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Articles from the May 6, 2020 edition


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  • Ramona "Bung" Rose Jackson (Bii-muska-joy-nook)

    May 6, 2020

    Ramona "Bung" Rose Jackson (Bii-muska-joy-nook) August 24, 1959 ~ May 2, 2020 (age 60) On May 2, 2020, Ramona Rose (Bung) Jackson, Spiritual name, Bii-muska-joy-nook, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 60. Bung was well-known in the community and always provided a lending hand to those she loved. She always brought joy to those she came in counter with and proudly boasted about all of her grandchildren. Bung was preceded in death by her parents, Murphy and Susan Jackson,...

  • Kelsey M. Borah

    May 6, 2020

    Kelsey M. Borah August 14, 1992 - May 02, 2020 Kelsey Borah, age 27, of Ogema, MN, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 2, 2020, in Waubun, MN. A Private Graveside Service will be held at St. Columba Episcopal Cemetery in White Earth, MN....

  • New Minnesota budget projection: $2.4 billion deficit

    May 6, 2020

    The state's budget outlook crumbled from a $1.5 billion surplus to a projected $2.4 billion deficit in just two months, as the COVID-19 pandemic eats up tax revenue and Minnesota leaders accelerate spending to respond. Tuesday's budget projection is the first estimate of just how deep a financial hole Minnesota could face. Budget officials predicted state revenue would be $3.6 billion less than anticipated and spending would be $391 million higher, including additional money the Legislature...

  • Increased testing finds 617 more Minnesota COVID-19 cases, another 27 deaths

    May 6, 2020

    Minnesota's lab-confirmed COVID-19 case count reached 7,851 as of Tuesday morning, fueled in part by outbreaks in the Worthington and St. Cloud areas that are both associated to some extent with food processing plants. The Minnesota Department of Health on Tuesday reported another 617 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, a single-day high in the state for this pandemic, which is caused by a novel coronavirus. The state also reported another 27 deaths, bringing that total to 455....

  • Minnesota elective surgeries, care to resume next week

    May 6, 2020

    Hospital leaders hailed Tuesday's announcement by Gov. Tim Walz to lift a suspension of elective surgeries, even as they faced their busiest day yet in the COVID-19 pandemic and anticipate a surge of more patients soon. While the suspension preserved masks and other supplies for caregivers treating COVID-19 patients, it has allowed other medical problems to fester in patients whose heart conditions have worsened and whose cancers have gone unscreened. https://www.startribune....

  • Charges: Maple Grove man murdered wife and buried her in crawl space, then faked her disappearance

    May 6, 2020

    A Maple Grove man faked his wife's disappearance after he killed her and buried her in a crawl space under their home, according to charges. Joshua D. Fury, 28, was charged Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court with one count of second-degree murder with intent in the killing of 28-year-old Maria Fury. https://www.startribune.com/charges-maple-grove-man-murdered-wife-and-buried-her-in-crawl-space-then-faked-her-disappearance/570218132/...

  • Whistleblower: US failed to prepare, sought quick virus fix

    May 6, 2020

    WASHINGTON - The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of the coronavirus, then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist alleged in a whistleblower complaint Tuesday. Dr. Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, alleges he was reassigned to a lesser role because he resisted political pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug pushed by...

  • 61 cases of COVID-19 executive order violations filed

    May 6, 2020

    A homeless woman who allegedly stole a car and fled to Iowa and a man who didn’t use a turn signal are among the people newly charged with violating Gov. Tim Walz’s COVID-19 executive orders. A total of 61 cases and 60 individuals statewide have been charged between March and Tuesday morning; one woman was charged twice in Wabasha County District Court. https://www.startribune.com/61-cases-of-covid-19-executive-order-violations-charged/570215672/...

  • In Minnesota, 10,000 pigs are being euthanized a day

    May 6, 2020

    With COVID-19 battering food supply chains, 10,000 hogs are being euthanized daily in Minnesota. Millions of healthy chickens also have been killed, and thousands of turkeys are likely to be next, the state's top agriculture official said Tuesday. "It's about as big as an [agricultural] emergency as you can have, and on many fronts," said Thom Petersen, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. https://www.startribune.com/in-minnesota-10-000-pigs-are-being-euth...

  • Trump tours, touts mask factory - but no mask for him

    May 6, 2020

    PHOENIX - Making himself Exhibit A for reopening the country, President Donald Trump visited an Arizona face mask factory Tuesday, using the trip to demonstrate his determination to see an easing of stay-at-home orders even as the coronavirus remains a dire threat. Trump did not wear a mask despite guidelines saying they should be worn inside the factory at all times. "The people of our country should think of themselves as warriors. We have to open," Trump declared as he left Washington on a...

  • Auditor: Favre received welfare money for no-show speeches

    May 6, 2020

    JACKSON, Miss. - A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple speaking engagements but Favre did not show up for the events, the state auditor said Monday. Details about payments to Favre are included in an audit of the Mississippi Department of Human Services. State Auditor Shad White said his employees identified $94 million in questionable spending by the agency, including...

