BIA will help clear roads on Navajo Nation despite shutdown

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs says its employees will be clearing roads on the Navajo Nation over the weekend despite the federal government shutdown.
The agency had been set to pull workers back Friday. But tribal President Russell Begaye requested an extension because of an upcoming storm.
The BIA says it cannot resume full operations, but it can remove snow and ice from major arteries in case of an emergency.
Forecasts call for a couple of inches of snow ac