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  • Charles Michael Diver

    Feb 26, 2021

    Charles Michael Diver June 6, 1938 ~ February 24, 2021 (age 82) Charles Michael Diver, 82, of Cloquet, passed away on February 24, 2021. He was born on June 6, 1938 at the Fond du Lac Indian Hospital to Charles and Elizabeth (Wood) Diver. He attended Wahpeton and Flandreau Indian Schools. In 1959 he married Faye (Graves) Diver, and in 1960 they moved to Cleveland, OH on the Federal Indian Relocation Program. He was determined to work in partnership with his wife to provide a good life and...

  • Emily Marie Morris

    Feb 26, 2021

    Emily Marie Morris October 15, 2014 ~ February 22, 2021 (age 6) Emily Marie Morris, "Giniwikwe" (Golden Eagle Woman), 6 years old, of Battle Point, Minnesota started her journey to the spirit world from her home on Battle Point on Monday, February 22, 2021. Emily was born in Bemidji, MN on October 15th, 2014 to Elizabeth Morris and Ronald White, Jr. Emily was raised in the Cass Lake/Battle Point area. She enjoyed playing with her Barbies, making V Logs on her mom's phone, terrorizing her...

  • COVID-19 bill must drop minimum wage hike, arbiter decides

    Feb 26, 2021

    WASHINGTON - The Senate parliamentarian dealt a potentially lethal blow Thursday to Democrats' drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress, Senate Democratic aides said. The finding by Elizabeth MacDonough, the chamber's nonpartisan arbiter of its rules, means Democrats face an overwhelmingly uphill battle to boost the minimum wage this year because of solid...

  • Many Minnesota seniors confused, frustrated in pursuit of COVID-19 vaccine

    Feb 26, 2021

    As a 69-year-old who has had a heart transplant and kidney cancer, Carrie Lampert figured it wouldn't take long to line up a COVID-19 vaccination. Instead, she waited for weeks as she bird-dogged e-mails and state, pharmacy and health care websites in hopes of scoring an appointment for a shot. "It's really been a full-time job," Lampert said of her daily searches navigating the websites. "The rules constantly change." Late last week, Lampert finally got lucky, securing an appointment for...

  • 2 die in stabbing, triple shooting in south Minneapolis

    Feb 26, 2021

    Two people died in separate homicides within a three-hour period Thursday afternoon and evening in south Minneapolis. Officers were called to a multiunit residence in the 2700 block of S. Aldrich Avenue just before 4 p.m., according to police spokesman John Elder. There they found a man suffering from stab wounds. He died at the scene. Police believe the man's death stemmed from a domestic dispute, Elder said. No arrests had been announced as of late Thursday evening. https:/...

  • US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

    Feb 26, 2021

    WASHINGTON — The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops. The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, which in its first weeks has emphasized its intent to put more focus on the challenges posed by China, even as M...

  • NYC prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long legal fight

    Feb 26, 2021

    NEW YORK - A New York prosecutor has obtained copies of Donald Trump's tax records after the Supreme Court this week rejected the former president's last-ditch effort to prevent them from being handed over. The Manhattan district attorney's office enforced a subpoena on Trump's accounting firm within hours of the Supreme Court's ruling on Monday and now has the documents in hand, a spokesperson for the office, Danny Frost, said Thursday. District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. had been fighting...

  • Olympics gymnastics coach kills himself after being charged

    Feb 26, 2021

    LANSING, Mich. - A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar killed himself Thursday, hours after being charged with turning his Michigan gym into a hub of human trafficking by coercing girls to train and then abusing them. John Geddert faced 24 charges that could have carried years in prison had he been convicted. He was supposed to appear in an Eaton County court, near Lansing, but his body was found at a rest area along Interstate 96, according...

  • Declining COVID-19 ICU admissions in Minnesota a sign of vaccine progress

    Feb 26, 2021

    The number of COVID-19 patients in Minnesota intensive care beds declined to 50 on Wednesday, a signal to at least one doctor that the state's vaccination campaign is paying off. Total COVID-19 hospitalizations declined this week to a level not seen in Minnesota since mid-September, but the number of those patients in ICU beds declined to a level not seen since April. At its peak on Dec. 1, Minnesota had 399 COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU beds. Dr. Andrew Olson of M Health Fairview said the...

