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  • Red Lake Lady Warriors advance in Section 8A with 77-57 win over Goodridge/Grygla - P21

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 31, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - On December 12, 2019, the Red Lake Lady Warriors played the Goodridge/Grygla Chargers at the NCTC Tournament, losing 59-53. It was a different story on Thursday, February 27, 2020 when the two clashed in the opening round of Class A - Section 8 Girls Basketball in Red Lake. Goodridge/Grygla, seeded #6 in the tournament, scored first in the game and built up a 6-2 lead early, until the Lady Warriors, seeded #3, tied the score and went ahead 9-8 at the 12:28 mark of the first half....

  • Lady Warriors win 12th straight in impressive 100-76 victory over Pine River - P29

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 31, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their 12th straight game on Friday, February 14, 2020, taking a 48-38 halftime lead and having no trouble adding to it for the win, 100-76, Gerika Kingbird led all scorers with 36 points on the night, Autumn Holthusen added 29 and Kelanna McClain finished with 23. Olive Adkins led Pine River with 25 on the night, Ramsey Tulenchick hit for 17 and Ryle Hirshey had 11. Red Lake was 4 of 11 from the freethrow line, while Pine River shot 8 of 14. The...

  • Lady Warriors win 11th straight in 76-74 upset over 8AA Roseau - P30

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 31, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their 11th straight game on Thursday night, February 13, 2020, defeating a fast 8AA Roseau team with an 18-6 record. The Lady Warriors drew first blood in the first half, and throughout there were several lead changes right up to it's end, where Red Lake led 41-37. In the second half the action was no different, with both teams exchanging the lead several times. With .18 seconds left Roseau took the lead 74-73, only to have Red Lake take it right bac...

  • Climate group MN350 hires executive director

    Mar 31, 2020

    MN350 is pleased to welcome longtime Minnesota educator and social justice organizer Sam Grant to its staff as executive director. With a small staff and hundreds of volunteers in Minnesota, MN350 plays an outsized role in the growing movement to protect our climate. The organization’s goals include stopping the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure and shifting to renewable energy and sustainable agriculture, all while giving power and relief to frontline communities most harmed by the climate crisis. The federal Environmental Protection A...

  • How-and When-Will the COVID-19 Pandemic End?

    Mar 31, 2020

    In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a moving target. Faced with stopping a pandemic scientists have yet to fully understand, researchers simply can't guarantee what lies ahead-or when life will return to a version of normalcy. But as businesses continue to shutter and people retreat into their homes, one thing has become clear: To stem the spread of disease, Joe Pinsker reports for the Atlantic, strict measures that keep people physically separated could be in place for several...

  • Ex-Blackfeet chairman gets 10 months prison in fraud case

    Mar 31, 2020

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former Blackfeet Nation chairman who defrauded a tribal Head Start early education program through an overtime pay scheme was sentenced Monday to 10 months in prison and his plea to be spared prison time because of the coronavirus was denied. Willie Sharp’s attorney had argued the Bureau of Prisons was unprepared for the unfolding pandemic, saying the 66-year-old defendant’s age and health problems put him at high risk of complications if he becomes ill with the virus. https://apnews.com/51a18e817159...

  • New Mexico's governor warns tribal nations could be 'wiped out' by coronavirus

    Mar 31, 2020

    New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham raised alarms with President Donald Trump Monday about 'incredible spikes" in coronavirus cases in Navajo Nation, warning that the virus could "wipe out" some tribal nations, according to a recording of a call between Trump and the nation's governors obtained by ABC News. "I'm very worried, Mr. President," Governor Lujan Grisham said, as she followed up on a request she made to the Department of Defense last Wednesday for a 248-bed U.S. Army combat support hospital (CSH) in Albuquerque, New Mexico....

  • Supreme Court churns along with Indian Country case amid coronavirus crisis

    Mar 31, 2020

    With the nation hobbled by the coronavirus crisis, the U.S. Supreme Court continues work on McGirt v. Oklahoma, the only Indian law case set for argument during the current term. In an order issued on Monday morning, the justices granted time for both the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the U.S. Department of Justice to argue at the upcoming hearing, alongside counsel for Jimcy McGirt, the Indian inmate whose rights are at issue in the closely-watched case. The argument is still scheduled to take...