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  • REVISED RED LAKE TRIBAL ELECTION INFORMATION

    May 12, 2020

    ABSENTEE BALLOT VOTING IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE RED LAKE GOVERNMENT CENTER Monday, April 27, 2020 through Wednesday, May 19, 2020 Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Curbside voting is available, for assistance call 218-679-1331 In addition, the absentee ballot committee will be available on Saturday, May 16, 2020 and Sunday, May 17, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to distribute and receive, in person absentee ballots at the Red Lake Government Center. Voters are strongly encouraged to...

  • Red Lake C-Store Reopens

    Yesterday, Monday, May 11, 2020. the Red Lake C-Store (Red Lake Nation Fuels) re-opened. The new Store hours will be Monday through Saturday 8am to 7 pm and Sunday 9am to 5 pm. Please maintain 6 feet social distance when shopping at the store. In a small store it will be challenging to keep all safe and staff may ask you to wait before shopping. The food service area will not open this week. Please avoid touching surfaces when possible and shop without children if possible. A big thanks to all...

  • Public Health Officials Confirm First Case of COVID-19 Within Leech Lake Reservation Boundaries

    May 12, 2020

    CASS LAKE, MN- On Monday, May 11, 2020, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (LLBO) Tribal Health Officials received notification of a confirmed case of COVID-19 within the boundaries of the reservation. LLBO Tribal Health and Indian Health Service, with guidance from the State of Minnesota Department of Health, is conducting contact tracing to identify anyone who has had contact with the infected person. The individual has known travel history with an infected family member. At this time, any individuals identified to have come into contact with the...

  • Lyle D. Harrison

    May 12, 2020

    Lyle D. Harrison June 20, 1971 - May 07, 2020 Lyle Don Harrison, "Pezi Wacin Iyokipiya Uhan Mani Hoksina" (He Who Walks With The Happy Grass Dancer) 48 of Fargo formerly of St. Michael ND began his journey to the Spirit World on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Essentia Health in Fargo. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Florine Harrison home at rural St. Michael with Funeral Services on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. also at the Florine Harrison...

  • James Dean Summers Jr.

    May 12, 2020

    James Dean Summers Jr. November 24, 1991 - May 7, 2020 James Dean Summers, Jr. age 28 of Saint Paul, MN, (Miiskomashkodebizhiki) “Red Buffalo journeyed to the Spirit World on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his residence. He was born on November 24, 1991 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of James Dean Summers Sr. and Catherine LaRoque. James loved spending time with his loving family and friends. He worked with his father as a mover in moving services. James enjoyed sports, especially the Minnesota Vik...

  • New drug, contact tracing, part of Minnesota's next COVID-19 phase

    May 12, 2020

    Minnesota health officials are preparing for what's next after the end of a statewide stay-at-home order to limit the spread of COVID-19, even if they don't yet know when the end is going to be. The Minnesota Department of Health is on track by week's end to employ 460 contact investigators to identify cases early and try to keep small COVID-19 clusters from exploding among entire businesses or communities. https://www.startribune.com/new-drug-contact-tracing-part-of-minnesot...

  • COVID-19 cases hit 194 at Minnesota meat processing plant

    May 12, 2020

    The plight of meat processors across the nation boiled over Monday in Cold Spring, where workers protested what they say are dangerous working conditions that leave them with two choices - continue to risk contracting a potentially deadly disease or be fired. As of Monday, state health workers had confirmed 194 COVID-19 cases among workers at the Pilgrim's Pride poultry processing plant - more than double the 83 cases just four days ago. https://www.startribune.com/covid-19-c...

  • Small business owners say Wisconsin reopening order is a lifeline

    May 12, 2020

    A handful of customers wandered into Kendra Wiesemeyer's home decor store in downtown Hudson hours after it opened Monday. "A little retail therapy," said the owner of The 715 and a nearby clothing boutique called Grace + Grit. https://www.startribune.com/retail-therapy-resumes-as-wisconsin-shops-reopen/570385402/...

  • White House mandates masks, but not for Trump

    May 12, 2020

    WASHINGTON – Three days after a top aide to Vice President Mike Pence tested positive for the deadly coronavirus - throwing President Donald Trump and his team into an anxious frenzy - the White House made official for its employees what have long been prescribed for the public at large: masks. A memo on Monday instructed most White House officials to wear masks or face coverings in the West Wing, as well as avoid "unnecessary visits" there - directives to prevent the novel coronavirus from s...

  • Minnesota nonprofits lost about $1 billion in April because of COVID-19

    May 12, 2020

    Minnesota nonprofits lost an estimated $1 billion in revenue in April because the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of fundraising events and reductions or closures of other revenue-generating programs. The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits has released the results of a survey of the state's nonprofits, part of a national survey conducted in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank on how the coronavirus outbreak and economic downturn are affecting the sector. https://...

