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Articles from the March 25, 2020 edition


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  • Delmar Leroy Jones, Jr.

    Mar 25, 2020

    Delmar Leroy Jones, Jr. October 31, 1951 ~ March 19, 2020 (age 68) Full obituary and service information are pending....

  • Red Lake Tribal Council orders curfew shall be in effect for all persons on the Red Lake Reservation from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM

    Mar 25, 2020

    RESOLUTION NO. 77-2020 Upon a motion by Representative Pemberton, and a second by Secretary Strong, the following was enacted: WHEREAS, the Red Lake Tribal Council is the governing body of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians; and the Tribal Council has the constitutional authority and the responsibility to provide for the safety, health and welfare of its members; and WHEREAS, the Tribal Council has been closely monitoring the progression of the COVID-19 virus and the impacts of the virus; the...

  • Minnesota hospitals rush to get ready as coronavirus cases rise to 262

    Mar 25, 2020

    Hospitals have accelerated response plans for COVID-19 and the creation of spillover locations for infected patients, as the pandemic has now reached 262 confirmed cases in Minnesota. Hotels, shuttered nursing homes and public buildings are being eyed as solutions to the crush of patients needing hospital care that is expected in the coming weeks, said Dr. John Hick, medical director of Hennepin Healthcare and the Metro Health & Medical Preparedness Coalition that is mapping out a metro-wide...

  • Trump hoping to see US economy reopened by Easter amid virus

    Mar 25, 2020

    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job during the coronavirus outbreak. Trump's optimism contradicted the warnings of some public health officials who called for stricter - not looser - restrictions on public interactions. But federal officials suggested that advisories could be loosened in areas not experiencing widespread...

  • Attorney General Ellison begins crackdown on COVID-19 pandemic profiteering

    Mar 25, 2020

    statewide crackdown on people and businesses engaged in “pandemic profiteering.” The Attorney General’s Office began its enforcement efforts immediately after Executive Order 20-10 went into effect at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2020. The Executive Order bans price-gouging on essential goods and services during the COVID-19 peacetime emergency. Today, Attorney General Ellison’s office entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with Downtown Smoke Shop, Inc. in Saint Paul, and sent a warning letter to Menards. To date, the Attorney General...

  • Minnesotans storm liquor stores, and an 'essential' debate emerges

    Mar 25, 2020

    Minnesotans stormed the state's liquor stores over the past week, leaving some in complete disarray as shoppers stocked up in the face of coronavirus. Now, drinkers and distributors alike wonder: If Gov. Tim Walz orders Minnesotans to "shelter in place," will the places that sell beer, wine and liquor get to stay open as "essential services"? http://www.startribune.com/minnesotans-storm-liquor-stores-and-an-essential-debate-emerges/569064682/...

  • Minnesota legislators nearing action on COVID-19 relief

    Mar 25, 2020

    Minnesota legislators who have been working outside the public eye to reach a deal on COVID-19 relief say they plan to convene Thursday at the Capitol to approve the aid. While lawmakers have essentially recessed until mid-April because of the COVID-19 emergency, members of the state House disclosed details Tuesday of meetings they have been holding for the past week to discuss bills ranging from driver's license expiration forgiveness to child care policy proposals related to the coronavirus....

  • Attorney General Ellison warns Minnesotans about COVID-19 phishing attacks

    Mar 25, 2020

    March 24, 2020 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today warned Minnesotans about a reported spike in phishing attacks related to COVID-19, and offered advice about how to spot, avoid, and report them. “We’re all concerned right now about our own health and the health of our loves ones and our communities. We’re also concerned about affording our lives. It’s disgusting to think about, but scammers are trying to take advantage of our very real concerns in order to rip us off and line their own pockets,” Attorney General Ell...

  • Attorney General Ellison ready to enforce order suspending evictions during emergency

    Mar 25, 2020

    March 24, 2020 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his office is ready to enforce Governor Tim Walz’s Executive Order that suspends evictions during the COVID-19 peacetime emergency. A dedicated Tenant Eviction Complaint Form is newly available on his website for tenants who believe their landlords are violating the Order. “This order protects families who have lost their jobs or had their hours cut during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not an excuse not to pay rent: if you can pay, you should, but if you...

