THE MINNESOTA HOUSE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY HEARD TESTIMONY ON A BILL THAT WOULD THROW THE STATE’S OFFICIAL SUPPORT, ALONG WITH $1 MILLION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE STATE, BEHIND A FUND DU LAC BAND EFFORT TO RESTORE ELK TO EASTERN MINNESOTA. THOSE ELK WOULD BE RELOCATED FROM HERDS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THERE ARE STILL HURDLES, INCLUDING CONTROL RELATED TO VARIOUS DISEASE MANAGEMENT. THE LONG TERM GOAL WOULD BE TO GET A POPULATION OF AROUND 300 ELK IN THE AREA.
TODAY, GOVERNOR TIM WALZ WILL SIGN INTO LAW A BILL THAT COMMIT $25 MILLION FOR ALS RESEARCH AND CAREGIVIER SUPPORT PROGRAMS. THE BILL WAS PROPOSED IN HONOR OF SENATOR DAVID TOMASSONI, WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE. TOMASSONI AND FAMILY WILL JOIN THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER LEGISLATORS FOR THAT SIGNING.
A GRAND FORKS HERALD STORY IS ANOTHER FEATURE ON THE JOB OF A US BORDER PATROL AGENT ON THE NORTHERN BORDER. WHAT IS SOMETIMES CALLED THE FORGOTTEN BORDER, IS TWICE AS LONG AS THE SOUTHERN BORDER AND CONTROLLED WITH ONE-EIGHTH AS MANY AGENTS. ILLEGAL NORTHERN BORDER CROSSING GAINED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION WITH THE DEATH OF PATEL FAMILY IN JANUARY, WHO DIED IN A SMUGGLING OPERATION, FROM EXPOSURE TO THE EXTREME COLD.
REPORTS FROM THE TWO RIVERS WATERSHED DISTRICT SAYS THE COLDER TEMPERATURES HAVE CAUSED WATER LEVELS TO REMAIN STEADY AS RUNOFF HAS SLOWED, BUT A SECOND CREST WOULD BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AT TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN WARM. THERE IS SOME OVERLAND FLOODING AND ROAD OVERTOPPING IN THE BADGER AND GREENBUSH AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WATER ON ROADWAYS. THE RED RIVER AT GRAND FORKS CRESTED YESTERDAY, AND DID SO BELOW MODERATE FLOOD STAGE.
THE SPIRIT LAKE RESERVATION CONTINUES TO DEAL WITH NUISANCE DOGS. THIS COMES AS NEWS OF A SIX YEAR OLD BOY BEING MAULED TO DEATH ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LAST YEAR ALONE THE TRIBE TOOK IN MORE THAN 700 DOGS FOUND WANDERING THE RESERVATION, WHICH ONLY HAS ONE ANIMAL CONTROL EMPLOYEE.
A REMINDER THAT ON THURSDAY, THE REQUIREMENT OF HAVING A PRE-ENTRY COVID TEST RESULT TO ENTER CANADA WILL BE REMOVED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. VACCINATION IS STILL REQUIRED AND USE OF THE ARRIVECAN APP IS NECESSARY.
SERVICES FOR ELSIE TVEIT OF ROOSEVELT WILL BE HELD AT MOUNT CARMEL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ROOSEVELT ON SATURDAY (2 PM). VISITATION WILL BE FRIDAY (5-7 PM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL CHAPEL IN WARROAD. ELSIE TVEIT WAS 93.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Walleye angling rules for Mille Lacs Lake will be slightly looser for the 2022 open water season. As with last year, Mille Lacs anglers will be allowed to keep one walleye between 21 and 23 inches or one longer than 28 inches from May 14 through May 30. Then the popular lake goes to catch-and-release walleye fishing for most of the summer, with a two-week closure at the start of July to reduce hooking mortality.
Police say they have arrested a suspect in a fatal stabbing in the Minneapolis suburb of Champlin. Authorities say the Red River Valley SWAT team responded to an apartment building in Fargo, North Dakota Tuesday morning after receiving a tip and arrested a 44-year-old man.
Last modified: 03/30/2022
