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Articles from the May 7, 2024 edition


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  • Rosaland Sue Rushman

    May 7, 2024

    Rosaland Sue Rushman April 5, 1981 ~ May 3, 2024 (age 43) Rosaland Sue Rushman, "Biidwewewidamookwe" which means Approaching Voice or Sound Woman, age 43, of Cass Lake, MN began her spiritual journey on Friday, May 3, 2024, at the Sanford Hospital in Bemidji. She was born on April 5, 1981, in Cass Lake, the daughter of Henry Wakonabo and Mary Rushman. Rose liked bough picking, ricing, gambling, playing Keno, being in the outdoors and exploring. She loved spending time with her kids,...

  • Israel to press attack on Rafah as it negotiates possible cease-fire deal

    May 7, 2024

    Hamas said Monday it agreed to a Qatari-Egyptian cease-fire proposal and Israel said it would send meditators to negotiate, reviving hopes of an extended pause to the fighting in Gaza even as Israel vowed to press on with its long-awaited military campaign in Rafah. Early Monday, the Israeli military ordered tens of thousands of civilians in southern Gaza to "evacuate immediately" and said it would act with "extreme force" there, sending a surge of fear through more than a million Palestinians s...

  • Social Security and Medicare finances look grim as overall debt piles up

    May 7, 2024

    Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in just over a decade, a new report warned Monday, putting fresh pressure on Congress to address the nation's financial health as federal debt rises and the population ages. The trustees for the massive retirement programs project that Social Security will be insolvent by 2035, and Medicare by 2036, which would force benefit cuts. That's better than many experts had expected, though - last year, federal actuaries said the programs could go...

  • Under Putin, a militarized new Russia rises to challenge U.S. and the West

    May 7, 2024

    MOSCOW - As Vladimir Putin persists in his bloody campaign to conquer Ukraine, the Russian leader is directing an equally momentous transformation at home - re-engineering his country into a regressive, militarized society that views the West as its mortal enemy. Putin's inauguration on Tuesday for a fifth term will not only mark his 25-year-long grip on power but also showcase Russia's shift into what pro-Kremlin commentators call a "revolutionary power," set on upending the global order,...

  • The Washington Post wins three Pulitzer Prizes

    May 7, 2024

    The Washington Post was awarded three Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, including a win in the national reporting category for an immersive series on the political salience and cultural impact of the AR-15 rifle that used chilling imagery and 3D animation to convey the full scale of the weapon's deadly capabilities. Editorial writer ​​David E. Hoffman was recognized for his series on the rise of autocracy around the world. Vladimir Kara-Murza - a Russian political activist and Post contributing col...

  • Historic floods kill 83, leaving Brazil and its president shaken, angry

    May 7, 2024

    The airport is shut down. Dozens of highways have been blocked. Most in the state capital are without running water. The death toll is already at 83 - and sure to climb higher. Even in a country increasingly inured to natural disasters driven by climate change, the flooding that has swallowed Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil's most developed and prosperous states, has badly shaken this nation of 215 million. With more than half the cities in the state dealing with floodwaters and 20,000 people...

  • Red Lake mom who set off Amber Alert charged in sons' killings

    May 7, 2024

    A Red Lake mother who set off a statewide Amber Alert in March is facing federal murder charges for killing her two sons and setting their home on fire. Jennifer Stately, 35, is accused of stabbing Remi and Tristan Stately, ages 6 and 5, March 15 before fleeing with her 3-year-old son, according to a federal indictment filed Monday. One boy died from a stab wound, and the other died of smoke inhalation. The indictment says an unidentified person was inside the home with Stately when the attacks...

  • Cases dismissed for 9 pro-Palestinian demonstrators charged with trespassing at the U

    May 7, 2024

    The Minneapolis City Attorney's Office has dismissed cases against nine pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were arrested at a University of Minnesota campus encampment and charged with trespassing on U grounds last month. The dropping of the misdemeanor trespassing charges Friday came one day after protesters packed up their tents. Organizers reached a deal that included their promise to not interrupt final exams or graduation ceremonies at the Twin Cities campus while talks continue about the...

