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  • Allen James Smith

    Sep 16, 2020
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    Allen James Smith January 14, 1982 ~ September 12, 2020 (age 38) Allen James Smith, age 38, of Red Lake, Minnesota passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at his home. Allen was born in Bemidji, MN, on January 14, 1982, to Beverly Smith and Allen Baptiste Maxwell. Allen grew up and attended school in Red Lake. He is remembered as loving to hang out with his family and friends. They loved his sense of humor and his kind heart, never wanting to hurt anyone. When he was a little boy, the...

  • Coronavirus deaths in kids echoes toll in adults, CDC says

    Sep 16, 2020

    NEW YORK - A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. kids and young adults released Tuesday shows they mirror patterns seen in older patients. The report examined 121 deaths of those younger than 21, as of the end of July. Like older adults, many of them had one or more medical condition - like lung problems, including asthma, obesity, heart problems or developmental conditions. Deaths were also more common among those in certain racial and ethnic groups, according to the report from the...

  • Minnesota seeks volunteers for free COVID-19 tests to assess virus spread

    Sep 16, 2020

    The Minnesota Department of Health is going door to door across the state to find volunteers for free COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody testing to assess the actual spread of the pandemic. While Minnesota as of Tuesday had reported 1,927 COVID-19 deaths and 85,351 infections with the novel coronavirus that causes the disease - that doesn't include thousands of people who suffered mild or asymptomatic cases and never sought testing. State health officials said an accurate assessment is needed to...

  • Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usage

    Sep 16, 2020

    PHILADELPHIA - President Donald Trump denied during a televised town hall Tuesday that he had played down the threat of the coronavirus earlier this year, although there is an audio recording of him stating he did just that. Trump, pressed by one uncommitted voter on why he doesn't more aggressively promote the use of masks to reduce the spread of the disease, continued to cast doubt on the widely accepted scientific conclusions of his own administration strongly urging the use of face...

  • Searchers recover 2 bodies in southeast metro from Grey Cloud Island quarry

    Sep 16, 2020

    Searchers recovered two bodies Tuesday afternoon in the southeast metro from a Mississippi River island quarry, where a small airplane crashed this week with three people aboard, authorities said. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said the bodies were recovered shortly after 1 p.m. from the watery quarry on Grey Cloud Island, two days after the plane went down. The plane has yet to be retrieved from the quarry, and one person remains to be recovered. https://www.startrib...

  • Minnesota State High School League poised to meet on restarting football, volleyball

    Sep 16, 2020

    The Minnesota State High School League is poised to schedule a highly unusual meeting for Friday to take up whether to restart football and volleyball seasons this fall. The move surfaced Tuesday at a workshop for board members who voted on Aug. 4 to postpone those seasons until March because of COVID-19 concerns. After hearing discussion that included considerable feedback from schools in support of playing and balancing risk, Board President Blaine Novak asked league executive director Erich...

  • Top White House drug policy official visits Minnesota as meth and fentanyl surge in pandemic

    Sep 16, 2020

    White House drug czar Jim Carroll visited St. Paul Tuesday to meet with Minnesota law enforcement, recovery workers and tribal leaders as the COVID-19 pandemic fuels historic levels of drug trafficking and overdoses across the United States. Carroll, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy for President Donald Trump, said in an interview that international drug traffickers have been flooding the borders - especially the northern border - over the past six months in an effort to...

  • City to pay $12M to Breonna Taylor's family, reform police

    Sep 16, 2020

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The city of Louisville agreed to pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a settlement announced Tuesday, months after Taylor's slaying by police thrust the Black woman's name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race. But Taylor's mother and others who have taken up her cause said more must be done to right the wrongs of racial injustice in America. "Please continue to say her name," Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, declared...

  • Billy Mills Calls for Native American Communities to Be Counted, Reinstate 2020 Census Deadline

    Sep 16, 2020

    Running Strong for American Indian Youth delivers 2,027 signatures to Senate leadership to reinstate Census deadline extension WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Olympic Gold Medalist and Running Strong for American Indian Youth National Spokesperson Billy Mills delivered 2,027 signatures to the U.S. Senate calling for the 2020 Census deadline to be reinstated to its extension date of October 31, 2020. “The Census is one of the most valuable tools for change and representation in Indian Country,” said Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota). “Our Native America...

  • Now Available at the Red Lake Trading Post - Halloween Decorations and Candy

    Sep 16, 2020

    Now Available at the Trading Post Halloween, Decorations and Candy. Pumpkins coming Soon. The Red Lake Trading Post has all your needs to stay safe during the epidemic. Masks both cloth and paper, available in kid's size. Alcohol wipes to clean surfaces. Gloves and cleaners....

  • Environmental Initiative launches first-of-its-kind Minnesota program to fix high-polluting vehicles

    Sep 16, 2020

    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Environmental Initiative today announced the launch of Project CAR (Clean Air Repairs), a new program which is helping fix some of the most polluting vehicles on Minnesota roads. Funded by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Flint Hills Resources and the City of Minneapolis, the project works with partner auto repair garages to identify vehicles with outdated or broken emission controls or exhaust systems and encourages income-eligible drivers to have repairs made at low or no cost. The program is the first of its k...

  • Census 2020 Workers set up at new Redby Center

    Sep 16, 2020

    Census 2020 Workers were set up at the new Redby Center on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 until 3 PM to help get people's census forms done, as well as get entered in a chance to win prizes....

