Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives

Plus: Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School's commencement ceremony included 12 students holding space for their missing and lost classmates; St. Louis County is looking for residents to serve on its mental health advisory board; and post-season softball and track sections are wrapping up with several Northland athletes heading to state.

Twelve students walked across the stage to celebrate academic achievements, while also holding space for missing and lost classmates Nevaeh Kingbird and Preston White.

The missing search kits were sponsored by the state's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office to ensure a lack of equipment or resources didn't delay searches for missing people.

MMIW 218 formed nine years ago around the disproportionate amount of violence felt in Indigenous communities, organizing events and creating spaces for healing and change.

Plus, the Grand Rapids City Council is applying for a municipal cannabis license to explore operating a city-owned dispensary; and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Day of Remembrance returns to Bemidji for its 9th year on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

The local group of advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous relatives, MMIW 218, will host a walk and program on Feb. 14, 2025.

And: the Minnesota State High School League's state tournament for team girls tennis wrapped up Wednesday, and Minnesotans should weigh their options when choosing their insurance plans for 2025.

Family members are still seeking answers after 17-year-old Jeremy Jourdain disappeared on Oct. 31, 2016, and 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird went missing on Oct. 22, 2021.

The latest Cork O'Connor mystery by William Kent Krueger titled "Spirit Crossing" explores the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives.

The license plate was released on Feb. 14, a Day of Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives in Bemidji, Duluth and Minneapolis.