  • Hudson teacher charged for alleged sexual contact with 11-year-old student

    May 7, 2024

    A Hudson elementary school teacher has been charged with sexual assault for conduct involving an 11-year-old student. Madison Lynn Bergmann, 24, of St. Paul, was charged last week in St. Croix County Circuit Court with first-degree sex assault of a child under 13 in connection with contact with a fifth-grader at River Crest Elementary School. Bergmann was arrested, appeared in court and has since been released on an unsecured $25,000 bond ahead of a May 30 court date. Her attorney, Joe Tamburino, on Monday declined to comment about the...

  • Suit: Supervisor at conservation group's Minnesota chapter altered photos of co-workers to appear sexual

    May 7, 2024

    Five women are suing The Nature Conservancy and a former associate director of the Minneapolis-based regional chapter alleging that he altered photos of them while on work assignments to make them sexual in nature, then posted them on social media. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last week alleges years of sexual harassment and discrimination by Douglas Shaw while he worked for the global environmental nonprofit. It seeks an unspecified monetary amount for emotional distress, damage to reputations, punitive damages, lost wages and...

  • Hamas accepts a Gaza cease-fire proposal, but Israel hasn't commented

    May 7, 2024

    JERUSALEM (AP) - Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent. There was no immediate comment from Israel on the deal, and details of the proposal have not yet been released. In recent days, Egyptian and Hamas officials have...

  • BEMIDJI'S NATIONAL MMIW AWARENESS DAY AND WALK HELD ON SUNDAY

    MMIW 218|May 7, 2024

    MMIW 218 Huge thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday to stand in solidarity for BEMIDJI'S NATIONAL MMIW AWARENESS DAY! Your support means the world. MMIW2SR touches us all, and your presence mattered more than words can say. Shoutout to our incredible vendors, dedicated volunteers, passionate runners, soulful singers, inspiring speakers, and every community member who showed up and stood with us. Together, we are stronger! Let's continue to honor, grieve, heal, and most importantly, never...

  • House DFL adds pregnancy decisions to Minnesota Equal Rights Act

    May 7, 2024

    ST. PAUL - The right to make a person's own pregnancy decisions was added to the Minnesota Equal Rights Act during a Monday Rules and Legislative Administration committee hearing. The ERA would bar discrimination based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression or sexual orientation - and now pregnancy decisions. The bill would amend Minnesota's constitution and require voter approval in the 2024 general election. https:/...

  • Operation Round Up funds awarded to community organizations

    May 7, 2024

    A total of $41,272 and 26 grants were recently awarded to community organizations thanks to Beltrami Electric Cooperative members and the Operation Round Up program. Operation Round Up is a charitable program unique to electric cooperatives and is designed to give co-op members a means of working together to use their small change to make a big impact in their local communities, a release said. According to the release, 100% of member contributions to Operation Round Up go to local projects....

  • 3rd person dies following head-on collision near Pine River

    May 7, 2024

    PINE RIVER, Minn. - A third person has died as a result of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle, head-on crash early Sunday, May 5, near Pine River. The Minnesota State Patrol on Monday reported that Corey Stephen Peterson, 36, Brainerd, was one of three people who died in the crash between a Ford F150 pickup and a Pontiac G6. The other victims, identified Sunday, were Royal William Noe, 39, of Hillman, who was driving the Pontiac; and his passenger Heather Faye Ceballos, 50, of Brainerd....

  • 2024 College Graduates from BSU, NTC, University of Minnesota and others - P3

    May 7, 2024

    8 College Graduates from BSU, NTC, University of Minnesota and others Graduation ceremonies held over the weekend...

  • Red Lake Woman Charged with Murder, Arson, and Child Neglect

    May 7, 2024

    DULUTH, Minn. – A Red Lake woman has been charged with murder, arson, and child neglect following the death of two young children on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on March 15, 2024, Jennifer Marie Stately, 35, attacked and killed Minor A and Minor B. Stately slashed at Minor A and Minor B with a knife or other sharp object and then set fire to the residence. Stately fatally stabbed Minor A in the chest. Minor B suffered n...

