A rally and march for International Women’s Day, the prayer camp at Mni Owe Sni comes to an end, and Nicole Amor’s body is returned to the U.S.
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WITH HEADLINES FROM AROUND MINNESOTA, I’M XAN HOLSTON.
IT’S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY WEEKEND...
… AND .....
CONCERNS ABOUT MINNESOTA’S FARMINING INDUSTRY...
BUT FIRST …
--INDIGENOUS CAMP--
[ALLEN: THIS IS A FIGHT FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND THE RESTORATION OF A CEREMONIAL GROUND TO BE HELD IN WHOEVER'S TRUST. I DON'T SEEK TO OWN THIS LAND, AND NONE OF US DO.]
TENSIONS CAME TO A HEAD AT THE MNI OWE SNI PRAYER CAMP AT FORT SNELLING. LEADERS FROM SEVERAL DAKOTA AND LAKOTA TRIBES FROM MINNESOTA AND SURROUNDING STATES DEMANDED AN END TO THE CAMP … AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ORDERED MEMBERS LEAVE WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
ALLEN-MICHAEL OWEN, ONE OF THE CAMP LEADERS, SAYS THEY AREN’T PLANNING TO LEAVE … BUT DYNAMICS AT THE CAMP ARE COMPLEX.
SINCE IT WENT UP NEARLY A MONTH AGO, SEVERAL DAKOTA TRIBES HAVE SENT OFFICIAL LETTERS TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DENOUNCING THE CAMP … SAYING THAT IT THREATENS YEARS OF RESTORATION EFFORTS … AND THAT IT IS SITUATED ATOP BURIAL MOUNDS.
ON WEDNESDAY TRIBAL DELEGATES APPROACHED THE CAMP FOR THE FIRST TIME … BUT NOT FOR A CONVERSATION.
[ALLEN: THEY CAME WITH INTIMIDATION, THEY CAME WITH FEAR, AND THEY CAME TO SHAME US … WE KNOW THAT FEAR WILL MOVE A CAMP BEFORE ACTUAL DANGER DOES.]
WHILE THE PARK SERVICE DIDN’T SHOW UP TO EVICT CAMP MEMBERS ON THURSDAY...THE HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DID SHOW UP IN RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE BETWEEN SOME MEMBERS OF THE TWO GROUPS AT A PARKING LOT AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAMP … NORTH STAR STORIES WILL CONTINUE MONITORING THE SITUATION.
--MINNEAPOLIS POLICE EXPENSES FOR SURGE--
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE SAY OPERATION METRO SURGE WAS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE...
THE DEPARTMENT RELEASED AN ‘IMPACT REPORT’ ... SHOWING JANUARY POLICE SERVICES COSTS TOPPED FIVE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS... FAR ABOVE A TYPICAL MONTH.
THE CITY LOGGED MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND CALLS FOR SERVICE ... AND IS TRYING TO GET REIMBURSED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES.
--NOEM OUT – MULLIN IN AS DHS SECRETARY--
[SOT: I’M CALLING FOR YOUR RESIGNATION]
AFTER BIPARTISAN CALLS FOR HER RESIGNATION ... PRESIDENT TRUMP IS REPLACING KRISTI NOEM AS THE HEAD OF HOMELAND SECURITY. NOEM FACED TOUGH QUESTIONS THIS WEEK AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS OVER AGGRESSIVE TACTICS IN THE IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOMINATED SENATOR MARKWAYNE MULLIN, A NATIVE AMERICAN FROM OKLAHOMATO REPLACE HER ... THE U.S. SENATE HAS TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION.
--MMA DALLAS SHOOTING - JORGE PEDERSON--
AN AMATEUR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS OR MMA FIGHTER WITH DEEP MINNESOTA ROOTS HAS DIED AFTER BEING INJURED IN A MASS SHOOTING IN TEXAS.
POLICE SAY JORGE MUÑOZ-PEDERSON DIED OF INJURIES FROM THE SHOOTING.
PEDERSON GREW UP IN GLENWOOD, IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. HE THEN MOVED TO THE TWIN CITIES TO TRAIN IN MMA.
HE’D JUST MOVED TO TEXAS, CHASING A NEW JOB AND A PROFESSIONAL DEBUT.
[MUSIC TRANSITION : 02]
--HOUSING BILL--
[SOUND FROM HEARING: She is Lakota Sioux, a great grandmother and a disabled Air Force veteran.....]
NATIVE POPULATIONS REPRESENT A DISPORPORATIONATE SHARE OF MINNESOTANS WITH HOUSING INSECURITY ... ACCORDING TO A GOVERNMENT REPORT.
MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS ARE DEBATING A BILL MEANT TO MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE..
THE HOMEBUYER’S BILL WOULD LIMIT CORPORATE OWNERSHIP OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
SUPPORTERS ARGUE IT WOULD GIVE FIRST-TIME BUYERS A BETTER SHOT.
CRITICS WARN IT COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT RENTERS.
--FARMS IN BANKRUPTCY--
MINNESOTA’S FARMING INDUSTRY IS STRUGGLING
THE STATE LOST ABOUT 13-HUNDRED FARMS IN THE PAST YEAR... ACCORDING TO RECENT FARM BUREAU REPORTS.
[DATA SHOWS FARM BANKRUPTCIES ARE CLIMBING: IOWA LED THE MIDWEST STATES, WITH 18 FILINGS...MINNESOTA WASN’T FAIR BEHIND WITH THIRTEEN.]
--SIX FLAGS SELLING--
[NAT SOUND OF ROLLER COASTER]
YOUR FAVORITE ROLLER COASTER MAY GET A NEW OWNER... BUT, YOU’LL STILL BE ABLE TO RIDE IT
SIX FLAGS IS SELLING VALLEYFAIR IN SHAKOPEE – ALONG WITH SEVEN OTHER PARKS AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR MORE THAN 330-MILLION DOLLARS.
VALLEYFAIR IS EXPCTED TO REMAIN OPEN AND SEASON PASSES WILL BE HONORED THROUGH THE 2026 SEASON.
--HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP--
[NATS SOUND OF GOAL AND CHEERING! SOUND FROM HOCKEY GAME... 'A DRIVE! SCOOOOORE! NASH ROE GAME WINNER.. CHEERS!
THOUSANDS FROM AROUND THE STATE ARE SWARMING TO GRAND CASINO ARENA, FORMERLY THE EXCEL CENTER IN ST. PAUL FOR THE BOY’S STATE HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT.
IT’S THE BIGGEST WEEKEND FOR HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 120-THOUSAND FANS EACH YEAR TO THE CAPITOL CITY.
THE TOURNAMENT BRINGS A BIG ECONOMIC BOOST TO HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS AROUND THE ARENA.
IT ALSO MEANS EXTRA TRAFFIC, SO GIVE YOUSELF MORE TIME IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN THE AREA.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY.
FOR NORTH STAR STORIES, I’M XAN HOLSTON.