White Earth land transfer + WNBA draft
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We have a wet and windy Tuesday in store for much of Minnesota. Periods of rain and thunder will dominate the weather through the day into Tuesday night. Showers will become more widely scattered Wednesday. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Minnesota Lynx Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations Cheryl Reeve joins us to talk about last night's WNBA draft. And we hear from a fire prevention specialist with the Minnesota DNR about why wildfire risk is so high right now.
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| | Tensions build as White Earth Nation tries to assert authority over state forest land use |
A bill at the Capitol that would transfer ownership of some state-owned forest lands to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe has sparked outcry from non-Native neighbors, and prompted calls for dialogue to help ease the conflict.
The land return is critical to the band’s future, said White Earth Tribal Chair Michael Fairbanks. And he wants people to understand that the move can’t be separated from what happened more than a century ago on the same land — actions he referred to as a land grab.
“You know, at one time, all the land in the forest was our land. The land grab acts tore it all apart,” he said. | |
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| | ‘I chose community’: Stone Arch Bridge musician reflects on the magic of the Minneapolis landmark |
Clawhammer Mike and his banjo are Stone Arch Bridge fixtures. In 2022, he played at the Stone Arch over 100 times. Last year, 75. He’s exchanged life stories with people more times than he can count. But this week, with the two-year bridge construction beginning, Clawhammer had to say his temporary goodbye. It was a tough one.
“Some days people have stories that are really tough to hear, but most days I get home feeling fulfilled by the stuff people tell me,” he said. “And people always stop me on the bridge —especially here — to talk about whatever’s on their mind.” | |
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| What else we're watching: |
Court says private vehicle is ‘public place’ under Minnesota gun law. The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a person’s vehicle is a public place under the state’s permit-to-carry law. The case involves the 2022 arrest of a man who was allegedly carrying a BB gun in his car without a permit.
Caitlin Clark taken No. 1 in the WNBA draft, Minnesota Lynx pick Alissa Pili of Utah. Minnesota, which had swapped picks with Chicago, drafted Alissa Pili of Utah eighth. “A lot of Indigenous and Polynesian girls don’t get to see that role model and I am just so blessed I can be in that position for them,” she said.
Local governments look to state to help foot PFAS bill. The Minnesota Department of Health announced last week that more than 17 communities have higher PFAS levels than the new federal limits. Now, local governments are asking the state to help fund projects that address new federal drinking water standards.
Wright County deputy shoots man outside Dollar General in Montrose. The sheriff’s office said the man refused to comply with commands and brandished a firearm. Deputies deployed less-lethal measures, but the man reportedly continued to resist arrest.
TikTok: This transplant made a whole event series to help Minnesotans make friends. When content creator Aubrey Regner moved from Orlando to Minneapolis, her audience told her it would be hard to make friends in the land of Minnesota Nice. To help people find community and make new connections, Regner created an event series called Minne-Social Meetups.
Listen: Minnesota school districts look to visa program to avoid teacher shortage. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked about this strategy with Red Lake Public Schools Superintendent Tim Lutz and Dara Antazo, a Pre-K special education teacher at Red Lake from the Philippines.
— Sam Stroozas, MPR News
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