  • "Grab and Go" of meal packages to anyone that wants them - Wednesday, May 6, 2020

    "Grab and Go" of meal packages to anyone that wants them - Wednesday, May 6, 2020 11 AM to 2 PM at the Old Commod Hall in Redby These meals are mostly microwavable which were donated to the Tribe. Delivery will be for the Homebound and Disabled only! Thank you, Red Lake Center Staff...

  • Two facing charges after man killed, house set on fire in Beltrami County, one still at large

    May 6, 2020

    BELTRAMI COUNTY, M.N. (KVLY) Two people are currently being held in the Ward County Jail in Minot, North Dakota where the pair allegedly fled to after documents say they helped kill a man, shot at another and set a house on fire in Minnesota. 38-year-old Travis Gunning is charged first degree aggravated robbery and aiding an offender in murder, while his girlfriend, 30-year-old Rebecca Lockman has been charged with one count of felony aiding an offender. An unnamed third suspect is still at...

  • MMIW: Red Symbolizes a Call for Attention

    StrongHearts Native Helpline|May 6, 2020

    It has been said that red is a color that transcends the physical world and calls to the ancestors in the spirit world. For ceremony and pow-wow, Native Americans dressed their children in red as an introduction to the ancestors - calling upon them as guardians to the young. However, the color red had other uses and symbolic meanings that differ among Indigenous tribes in North America. It has been used by the young warrior painting his face and his horse and it has also been used to beautify...

  • Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day | May 5, 2020

    May 6, 2020

    On Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day, Administration for Native Americans Commissioner Jeannie Hovland and Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee are bringing attention to this issue that has deeply affected Native communities. It is important to highlight some of the prevention tools and resources available for those in crisis or in need of healing, such as the StrongHearts Native Helpline (1-844-7NATIVE) and the Runaway Youth Safeline...

  • 'They are trying to steal everything.' US coronavirus response hit by foreign hackers

    May 6, 2020

    Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is pointing the finger at China for attempting to steal coronavirus research as officials are warning they have seen a growing wave of cyberattacks on US government agencies and medical institutions leading the pandemic response by nation states and criminal groups. Hospitals, research laboratories, health care providers and pharmaceutical companies have all been hit, officials say, and the Department of Health and Human Services - which oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- has...

  • Leech Lake band asks nonresidents to avoid area

    May 6, 2020

    CASS LAKE, Minn. (AP) - The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is asking nonresidents to avoid traveling to or through the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leech Lake Chairman Faron Jackson says the band is "taking every precaution to ensure that the health and well-being of our communities is protected." Jackson asks anyone who lives more than a county away from the reservation's boundaries to "please stay home." The reservation is near the headwaters of...

  • ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM P. BARR'S STATEMENT ON MISSING AND MURDERED AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES AWARENESS DAY

    May 6, 2020

    WASHINGTON – Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement: “American Indian and Alaska Native people have suffered injustices for hundreds of years, including today’s rampant domestic and sexual violence carried out primarily against women and girls. Today, President Trump has proclaimed a day to remember all those missing and lost to this unacceptable violence. Through the Presidential Task Force – co-chaired by Katie Sullivan, who heads our Office of Justice Programs – and in partnership with Tribal Nations, we are all c...

  • Looking Back: 2012 Red Lake High School Athletic Banquet - P13

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 6, 2020

    Looking Back: 2012 Red Lake High School Athletic Banquet held at Seven Clans Event Center in Red Lake....

  • Looking Back: 2012 Red Lake High School Athletic Banquet - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 6, 2020

    Looking Back: 2012 Red Lake High School Athletic Banquet held at Seven Clans Event Center in Red Lake....

  • Looking Back to 2012 - Red Lake High School Girls Softball vs. Cass Lake - P16

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 6, 2020

    Looking Back to 2012 - Red Lake High School Girls Softball vs. Cass Lake...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors win Section 8A Tournament with 64-54 win over Badger-Greenbush-Middle River - P41

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 6, 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...

  • Looking Back to 2012 - April Red Lake Fishery Meeting - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 6, 2020

    Looking Back to 2012 - April Red Lake Fishery Meeting held at the Red Lake Humanities Center....

  • Looking Back to 2012 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for Red Lake Skatepark - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 6, 2020

    Looking Back to 2012 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for Red Lake Skatepark...

  • VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

    May 6, 2020

    May 5, 2020 - BEMIDJI, MN: The Beltrami County COVID-19 Response/Recovery Team needs Health Care/Behavioral Health Professionals and Workers! A roster of volunteers is being developed for Isolation & Quarantine Sites, Long Term Care facilities, Alternate Care Sites, and other needed sites, etc. Volunteer opportunities from support services to direct care will be managed by the Minnesota Responds for both licensed and unlicensed volunteers. For more information: BeltramiCOVID19@gmail.com. Go to Minnesota Responds (www.mnresponds.org) to register...

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