  • Small-town Minnesota practices social distancing, but it's hard to do

    Mar 25, 2020

    PINE CITY, MINN. – Inside the narrow aisles of the 111-year-old local hardware store here, where most everyone knows most everyone else, it feels extra strange for residents to stay 6 feet away from beloved neighbors and friends. Sometimes, people catch themselves acting outside of pandemic recommendations. http://www.startribune.com/small-town-minnesota-practices-social-distancing-but-it-s-hard-to-do/569074432/...

  • It's official: Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021

    Mar 25, 2020

    TOKYO - The IOC announced a first-of-its-kind postponement of the Summer Olympics on Tuesday, bowing to the realities of a coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down daily life around the globe and making planning for a massive worldwide gathering in July a virtual impossibility. The International Olympic Committee said the Tokyo Games "must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020, but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and...

  • State looks to buy Minnesota small businesses some time with loans

    Mar 25, 2020

    ST. PAUL - Minnesota is looking to buy small business owners some time with an interest-free loan program as the COVID-19 pandemic strains the state economy. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who ordered nonessential businesses to shutter in order to contain the spread of the virus, announced the program on Monday, March 23. Eligible businesses can borrow $2,500 to $35,000 from the state at a 0% interest rate, and half of each loan will be forgivable. https://www.duluthnewstribune.com...

  • DEED Creating Emergency Loan Program for Minnesota Small Businesses

    Mar 25, 2020

    The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is creating an emergency loan program to help Minnesota small business owners who need immediate assistance to meet their families’ basic needs during COVID-19 closures. The loan program was created under the Small Business Assistance Executive Order 20-15 announced by Governor Tim Walz on March 23. The loan program is intended to help businesses temporarily closed under Executive Order 20-04, later clarified by Executive Order 20-08, which stopped onsite customer dining a...

  • Indigenous PACT Launches COVID-19 Response Support Center, Offers Resources for Indian Country

    Mar 25, 2020

    March 24, 2020 – Seattle, Washington: Indigenous PACT is launching an online information center in response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. This knowledge hub will supply daily progress reports, provide public health resources, tools tailored to tribal & urban audiences, and offer an exclusive ability to go behind the front lines with Seattle-based healthcare experts via video live stream in the Response Support Center to help provide real-time solutions to tribal communities. Washington State and Seattle’s healthcare systems are in the...

  • A MESSAGE FROM RED LAKE TRADING POST

    Mar 25, 2020

    DEAR CUSTOMERS, OUR SUPERVALU TRUCK CAME TODAY WITH NO TOLIET PAPER. THE NEXT TRUCK IS FRIDAY AND NO GUARANTEE IT WILL BE BACK IN STOCK. THERE ARE SANITIZING WIPES AND WE ARE LIMITING IT TO 1 PER CUSTOMER. ALL THE STAPLE ITEMS BREAD, MILK, EGGS, PAPER TOWELS, ETC HAS COME IN. IF YOU FEEL ILL, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU BY SHOPPING FOR YOU AND ARRANGING FOR PAYMENT. 218-679-3888 OUR GOALS IS TO KEEP SAFE SHOPPING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WE ASK EVERYONE TO DO HIS/HER PART. SANITARY GLOVES CAN...

  • SUSPECTED FENTANYL SEIZED

    Mar 25, 2020

    In an effort to save lives, law enforcement across northern Minnesota is sending out a warning regarding a potentially fatal drug that is possibly linked to one fatal overdose and a number of non-fatal overdoses in the region. The Pine to Prairie and Paul Bunyan Drug Task Forces seized approximately 160 grams of a suspected fentanyl in northern Minnesota on Monday. The suspected fentanyl is a fine crystal with a pink color, which has been sold as heroin under the street name "Fire." The...

  • Trump, Asked About Timelines, Says School Closures 'Up to the Governors'

    Mar 25, 2020

    Asked about state's decisions to close schools in response to the coronavirus, President Donald Trump said Monday that those decisions are "going to be up to the governors" and that, in some states, "the schools are going to be open." He spoke at a White House briefing hours after a second state, Virginia, announced its schools would not reopen before the end of the academic year and as several other state leaders suggested they may follow. Last week, Kansas became the first state to say it...

