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The Wrap: Down goes another Native-themed mascot Headlines for Friday, July 23, 2021 Author: Headlines for Friday, July 23, 2021 Bshai awawa us, relatives. A lot of news out there — and celebrations with the Cleveland MLB name change. Each day we do our best to gather the latest news for you. Remember to scroll to the bottom to see what’s popping out to us on social media and what we’re reading. Also, if you like our daily digest, sign up for The Weekly, our newsletter emailed to you on ...

Line 3 opposition tours ‘Misi-ziibi’ Headwaters amid drought, Enbridge declares project 70% finished On Tuesday, July 20, organizations gathered press and politicians at the Headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca State Park to demonstrate the impacts of Line 3 to states downstream on the Mississippi River, and speak about treaty rights.  7:32 pm, Jul. 20, 2021 × Dawn Goodwin, co-founder of the Indigenous women-led group the RISE Coalition, speaks at the beginn...

Winona LaDuke among 12 arrested Monday, Tuesday at Line 3 protests in Wadena County Protesters brought concerns over the water extraction occurring along the construction project at a time where the region has entered a severe drought stage and river levels have dropped to minimal flows in areas of northern Minnesota. Written By: Forum News Service | 5:46 pm, Jul. 20, 2021 × Women chained to lawn chairs were joined by Line 3 protesters on horseback at Shell River in Wade...

One local individual was involved in the most recent oil pipeline protest Tuesday. Written By: Staff reports | × Those opposed to the Line 3 replacement project stand and sit facing sheriffs deputies from the area including Wadena County on Monday , Jul 19, 2021, along the Shell River in northern Wadena County. Photo courtesy Honor the Earth The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office, along with several law enforcement partners responded to two different incidents on the Line 3 oil pipeline repla...

Copy shortlink: Environmental groups and Ojibwe bands opposing Enbridges new Line 3 oil pipeline have taken their legal claims to the Minnesota Supreme Court. The groups petitioned the high court on Wednesday to overturn a June decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, which affirmed utility regulators approval of the controversial $3 billion-plus project to replace Enbridges corroding Line 3. The state Supreme Court usually hears fewer than 15% of the petitions it rec...

Man killed in motorcycle crash in Wadena County The motorcycle crashed after leaving County Road 18 east of Menahga. Speed is a contributing factor in the crash, according to a Wadena County Sheriffs Office news release. Written By: Forum News Service | 4:54 pm, Jul. 9, 2021 × MENAHGA, Minn. — A 25-year-old man from Marshall, Mich., was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident Thursday, July 8. The accident was east of Menahga in Wadena County near the intersectio...

Michigan man identified in fatal motorcycle crash in Wadena County The motorcycle crashed after leaving County Road 18 east of Menahga. The man killed was Dylan McConnell, 25. Written By: News Staff | × A 25-year-old man from Marshall, Mich., was killed in a single vehicle motorcycle accident on July 8. The accident was east of Menahga in Wadena County near the intersection of County Road 18 and County Road 25. Dylan John McConnell was identified by the Minnesota State Patrol on ...

179 arrested in Hubbard County, according to sheriff's office.

Indigenous leaders have decried the Line 3 expansion as a brazen violation of treaty rights that endangers sacred land.

Line 3 construction legal challenges and protests have been ongoing for months and years. We recently traveled to the Bemidji area to meet the women leading the resistance and to see what they say they are fighting to protect.