  • Food Shelf in Redby at the old Redby Community Center - Wednesday & Thursday, August 17 % 17, 2020 – 9 AM – 2 PM

    Food Shelf in Redby at the old Redby Community Center - Wednesday & Thursday, August 17 % 17, 2020 – 9 AM – 2 PM Wednesday for Elders; Thursday everyone else...

  • Survey includes free COVID-19 testing and will assist in responding to COVID-19 in Minnesota

    Sep 16, 2020

    The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is conducting a voluntary statewide survey between Sept. 14 and Sept. 30 as part of an ongoing effort to better understand the prevalence of COVID-19 in Minnesota. The modified Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response, or CASPER, survey will include a household questionnaire as well as free virus and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Information learned from the survey will help...

  • Provisions of Peterson's Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act Advance in the House of Representatives

    Sep 16, 2020

    (Washington, D.C.) - Today the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released the text of legislation containing the provisions of Congressman Collin Peterson’s Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act. The House is expected to consider H.R. 4447 the week of September 21st. “In recent years, the Environmental Protection Agency has granted dozens of small refinery exemptions, waiving billions of gallons of biofuel from RFS blending requirements. The Agency granted these harmful waivers with little transparency, concealing details from the pub...

  • Red Lake Social Distance Gathering held in Ponemah - P9

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 16, 2020

    PONEMAH, MN - On Saturday, September 5, 2020, a Social Distance Gathering was held at the Ponemah Pow Wpw Grounds from 1 PM until 7 PM. All usual safety measures pertaining to the COVID-19 virus remained in effect during the gathering, which included wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. The one-time event was permitted to have up to 250 participants. Persons coming from off the Reservation were advised to inform Border Security that they would be attending this event. During the day...

  • Red Lake Social Distance Gathering held in Ponemah - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 16, 2020

    PONEMAH, MN - On Saturday, September 5, 2020, a Social Distance Gathering was held at the Ponemah Pow Wpw Grounds from 1 PM until 7 PM. All usual safety measures pertaining to the COVID-19 virus remained in effect during the gathering, which included wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. The one-time event was permitted to have up to 250 participants. Persons coming from off the Reservation were advised to inform Border Security that they would be attending this event. During the day...

  • Looking Back to August 2011 - Smokey Bear celebrates birthday at Red Lake DNR

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 16, 2020

    Looking Back to August 2011 - Smokey Bear celebrates birthday at Red Lake DNR...

  • Looking Back to August 2011 - Smokey Bear celebrates birthday at Red Lake DNR - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 16, 2020

    Looking Back to August 2011 - Smokey Bear celebrates birthday at Red Lake DNR...

  • Looking Back to September 2011 - Red Lake Warrior High Football against Kellhier-Northome - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 16, 2020

    Looking Back to September 2011 - Red Lake Warrior High Football against Kellhier-Northome...

  • Looking Back to August 2011 - Red Lake DNR Take a Kid Fishing Event - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 16, 2020

    Looking Back to August 2011 - Red Lake DNR Take a Kid Fishing Event...

  • U.S. Population of Northwestern Moose Does Not Warrant Listing Under the Endangered Species Act

    Sep 16, 2020

    After a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial information, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the U.S. population of the northwestern subspecies of moose is not a distinct population segment (DPS) and does not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The subspecies is currently found in Minnesota, North Dakota and Isle Royale National Park in Michigan. The agency received a petition from Honor the Earth and the Center for Biological Diversity to list the subspecies as a DPS and...

  • Highland Properties, LLC Closes on Deal to Purchase MNSTAR Technologies

    Sep 16, 2020

    Bovey, MN (September 15, 2020) – Highland Properties, LLC announced today it has closed on the purchase of MNSTAR Technologies, a leader in providing electrical system solutions and high-quality manufactured wire harnesses. Along with the change in ownership comes a new name, MNSTAR Group Highland Holdings, LLC. This name change increases the scope and breadth of the MNSTAR brand. While the deal closed today, Highland Properties, LLC has been operating the business under a management contract since May 14. Founded nearly 30 years ago in a G...

  • Phoenix Indian Center to Celebrate the Art of Native Fashion in Virtual Silver & Turquoise Ball

    Sep 16, 2020
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    Phoenix, AZ – American Indian fashion will take center stage at the annual Silver & Turquoise Ball, a fundraising event supporting Phoenix Indian Center (PIC), which, for the first time, will take place virtually on Friday, October 16, from 7 to 8 p.m. PST. The theme for the live-streamed event is Celebrating the Art of Native Fashion and will feature three fashion shows: Lloyd Kiva New presented by Fashion by Robert Black, Water Lily presented by Patricia Michaels, and ACONAV by Loren and V...

  • New Videos Highlight Groundwater and Nitrate Movement in Southeast Minnesota

    Sep 16, 2020

    St. Paul, MN: The flow of groundwater in southeast Minnesota is fascinating and complex because the unique geology is like no other area of the state. In a new educational video series, the movement of groundwater is explored and brought to life using a unique approach that combines realistic graphics, animation, and aerial footage of the region’s geology. By understanding how groundwater moves through the soil and various layers of rock, viewers can better understand how water-soluble contaminants like nitrate-nitrogen can enter drinking w...

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