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Articles from the May 2, 2019 edition


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  • 9th Annual Red Lake Elder's Gathering held at Seven Clans Event Center

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    RED LAKE, MN – The 9th Annual Red Lake Elder's Gathering was held at the Seven Clans Event Center on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. The event is put on every year to keep the elders in the community informed about new projects and services being offered by the Red Lake Tribe. Day One of the two day event began at 8 AM with registration and breakfast, following by the Opening Ceremony with Greeting Spears Jr., the Red Lake Nation Honor Guard, Red Lake Nation Royalty and the Welcome and Opening R...

  • Body Recovered on Red Lake Reservation Identified as 26 Year Old Dillon James Sayers

    May 2, 2019

    RED LAKE, MN. - The Red Lake Department of Public Safety confirmed today that a body recovered on April 25th on the Red Lake Reservation has been identified as 26-year old Dillon James Sayers. Sayers was reported missing on October 30th, 2018 but was last seen on October 23rd, 2018 when family members dropped him off at his home on the Red Lake Reservation. Red Lake law enforcement immediately appealed to the public requesting information on Sayers' whereabouts. Based on information received...

  • Body Recovered On Red Lake Reservation Identified As Missing Person Dillon Sayers

    Rachel Johnson, Lakeland News|May 2, 2019

    A body that was recovered on the Red Lake Reservation on Saturday, April 25 has been identified as 26-year-old Dillon James Sayers. According to the Red Lake Department of Public Safety, Sayers was reported missing on October 30, 2018 but was last seen on October 23, 2018 when family members dropped him off at his home on the Red Lake Reservation. Based on information received from the public during the course of the missing person investigation, two areas of interest were identified east of Red Lake. A search of the two areas on Friday, April...

  • Body Recovered on Red Lake Reservation Identified as 26-Year-Old Dillon James Sayers

    May 2, 2019

    RED LAKE, MN (Valley News Live) - The Red Lake Department of Public Safety confirmed that a body recovered on April 25th on the Red Lake Reservation has been identified as 26-year-old Dillon James Sayers. Sayers was reported missing on October 30th, 2018 but was last seen on October 23rd, 2018 when family members dropped him off at his home on the Red Lake Reservation. Red Lake law enforcement immediately appealed to the public requesting information on Sayers' whereabouts. Based on information...

  • Gov. Tim Walz to scrap Minnesota's flawed car-registration system

    May 2, 2019

    Gov. Tim Walz an­nounced Wednes­day that Min­ne­so­ta will scrap its trou­bled car reg­is­tra­tion sys­tem and seek a pri­vate soft­ware alternative, acknowledging the extent of a mas­sive gov­ern­ment failure that has cost the state well over $100 mil­lion. The cur­rent sys­tem will re­main in place with rou­tine main­te­nance while state gov­ern­ment se­lects a soft­ware ven­dor to im­ple­ment a new tech­nol­o­gy. http://www.startribune.com/gov-tim-walz-to-scrap-minnesota-s...

  • Barr, Mueller trade barbs as Russia probe rift goes public

    May 2, 2019

    WASHINGTON — Private tensions between Justice Department leaders and special counsel Robert Mueller's team broke into public view in extraordinary fashion Wednesday as Attorney General William Barr pushed back at the special counsel's "snitty" complaints over his handling of the Trump-Russia investigation report. Testifying for the first time since releasing Mueller's report, Barr faced sharp questioning from Senate Democrats who accused him of making misleading comments and seeming at times to be President Donald Trump's protector as much a...

  • Civil rights lawsuit against Noor, Minneapolis moves forward after conviction

    May 2, 2019

    The day after a jury found former officer Mohamed Noor guilty of murdering Justine Ruszczyk Damond, members of the Minneapolis City Council met for nearly two hours in a closed-door session to discuss what could become one of the city's largest police-misconduct payouts. The Ruszczyk family last year filed a $50 million civil rights lawsuit against Noor, the police department and the city alleging unreasonable use of deadly force, improper training and a conspiracy to cover up the shooting on...

  • Minnesota DNR to challenge appeals court ruling on renaming Lake Calhoun Bde Maka Ska

    May 2, 2019

    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will challenge a state appeals court decision invalidating the renaming of Lake Calhoun to Bde Maka Ska, the agency said Wednesday. DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen said the Walz administration will petition the Minnesota Supreme Court this month to reverse a state Court of Appeals ruling that her agency did not have legal authority to change the south Minneapolis lake's name last year. The court held that only the Legislature, not the DNR, can...

