine Point, MN 56575 Prayer Service Thursday, April 18, 2024 7:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time) Old Pine Point School Pine Point, MN 56575 Funeral Service Friday, April 19, 2024 1:00 - 2:00 pm (Central time) Old Pine Point School Pine Point, MN...
Bemidji, Minn. – Beltrami Electric Cooperative will host their 16th Annual Multi-Vendor Indoor Garage Sale on Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in the co-op's garage at 4111 Technology Drive NW in Bemidji. Shoppers will have access to more than 90 booths, with a huge variety of new and used merchandise. The entrance fee is $1 per person, with kids 12 and under visiting for free. Food concessions will be available, including walking tacos, baked goods, and fresh rolls from...
Red Lake Nation College Tribal Recognition Open House - Friday, April 26, 2024 2 PM - 6 PM - 900 S. 3rd Street - Minneapolis,...
The conjecture of consciousness for generative AI is not of its equality to human consciousness. It one of data storage, where, in comparison to human memory, if the feature [vector] interactions of large language models [to digital memory] are similar to how the human memory is conscious of its contents. Consciousness is defined as subjective experience. But subjective experience is not a function like memory, emotion, feeling or modulation. Subjective experience [or self-awareness] applies across functions, making it a qualifier of...