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Autumn Leaf LaGarde May 6, 1975 ~ April 10, 2020 (age 44) Autumn Leaf LaGarde, age 44, of Bemidji, Minnesota passed into the spirit world April 10th, 2020. She was born to Angela Headbird (LaGarde) and Gary Howard on May 6th, 1975 in Minneapolis, MN. Autumn had a beautiful personality, she could beat you in a game of scrabble anytime, while educating you on the British Royal family. She kept up to date on numerous issues that were close to her and could have engaging conversations until the sun...
Hospitals are using ultraviolet decontamination to stretch their supply of high-filtration N95 masks that protect doctors and other caregivers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which to date has caused 87 deaths and 1,809 lab-confirmed infections in Minnesota. M Health Fairview hospitals now allow N95s to be reused up to six times if they are decontaminated after each use and remain intact - which dramatically increases its capacity of personal protective equipment, or PPE. https:/...
Another 114 COVID-19 cases and eight deaths were confirmed Wednesday by the Minnesota Department of Health. The state has now suffered 87 deaths and 1,809 lab-confirmed cases, including 197 who are currently hospitalized with severe illness but also 940 people who have recovered and are no longer required to isolate themselves. https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-confirms-114-new-covid-19-cases-and-8-more-deaths/569661112/...
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday he's prepared to announce new guidelines allowing some states to quickly ease up on social distancing even as business leaders told him they need more coronavirus testing and personal protective equipment before people can safely go back to work. The industry executives cautioned Trump that the return to normalcy will be anything but swift. https://www.startribune.com/in-nod-to-governors-trump-walks-back-total-authority-claim...
Best Buy will furlough 51,000 store employees in the U.S., or about 40% of its total workforce, as its stores remain closed aside from curbside pickup. The Richfield-based retailer's sales were up 4% heading into stay-at-home orders because of the coronavirus pandemic - and surged 25% in one mid-March week as consumers prepared to hunker down and rushed to buy computers, keyboards, webcams and freezers. https://www.startribune.com/best-buy-to-furlough-51-000-workers-as-stores...
The mother of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the pandemic close to home for a state official directly involved in fighting virus related scams and price gouging. Ellison's mother, Clida, died March 26 from complications of the COVID-19 virus. She was 82. https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-ag-keith-ellison-s-mother-dies-from-covid-19-complications/569667612/...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized production of a simple, low-cost medical device designed at the University of Minnesota to mechanically inflate the lungs of patients suffering significant breathing problems for COVID-19. The emergency-use device, called the Coventor, was designed in temporary working digs in a conference room at the U. It was conceived to sell for as little money as possible. And it would not exist without donations and collaboration involving private...
The U.S. Forest Service has denied Minnesota's request for the research from an aborted federal study about the impacts of copper mining on the Superior National Forest and its Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner Sarah Strommen requested the unreleased research in a letter last month to Bob Lueckel, regional head of the Forest Service in Milwaukee. Her agency needs the research, she wrote, because it is in charge of doing an in-depth...
In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations. President Xi Jinping warned the public on the seventh day, Jan. 20. But by that time, more than 3,000 people had been infected during almost a week of public silence, according to internal documents...
BILLINGS, Mont. - A U.S. judge canceled a key permit Wednesday for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that's expected to stretch from Canada to Nebraska, another setback for the disputed project that got underway less than two weeks ago following years of delays. Judge Brian Morris said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to adequately consider effects on endangered species such as pallid sturgeon, a massive, dinosaur-like fish that lives in rivers the pipeline would cross. htt...
LANSING, Mich. - Thousands of flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the coronavirus outbreak. As snow fell, others got out of their vehicles and raised signs, one of which read, "Gov. Whitmer We Are Not Prisoners." Another said, "Michigander Against Gretchens Abuses." https://www.startribune.com/hundreds-protest-michigan-gove...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced today that the agency has fully implemented the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which provides a 13 week extension of unemployment benefits for eligible applications. PEUC was authorized by Congress in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which was signed into law on March 27, 2020. “This is the second of three CARES Act programs which DEED has quickly implemented to help those most in need dur...