  • 'The grief is so unbearable': Virus takes toll on Navajo

    May 12, 2020

    TUBA CITY, Arizona - The virus arrived on the reservation in early March, when late winter winds were still blowing off the mesas and temperatures at dawn were often barely above freezing. It was carried in from Tucson, doctors say, by a man who had been to a basketball tournament and then made the long drive back to a small town in the Navajo highlands. There, believers were preparing to gather in a small, metal-walled church with a battered white bell and crosses on the window....

  • Hacker group claims to have stolen Star Tribune user information

    May 12, 2020

    Hackers claim to have stolen 73.2 million user records from 10 businesses, including 1 million from the Star Tribune, and are now attempting to sell the records on the dark web. The hackers didn't access subscribers' credit card or other forms of financial information, and Star Tribune leadership is still working to confirm whether a hack took place, said Steve Yaeger, vice president and chief marketing officer for the newspaper. https://www.startribune.com/hacker-group-claims-to-have-stolen-star-tribune-user-information/570...

  • Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally

    May 12, 2020

    NEW YORK - New York City's death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the tally kept by the city and state, according to an analysis released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between March 11 and May 2, about 24,000 more people died in the city than researchers would ordinarily expect during that time period, the report said. https://www.startribune.com/new-york-rolling-out-training-for-virus-detectives/570368442/...

  • Investigation underway into death of 5-year-old girl on Spirit Lake Reservation

    May 12, 2020

    DEVILS LAKE, N.D. -- When Aaron Thompson completes probation next month, he had expected to regain full custody of his two children. But on Wednesday, May 6, he received a call from Spirit Lake Tribal Social Services that his daughter Raven, 5, was found dead, and his son Zane, 7, is hospitalized in Fargo. In the days since then, he has struggled to learn more information about his son's condition – beyond being told to prepare for the worst – or what happened to his daughter. htt...

  • States build contact tracing armies to crush coronavirus

    May 12, 2020

    State governments are building armies of contact tracers in a new phase of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, returning to a fundamental practice in public health that can at once wrestle the virus under control and put hundreds of thousands of newly jobless people back to work. California is already conducting contact tracing in 22 counties, and it eventually plans to field a force of 10,000 state employees, who will be given basic training by University of California health experts. https://thehill.com/policy/hea...

  • Oglala Sioux Tribe President Responds to South Dakota Governor Noem's Demand to Remove COVID-19 Checkpoints

    May 12, 2020

    The Oglala Sioux Tribe's president has a message for South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem: since she won't protect tribal health and saftey, tribes have no choice but to take matters into their own hands. Chase Iron Eyes, who serves as Oglala Sioux Tribe President Julian Bear Runner's spokesperson and as lead counsel for the Lakota People's Law Project, said today that the president's office will not consent to Noem's demand that the tribe remove checkpoints on roads within tribal nations meant to stop transmission of the COVID-19 virus into the P...

  • StrongHearts Native Helpline Adds Online Chat Sessions with Advocates

    May 12, 2020

    (EAGAN, Minn., May 11, 2020) - It is no coincidence that StrongHearts Native Helpline (1-844-762-8483) has chosen to roll out online chat advocacy amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic created the perfect storm for victim-survivors of domestic and dating violence by having to shelter-in-place with their abusive partners. This necessitated a swift response by StrongHearts administrators who explained that feature was always a planned milestone but it was reached sooner and with a sense of...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors win Section 8A Tournament with 64-54 win over Badger-Greenbush-Middle River - P46

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 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 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for Red Lake Skatepark - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2020

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

  • Looking Back to 2012 - Red Lake Boy's Baseball versus Lake of the Woods - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2020

    Looking Back to 2012 - Red Lake Boy's Baseball versus Lake of the Woods...

  • Looking Back - Red Lake Police and Fire Department Honor Banquet - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2020

    Looking Back - Red Lake Police and Fire Department Honor Banquet...

  • Looking Back to 2012: Red Lake Girls Softball vs. WHA - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2020

    Look Back to 2012: Red Lake Girls Softball vs. WHA...

  • Looking Back: Red Lake Embassy Open House Minneapolis - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2020

    Looking Back: Red Lake Embassy Open House Minneapolis...

  • FDLTCC PUBLISHES ANNUAL THUNDERBIRD REVIEW LITERARY ANTHOLOGY

    May 12, 2020

    CLOQUET, MN-Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College has published the eighth edition of its literary and arts anthology, The Thunderbird Review. The journal features writing and art submitted by students from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and residents of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin communities. The Thunderbird Review anthology provides an opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in writing, editing, and publishing at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community...

  • States build contact tracing armies to crush coronavirus

    May 12, 2020

    State governments are building armies of contact tracers in a new phase of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, returning to a fundamental practice in public health that can at once wrestle the virus under control and put hundreds of thousands of newly jobless people back to work. California is already conducting contact tracing in 22 counties, and it eventually plans to field a force of 10,000 state employees, who will be given basic training by University of California health experts. https://thehill.com/policy/hea...

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