  • Anti-Semitic attacks spike, killing most Jews in decades

    May 2, 2019

    TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli researchers reported Wednesday that violent attacks against Jews spiked significantly last year, with the largest reported number of Jews killed in anti-Semitic acts in decades, leading to an "increasing sense of emergency" among Jewish communities worldwide. Capped by the deadly shooting that killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, assaults targeting Jews rose 13% in 2018, according to Tel Aviv University researchers. They recorded nearly 400 cases worldwide, with more than a q...

  • BP: Minnesota Education commissioner: Allow American Indian regalia at graduations

    May 2, 2019

    BEMIDJI—As graduation season gets underway, Minnesota's commissioner of education urged school districts to recognize American Indian students' ability to wear culturally significant regalia to their commencement ceremonies. "I would like to share with you the opportunity to deepen your relationships with our sovereign tribal nations and their self-identified students by recognizing the ability of American Indian students to wear items of cultural and traditional significance, such as eagle feathers, beaded caps, tribal insignias and stoles, i...

  • Twin Cities company pitching in to help nonprofit create more affordable housing

    May 2, 2019

    Eden Prairie, Minnesota (May 1, 2019) – A Twin Cities company announced today it’s helping build a deeper pool of affordable housing for low-income residents. Renexus Technologies of Eden Prairie has donated its TracFax platform to Urban Homeworks, allowing the nonprofit to better organize its data while identifying and upgrading residences throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul for families struggling to find somewhere to live that is affordable. “TracFax has been an amazing tool for us for two reasons,” said Chad Schwitters, executive director o...

  • Study finds link in Minnesota between health care, poverty, race and premature death

    May 2, 2019

    New research from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) finds that during a five-year period one in five deaths of Minnesotans younger than 75 were potentially avoidable with effective and timely health care treatment. The study, Disparities in Premature Death Amenable to Health Care, 2011 to 2015 (PDF), analyzed deaths in Minnesota between 2011 and 2015. Researchers looked for “health care amenable” or premature deaths related to diseases such as stroke, heart disease, treatable cancers and others that might have been prevented through tim...

  • Deadline Approaching in Minnesota for SBA Working Capital Loans for Summer 2018 Excessive Rain and Flooding

    May 2, 2019

    ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that June 4 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in Minnesota as a result of excessive rain, flash flooding and flooding from June 17 through July, 3, 2018. The SBA’s disaster declaration includes the following counties: Cottonwood, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood and Rock in Minnesota. Under this declaration, the S...

  • Native American Scholarship Recipients Celebrate Graduation from University of Minnesota

    May 2, 2019

    Minneapolis, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) joined the University of Minnesota on Sunday, April 28, to celebrate the graduation of this year’s students who received scholarships from the SMSC. The 13 Native American students represent 12 tribes from across North America and are the ninth graduating class of SMSC scholarships. Click here to download a photo of the graduates. The SMSC Endowed Scholarship program supports talented Native American students with financial need who are seeking undergraduate and graduate degre...

  • First Nations Development Institute Awards 15 Native Arts Initiative Grants Totaling $459,000

    May 2, 2019

    LONGMONT, Colorado (May 1, 2019) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) recently awarded 15 new grants under its Native Arts Initiative (NAI), totaling $459,000. Launched in early 2014, the long-term goal of the NAI is to support the perpetuation and proliferation of Native American arts, cultures and traditions as integral to Native community life. From 2014 through 2018, First Nations has awarded 51 NAI grants totaling more than $1.4 million to Native-led nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs serving Native A...

  • Red Lake High School Prom 2019 - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    The Red Lake High School Prom 2019 was held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Red Lake Casino Event Center. Keon Dow and Angel McClain were this year Prom King and Queen. https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2019/05/01/news/red-lake-high-school-prom-2019-p3/80199.html...

  • Red Lake High School Prom 2019 - Set II - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    The Red Lake High School Prom 2019 was held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Red Lake Casino Event Center. Keon Dow and Angel McClain were this year Prom King and Queen....

  • Lady Warriors down Cass Lake in 5 innings; Junior Varsity also win in home opener - P5

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    The Red Lake Lady Warriors downed Cass Lake in 5 innings on Thursday, April 25, 2019, and Red Lake's Junior Varsity were also winners in their home opener. The Red Lake Warriors had their home opener also on Thursday, losing to Blackduck in 5 innings. The Lady Warriors will host Blackduck on Tuesday, April 30th, then travel to Kelliher on May 7th. All makeup games have not been scheduled at this time. The Red Lake Warrior Baseball team will travel to Laporte on April 29, host Lake of the Woods...