  • MnDOT Highway 371 and 34 Walker Corridor Study seeks public input on preferred alternative

    May 7, 2024

    BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation is asking the public to complete a survey and provide input on the preferred alternatives proposed for Highways 371 and 34 in Walker. The project study has been underway since August 2023. The Community Review Panel (CRP) has met three times, providing feedback and input on the corridor. During public outreach in the fall of 2023, the following priority areas were identified as the greatest need: 1. Mainline and side street traffic flow 2. Parking/Business Access 3. Safety 4. P...

  • Warrior Baseball team lose to Laporte 15-2 on Tuesday Evening - P5

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 7, 2024

    The Red Lake Warrior Baseball team lost to Laporte 15-2 on Tuesday evening in Red Lake. They are scheduled to host Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 9th, travel to Pine River-Backus on May 13 and host Cass Lake-Bena on May 16, 2024 Red Lake JV also hosted Laporte in the early game....

  • Red Lake Warriors Shutout by Lake of the Woods 13-0 on Monday - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 7, 2024

    The Red Lake Warriors were shutout by Lake of the Woods 13-0 on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Red Lake....

  • A home for hope and healing

    May 7, 2024

    Cyndy Mountain's laughter fills the room, bouncing off walls with canvas paintings of eight-pointed stars and whiteboards half-erased with the remains of handwritten words - friendly, humanity, inclusion. She's come for the weekly women's group at Little Earth of United Tribes, an intertribal residents' association in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She's lived here for more than 10 years. Mountain, Red Lake Ojibwe, spends her days working as an advocate at Hope Avenue Shelter. She has a "Star Wars"...

  • Red Lake High School Junior & Senior Prom 2024 held on Saturday, April 13, 2024 - P26

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 7, 2024

    Red Lake High School Junior & Senior Prom 2024 held on Saturday, April 13, 2024...

  • Fertile-Beltrami shuts down Red Lake in Section 8A Championship game 92-67 at the REA in Thief River Falls - P61

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 7, 2024

    Fertile-Beltrami shuts down Red Lake in Section 8A Championship game 92-67 at the REA in Thief River Falls Fertile-Beltrami advances to represent Section 8A in the State Tournament this week FERTILE-BELTRAMI IMPRESSIVE AS THEY BEAT RED LAKE IN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP By KROX Radio The Fertile-Beltrami Falcons played an outstanding all-around game to build a big lead to defeat the Red Lake Warriors in the Section 8A Boys Basketball Championship game, 92-67, on Friday at the Ralph Englestad Arena in...

  • Warriors 8A Sub-Section Champions with thrilling 84-79 come-from-behind win over Mahnomen at REA in Thief River Falls - P45

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 7, 2024

    Red Lake Youth Sports: Your 8A East Subsection Champions, Red Lake Warriors. What a game. Shout-out to the fans for bringing the energy to fuel the epic comeback. And a huge shout-out to our opponent; the Thunderbirds brought their A-game and played their hearts out, leaving it all on the court. See also: Red Lake comes back from 17 down to claim Section 8A East championship https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/prep/red-lake-comes-back-from-17-down-to-claim-section-8a-east-championship Watch...

  • Warriors move on in Section 8A with 96-88 upset win over Win-E-Mac - P40

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 7, 2024

    Warriors move on in Section 8A with 96-88 upset win over Win-E-Mac Will play Mahnomen/Waubunat 7:45 PM on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls Red Lake Youth Sports: Red Lake Warriors get the big win and advance to the east subsection championship game Wednesday against the Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds at 7:45 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls. Shoutout to all the fans who showed up and packed the Ralph. Shoutout to the team, especially our...

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