Minnesota
Faribault inmate dies after being found unresponsive, DOC says
FARIBAULT, Minn. — Authorities are investigating after an inmate at a southern Minnesota prison was found unresponsive and later died.
The inmate was found at the Minnesota Correctional Facility—Faribault around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Corrections said.
Staff tried to save the inmate’s life, the department said, and they were transported in an ambulance. Medics pronounced the inmate dead at 1 p.m.
“Local law enforcement and [the Department of Corrections] are investigating the incident,” the department said.
Officials gave no information about the inmate’s cause of death.
Earlier this year, family and friends of inmates at the Faribault prison accused state officials of withholding information about a series of lockdowns. The advocates said it was not staff shortages that caused the lockdowns, but drug overdoses.
HOYT LAKES, Minn. (Northern News Now) – A setback for plans to mine copper and nickel on the Range.
The Minnesota DNR is delaying a decision on NewRange’s NorthMet facility permit to mine until next summer.
The company, formerly PolyMet, has been pushing to mine copper and nickel just south of Babbitt for nearly 20 years.
In 2018, the DNR gave the company the green light to issue a permit to mine.
However, after pushback from environmental groups, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed the permit in August 2023.
Now back in the DNR’s hands, the agency is mulling whether to reissue NewRange’s permit to mine in light of the company considering changes to its original mine plan.
The DNR announced on Monday it will delay a decision until August, which would mark a year from when NewRange said it planned to spend a year studying potential changes.
Environmental groups like Friends of the Boundary Waters are celebrating the decision to delay.
Executive Director for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness Chris Knopf released the following statement after the decision:
“The people of Minnesota should be thrilled by DNR’s decision to pause the proceedings on PolyMet’s permit to mine. Months ago, when PolyMet, or NewRange Copper Nickel, announced it would look into changing its mine plan, it confirmed what we’ve known all along: the project is fundamentally flawed and cannot meet environmental standards.
We have been frustrated to see state agencies such as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) spend millions of taxpayer dollars defending shoddy permits PolyMet now wants to revisit. PolyMet and these agencies have wasted public resources on a project that should never have been permitted in the first place.
We are happy to see DNR make the right decision to stop defending the indefensible. We hope that DNR will take additional steps to put Minnesota’s water first and throw out this dangerous mining proposal that, time and time again, has been shown to not meet legal or environmental standards.”
Northern News Now reached out to NewRange for comment but has not heard back.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — It’s a battle of the top two NHL teams as the Minnesota Wild (13-3-4) and Winnipeg Jets (17-4) square off Monday night in St. Paul.
Monday’s game marks the second meeting between these teams this season. The Jets won the last matchup 2-1 in overtime back on Oct. 13.
“From the first time we played them, even through now, watching different game and going through the scouting stuff, they’re playing really solid,” said Wild Head Coach John Hynes. “I think their record is indicative of the style of game that they’re playing, the commitment that they’re getting from their guys.”
Kirill Kaprizov will be a gametime decision, Hynes said. The 27-year-old hasn’t played since Thursday, when he collided with Drake Caggiula during a game against the Edmonton Oilers and suffered a leg injury.
“I think he’s excited,” Hynes said of Kaprizov. “He feels good. He’s ready to go. He doesn’t like missing games. We’re hoping he has some goals in his pocket that we could have used last game, but can use them tonight.”
Kaprizov, who has 13 goals and 21 assists on the season, participated in morning skate on Monday.
This week marks one year since Hynes took over as Minnesota’s head coach. His stamp on the team is working.
“He understands how we have to play and what needs to be said in certain situations,” said left wing Marcus Foligno. “But for me, the biggest thing is how well-prepared he is for the games that we play and he makes us all feel really confident going into those games.”
Puck drop is at 7 p.m.
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