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Tribe supplies wood for NBA floor in Milwaukee
Watching Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo dominate in the NBA Finals is exciting. But a closer look to what Antetokounmpo sprints on and jumps off is just exciting for fans in Indian Country.
The floor at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee is made from maple trees provided by the Menominee Tribe and its Menominee Forest. The floor was on display for game 3 recently and will be again Wednesday night for game 4 against the Phoenix Suns.
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On a recent patrol shift along U.S. Highway 550 in northern New Mexico, police officer Jerome Lucero spotted a driver going 30 mph in a 70 mph zone. "
Tribal forces can investigate and hold non-Native Americans while waiting for back up from state police or federal officers, but they can t arrest them. Tribes say that means criminals going free.
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On a recent patrol shift along U.S. Highway 550 in northern New Mexico, police officer Jerome Lucero spotted a driver going 30 mph in a 70 mph zone. That gave me a red flag, Lucero says. So, I initiated my lights and sirens, but it took me about a mile to get [the driver s] attention.
When he approached the vehicle, there were more red flags. His pupils were restricted. They were so tiny, like a pin dot. And he didn t even know where he was going. He thought he was still in Albuquerque, Lucero says.
In fact, the man was about 40 miles north of the city.