  • Group of RLHS Seniors hold fundraiser for trip to Florida

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 26, 2021

    A group of about a dozen Red Lake High School Seniors, on their own, planned an end of the year trip to Florida, right down to raising their own money to fund the trip. Their plan is to travel to Florida for a few days and go to Disney World together. According to their Facebook page, "We didn't get to spend our senior year together so e wanted to make the best of the summer, spend as much time and make as many memories we can together before we all go on our own ways.," Their first fundraising...

  • Operation Warm comes to Red Lake and Ponemah

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 26, 2021

    The Minneapolis Fire Department joined with Red Lake Fire Department and volunteers from the Red Lake Nation Propane staff and police officer K9 Sgt. Harold Graves Jr., to provide coats to children in need on the Red Lake Reservation through an organization called Operation Warm ( https://www.operationwarm.org/ ). Operation Warm is a national nonprofit that manufactures brand-new, high-quality coats for children in need. They partner with compassionate individuals, community organizations, and...

  • U.S. Launches Military Airstrikes Against Iranian-Backed Militants In Syria

    Feb 26, 2021

    The U.S. launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday targeting Iranian-backed militia groups in the first known offensive military operation carried out by the Biden administration. The Department of Defense said the strikes are a response to recent rocket attacks against Americans in Iraq, including one in which a civilian contractor working with American forces was killed and several U.S. service members were injured. Officials believe the Feb. 15 attack in Erbil, Iraq, was conducted by Shia...

  • Governor Walz: State to Vaccinate 70% of Seniors by End of March Before Expanding Vaccine Eligibility

    Feb 26, 2021

    [ST. PAUL, MN] — Governor Tim Walz announced today that Minnesota will remain focused on vaccinating most of the state’s seniors before expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Walz issued guidance to vaccinate 70% of adults 65 years of age and older before expanding eligibility, and aims to reach this goal by the end of March. The directive is the latest commitment of the Walz-Flanagan Administration to vaccinating seniors and keeping them safe. The state has made tremendous progress in vaccinating our most vulnerable pop...

  • Beltrami County Public Health to Focus COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts to the 65 and older population

    Feb 26, 2021

    In Beltrami County, we have just a few individuals left to vaccinate who provide health care, work in the early-childhood through grade 12 school system, or provide child care. We will shift our focus to those who are 65 and older. Cynthia Borgen, the Public Health Director for Beltrami County stated, “We know that many in this age group have already been vaccinated by local healthcare providers and pharmacies, but there are many who have not yet been reached. We want to give everyone in this population the opportunity to get signed up for u...

  • Minnesota Exports Fell 10% in 2020

    Feb 26, 2021

    St. Paul – Minnesota exports of goods were valued at $20 billion in 2020, a decline of 10% since 2019, according to a report released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). U.S. exports fell 13%. The year-over-year decline in exports follows a 2% drop in 2019. Some of the reasons for the drop in state and national exports are the result of COVID-19 causing confusion in the international market. Throughout COVID-19, a bright spot was the 33% jump in demand for meat, led by markets such as China and J...

  • Pohlad Family Foundation to fund recommendations for reducing police-involved deadly-force encounters

    Feb 26, 2021

    February 25, 2021 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, joined by Governor Tim Walz, Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety John Harrington, and Pohlad Family Foundation Vice President and Executive Director Susan Bass Roberts, announced today that the Pohlad Family Foundation has committed $3 million, through a partnership with the National League of Cities, to fund implementation of the recommendations of the State of Minnesota Working Group on Police-Involved Deadly-Force Encounters. The announcement was made at a m...

  • Equay Wiigamig MMIW Prayer Vigil held in Red Lake - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 26, 2021

    A MMIW Prayer Vigil, sponsored by Equay Wiigamig (Women's Sheter) was held in Red Lake at the old Red Lake Trading Post on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. It began about noon followed by words from Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr., Mark Kingbird Sr, and other Equay Wiigamig Staff. Some of those in attendance wore red and carried signs, and everyone practiced Covid-19 mask use. For more information, visit MMIW at https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw...