Our Red Lake Tribal Council and Red Lake Management continue to reassess our operations. The temporary suspension of operations has been extended and we will remain closed until May 13, 2020 with a tentative reopen date of May 14, 2020 at 8am. At this time, there have been NO reported cases of COVID-19 at any of our properties. Again, we want to thank everyone for your patience and understanding during this difficult time. We look forward to reopening our doors and giving you a clean, safe, and...
Dear Community, Store hours at the Trading Post and Ponemah Market will change on Friday, April 17th. Both stores will be open 9 am to 7 pm Monday thru Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 5 pm. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you. Hours are increasing due to demand and stimulus payments. Additional hours allow us to have fewer shoppers and provide a safer shopping experience. Please use gloves and sanitary wipes when shopping. For the safety of our children, please don't bring children to the...
Beltrami County, MN - While in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Minnesota takes a moment to remember that other hazards will not take a break as we move into severe weather season. The week of April 13th-17th, 2020 is designated Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week. There are five topics for Severe Weather Awareness Week. Alerts and Warnings: Have a source of NOAA Weather Radio and messaging for any severe weather alerts or warnings that may be activated. There are several apps available to provide weather information from commercial...
(Bemidji, MN) (April 15, 2020) – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Paul Bunyan Communications Cooperative Celebration scheduled for Wednesday, May 20 has been canceled. "While it is unfortunate to cancel our community celebration, like so many others we recognize the importance of putting the health and safety of our friends, neighbors, cooperative members, and employees first. At the same time, we see unprecedented demands right now on the critically important work of area food shelves. T...
BEMIDJI, Minnesota - Warmer spring weather is starting to arrive, and crews from Beltrami County and the City of Bemidji will be out surveying ground control locations for new aerial imagery. Many of these locations will consist of a white X or plus sign painted on a paved roadway. GPS coordinates are then collected, and when the aerial photos are taken, these ground control targets can be seen from the air. To create a seamless image of the entire county, multiple separate photos have to be stitched together, and the ground control targets...
Looking Back to 2012 - Red Lake High School Boys Baseball vs. Bagley...
Looking Back to 2012 - Red Lake High School Girls Softball vs. Cass Lake...
Easter Activities on the Red Lake Indian Reservation 2020 Photographs by members of the communities....
As reported by KKCQ Sports Radio, top seed and defending state champion Minneota (31-1) scored the first seven points of the game and didn't look back, securing a 57-37 win over Red Lake (21-10) on Thursday in the 2020 MSHSL Class A Girls Basketball Tournament quarterfinals played at Maturi Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The Vikings, seeking their third state title since 2013 and making their ninth state tournament run, will head to the state semifinals to face the...
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...
FROM KKCQ SPORTS Despite having two of their top players foul out during regulation, the Blackduck Drakes were able to advance in the East Sub-Section 8A Tournament with a thrilling overtime win over the Red Lake Warriors. Dylan Moen scored 20 points and Ethan Merrill added 19 for Blackduck as the Drakes improve to 19-8. Delwyn Holthusen had a huge game for the Warriors as he scored 30 points and pulled down 26 rebounds as the Warriors end their season at 15-12. Blackduck will play Cass...
The Red Lake Warriors withstood a furious rally from the Fosston Greyhounds to earn a berth in the Section 8A Championship game on Friday night. With Red Lake leading by 19 points at 38-19, the Greyhounds closed the first half with a 6-0 run and trailed the Warriors 38-25 at halftime. The Greyhounds would eventually get to within one point at 47-46, but the Warriors responded with a quick 8-0 run to take back command of the game. Gerika Kingbird led the Warriors with 27 points as Red Lake...
Looking Back to 2012 - Red Lake High School Prom...