Greater Minnesota

U.S. Navy names ship in honor of Master Chief James D. Fairbanks, White Earth Nation citizen
The U.S. Navy is honoring the life and service of a White Earth Nation citizen, dedicating a ship in his name. Chief Master James D. Fairbanks (1952-2011) joins a small group of prominent Native American leaders for whom T-ATS Naval ships are named.
U of M and the Fond du Lac Band outline a return of homelands to the tribe
Progress has been made in discussions between the U of M and the Fond du Lac Band about returning land where the Cloquet Forestry Center sits back to the tribe. A listening session revealed what’s on people’s minds. 
Moose Lake's police department is on the brink of dissolving, part of growing trend in small towns
Over the past 10 years, the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board reported 39 local Minnesota police departments have been dissolved.
One man died and three other people were airlifted to the Twin Cities for treatment after a house fire Wednesday morning in Alexandria. Two other residents of the home, and two first responders, also were injured.
Events, marches held across Minnesota to remember missing and murdered Indigenous loved ones
The annual event comes as the state’s new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office works to make reward money and other resources available to help find missing loved ones.