  • Lady Warriors fall to 6-3 with loss to Kelliher-Northome

    Feb 26, 2021

    The Red Lake Lady Warriors fell to 6-3 with their loss to Kelliher-Northome, 75-58 in Kelliher on Thursday evening. They trailed 39-30 at the half. Red Lake will now play at home pretty much the rest of their season, hosting Kelliher-Northome on Tuesday, March 2nd, host Clearbrook-Gonvick on March 11th, host Badget-Greenbush-Middle River on March 12th and host Lake of the Woods on March 15th. The Lady Warriors are 2-0 at home....

  • Lady Warriors come off 2-game losing streak to down Blackduck 76-50 - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 26, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Blackduck on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, taking a 36-22 halftime lead and outscoring their opponents 41-28 in the second half to win, 76-50. Red Lake had defeated the Drakes in January 70-61 in Blackduck, and had came off a 2-game losing streak, falling to Cass Lake and Pine River. Mimi Beaulieu led all scorers with 22 points on the night, Latayla Pemberton added 20 points of her own and Karen Guise hit for 10 points. M. Flatness led the Drakes wi...

  • Red Lake Girl's JV lose to the Blackduck 54-39 - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 26, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Blackduck on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, taking a 36-22 halftime lead and outscoring their opponents 41-28 in the second half to win, 76-50. Red Lake had defeated the Drakes in January 70-61 in Blackduck, and had came off a 2-game losing streak, falling to Cass Lake and Pine River. Mimi Beaulieu led all scorers with 22 points on the night, Latayla Pemberton added 20 points of her own and Karen Guise hit for 10 points. M. Flatness led the Drakes wi...

  • Warriors squeak by Clearbrook-Gonvick 83-80 - P9

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 26, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Clearbrook-Gonvick on Friday, February 12, 2021, and the Bears were first to score, followed by ten more to lead 12-0 in the first half. But the Warriors fought back, even after D.J. Holtusen got his third foul and came out of the game near the 10-minute mark, and ended up leading at the end of the first half, 36-35. The lead changed several times in the second half, with both teams running fast paced offenses, and it ended up going down to just...

  • Red Lake Junior Varsity winners over Bears 61-59 in earlier game on Friday - P9

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 26, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Clearbrook-Gonvick on Friday, February 12, 2021, and the Bears were first to score, followed by ten more to lead 12-0 in the first half. But the Warriors fought back, even after D.J. Holtusen got his third foul and came out of the game near the 10-minute mark, and ended up leading at the end of the first half, 36-35. The lead changed several times in the second half, with both teams running fast paced offenses, and it ended up going down to just...

  • Red Lake Warriors out-gunned in 88-67 home loss to Cass Lake Panthers - P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 26, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors came off a 77-71 win, their fourth win in a row, over Pine River on Friday, February 5, 2021, to face a fast Cass Lake-Bena Panther team on Tuesday, February 9th, and were outscored in both halves 45-33 and 43-34 respectively. Cass Lake improved their season record to 6-2 with the 88-67 victory, while the Warriors dropped to 4-2. Leroy Fairbanks led the Panthers with 32 points, Kayden Lee hit for 20 and Dominic Fairbanks added 13. D. J. Holthusen led Red...

  • Lady Warriors win 4th straight in impressive 115-13 victory over Laporte in 2021 Home Opener - P24

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 26, 2021

    RED lAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their season home opener and 4th straight game on Monday, February 1, 2021, taking a 67-2 halftime lead and having no trouble adding to it for the win, 115-13. Five Lady Warriors were in double figures. Rose McClain led all scorers with 22 points, Mimi Beaulieu added 21 points, Kelanna McClain netted 20 points, Latayla Pemberton hit for 14 points and Karen Guise had 13 points. Alyssa Moss had 8 points for Laporte. Red Lake will be on the road to...

  • Looking Back to June 2011 - Red Lake Elementary School Academy - P43

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 26, 2021

    Looking Back to June 2011 - Red Lake Elementary School Academy - P29...

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