  • A Brooklyn principal has died from coronavirus complications, the first known death of a NYC public school staffer

    Mar 25, 2020

    A Brooklyn principal has died due to complications of the coronavirus, the first known death of a New York City public school staff member connected to the epidemic, city officials confirmed Monday evening. The principal, Dez-Ann Romain, ran Brownsville's Brooklyn Democracy Academy, a transfer school that serves students who have struggled at traditional high schools and are unlikely to graduate on time. https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/23/a-brooklyn-principal-has-died-...

  • Lady Warriors season ends with loss to Minneota 57-37 in first round of State Tournament - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 25, 2020

    As reported by KKCQ Sports Radio, top seed and defending state champion Minneota (31-1) scored the first seven points of the game and didn't look back, securing a 57-37 win over Red Lake (21-10) on Thursday in the 2020 MSHSL Class A Girls Basketball Tournament quarterfinals played at Maturi Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The Vikings, seeking their third state title since 2013 and making their ninth state tournament run, will head to the state semifinals to face the...

  • Lady Warriors season ends with loss to Minneota 57-37 in first round of State Tournament - Set 2 - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 25, 2020

    As reported by KKCQ Sports Radio, top seed and defending state champion Minneota (31-1) scored the first seven points of the game and didn't look back, securing a 57-37 win over Red Lake (21-10) on Thursday in the 2020 MSHSL Class A Girls Basketball Tournament quarterfinals played at Maturi Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The Vikings, seeking their third state title since 2013 and making their ninth state tournament run, will head to the state semifinals to face the...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors win Section 8A Tournament with 64-54 win over Badger-Greenbush-Middle River - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 25, 2020

    FROM KKCQ SPORTS The Red Lake Warriors overcame foul trouble and a halftime deficit to win their third Section 8A championship in the last four years. With the Warriors trailing 21-20 at halftime, they scored the first six points of the second half to take a 26-21 lead, a lead they would not give up. Junior Kelanna McClain fouled out with 3:01 left in the game, but the Warriors were able to hold off a late charge by the Gators. Autumn Holthusen connected on four three pointers as Red Lake...

  • Warriors season ends with upset overtime loss to Blackduck 81-79 - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 25, 2020

    FROM KKCQ SPORTS Despite having two of their top players foul out during regulation, the Blackduck Drakes were able to advance in the East Sub-Section 8A Tournament with a thrilling overtime win over the Red Lake Warriors. Dylan Moen scored 20 points and Ethan Merrill added 19 for Blackduck as the Drakes improve to 19-8. Delwyn Holthusen had a huge game for the Warriors as he scored 30 points and pulled down 26 rebounds as the Warriors end their season at 15-12. Blackduck will play Cass...

  • Red Lake Warriors advance with 69-65 win over Kelliher-Northome - P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 25, 2020

    Red Lake Warriors advance in Section 8A Boys Basketball Tournament with 69-65 win over Kelliher-Northome Will play Blackduck on Saturday, March 7th at the REA in Thief River Falls...

  • Lady Warriors advance to 8A Section Championship with 73-65 upset win over Fosston - P15

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 25, 2020

    The Red Lake Warriors withstood a furious rally from the Fosston Greyhounds to earn a berth in the Section 8A Championship game on Friday night. With Red Lake leading by 19 points at 38-19, the Greyhounds closed the first half with a 6-0 run and trailed the Warriors 38-25 at halftime. The Greyhounds would eventually get to within one point at 47-46, but the Warriors responded with a quick 8-0 run to take back command of the game. Gerika Kingbird led the Warriors with 27 points as Red Lake...

  • #3 Lady Warriors step up game to knock off #2 Cass Lake-Bena 73-69 to advance in Class A - Section 8 Girls Basketball Tournament - P16

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 25, 2020

    THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN – The Red Lake Lady Warriors had their work cut out for them in the second round of the Girls Section 8A Tournament, where they would be playing without one of their key players, Autumn Holthusen. Holthusen had 2 technical fouls called on her in Thursday night's game against Goodridge-Grygla resulting in a one game suspension. But Coach Randy Holthusen's game plan called for the rest of the team to step-up their game and that was exactly what they did. The girls ran hard a...

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