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Cass County investigates Pine River Airport plane crash, no injuries reported
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (131+ words) Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk said a plane crashed on the runway at Pine River Airport in Pine River on Sunday, July 5 at 2: 58 p. m. , with no injuries reported. According to Sheriff Welk, responders found that a 1984 Beechcraft Bonanza had an issue…...
3 firefighters killed in Colorado remembered for their bravery as wildfires churn in the West
1+ day, 50+ min ago (701+ words) With wildfires burning across many Western states, wildland firefighters gathered Sunday to pay tribute to three of their own who died after they were trapped by flames a week ago. Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson were remembered for…...
$25 million healthcare center to expand access to tribal communities
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (212+ words) The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa broke ground on Wednesday for their new $25 million Center for American Indian Resources (CAIR). Located on fourth street in Duluth, the 33 thousand sq. ft. facility is aimed to expand healthcare access…...
Echoes of deadly Arizona wildfire with 3 firefighters killed in Colorado-Utah blaze
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (334+ words) The Yarnell Hill Fire that killed 19 firefighters on June 30, 2013, remains the deadliest event on record for U. S. firefighters since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the deadliest for U. S. wildland firefighters in over a century. The firefighters died 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Prescott, Arizona,…...
Prosecutors lose appeal in Arizona's fake elector case and vow to present it again to a grand jury
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (517+ words) The case began in April 2024 when an indictment sought by Arizona's Democratic attorney general charged 18 Republicans with forgery, fraud and conspiracy, accusing them of trying to undo former President Joe Biden's victory in the state by 10, 457 votes. In a decision…...
Searches continue for woman who vanished after visiting state park in 2024
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (143+ words) A family from southern Minnesota continues to hold out hope that Tonya Yarmakov will come home. Back in 2024, while visiting Savanna Portage State Park, the 23-year-old vanished. Her mother, Michelle, says they are grateful for the searches that have taken…...
Fentanyl searches and seizures rising in Minnesota
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (336+ words) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says fentanyl cases are rising across Minnesota. Dustin Gillespie, special agent in charge with the Omaha Field Division, explained that cartels have made fentanyl their main drug for trafficking into the United States and Minnesota,…...
Chamber leaders and others organize landmark Tribal Relations- Industry Training on the Range
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (198+ words) A two day program to help build connections and understanding between Tribal Nations and industry took place in Virginia. The Laurentian Chamber of Commerce, along with tribal liaisons and industry leaders, put together the first Tribal Relations " Industry Training: Past,…...
Residents across the Twin Ports march to honor MMIWR
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (385+ words) Residents in the Twin Ports gathered at AICHO for a day of remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. As the Indigenous community gathered for this year's march to honor MMIWR, it's not only for spreading awareness, but…...
'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental US
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (553+ words) The average maximum temperature for March was especially high at 11. 4 F (6. 3 C) above the 20th century average and was almost a degree warmer than the average daytime high for April, NOAA said. Six of the nation's top 10 most abnormally hot months have…...