  • Red Lake Warriors Baseball Team loses to Blackduck in home opener - P5

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    The Red Lake Lady Warriors downed Cass Lake in 5 innings on Thursday, April 25, 2019, and Red Lake's Junior Varsity were also winners in their home opener. The Red Lake Warriors had their home opener also on Thursday, losing to Blackduck in 5 innings. The Lady Warriors will host Blackduck on Tuesday, April 30th, then travel to Kelliher on May 7th. All makeup games have not been scheduled at this time. The Red Lake Warrior Baseball team will travel to Laporte on April 29, host Lake of the Woods...

  • Red Lake's Junior Varsity take down Cass Lake in home opener; Lady Warriors also win in 5 innings - P5

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    The Red Lake Lady Warriors downed Cass Lake in 5 innings on Thursday, April 25, 2019, and Red Lake's Junior Varsity were also winners in their home opener. The Red Lake Warriors had their home opener also on Thursday, losing to Blackduck in 5 innings. The Lady Warriors will host Blackduck on Tuesday, April 30th, then travel to Kelliher on May 7th. All makeup games have not been scheduled at this time. The Red Lake Warrior Baseball team will travel to Laporte on April 29, host Lake of the Woods...

  • Red Lake Tribe and School Board participate in Red Lake Day at the Minnesota State Capitol - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    ST. PAUL, MN - On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, several Red Lake Tribal Council members, Red Lake Tribal Program Directors and Red Lake School Board members met with Governor Walz, State Senators and Representatives in the areas of Health, Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Housing, Chemical Health, Homeless Shelter, Education and other concerns of the Red Lake Tribe. It all began around 8:30 AM with a drum and pipe ceremony by Eyabay and spiritual advisor Ron Cobenais at the Capitol south steps...

  • Minneota defeats Red Lake 66-46 in Girls 1A quarterfinal - P62

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    It took some improvisation, but Minneota was finally able to pull away from Red Lake in the Class 1A quarterfinals Thursday at Maturi Pavilion. After falling behind by 10 points early in the first half, the Vikings made adjustments and rallied for a 66-46 victory over the Warriors. "We knew Red Lake played a very disruptive defense," Minneota coach Chad Johnston said. "They pressure you all the time. You can't really duplicate that in practice. For about three-fourths of the game, we ran a new...

  • Red Lake Warriors season ends as Cass Lake wins Section 8A East Championship 84-41 - P36

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    From KKCQ Radio Fosston 8A East Championship – #1 Cass Lake Bena 84 vs. #3 Red Lake 41 The Cass Lake-Bena Panthers never trailed as they advanced to the Section 8A Championship game. The Panthers closed the first half on a 32-4 run and took a 41-12 lead into halftime. Cass Lake-Bena connected on 14 three pointers from seven different players as they improved their overall record to 28-1. The only loss suffered by Cass Lake-Bena came on February 5th when they lost at home to Mahnomen/Waubun 6...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors overwhelm Stephen-Argyle Storm 74-59 in Section 8A Championship - P38

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    From KKCQ Radio: 8A Section Championship – #1 Red Lake 74 vs. #1 Stephen Argyle 59 The Red Lake Warriors took a 3-0 lead five seconds into the game and never looked back as they are headed to the State Tournament for the second time in three years. Gerika Kingbird got the opening tap and got fouled scoring on a layup just five seconds into the game to get the Warriors off and rolling. Kingbird made the free throw to finish the three-point play and Red Lake led 3-0. The Storm would take a 4-3 l...

  • Lady Warriors advance to 8A Section Championship, beating Fosston 58-47 - P41

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 2, 2019

    From KKCQ Radio in Fosston 8A East Championship – #2 Fosston 47 vs. #1 Red Lake 58 The Red Lake Warriors jumped out to an 8-0 lead and never trailed enroute to the win over Fosston. The victory puts the Lady Warriors into the Section 8A championmship game on Friday, March 8th against Stephen-Argyle (7:00 pm on 96.7 FM). The Greyhounds scored their first points with 14:46 remaining in the first half and eventually cut the deficit to two at 11-9. That would be as close as the Greyhounds would g...

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