RED LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS A BUSY WEEK

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Red Lake County Sheriff’s Mitch Bernstein released information about the calls they have responded to over the last week.  The information is below – 
On the evening of 02/18/21, Rebecca Lea Morris (54) of Oklee, was cited for misdemeanor no valid driver’s license while operating a motor vehicle in the city of Oklee.
On the morning of 02/19/21, the Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a snowmobile crash in Gervais Township. A Red Lake County deputy responded to the scene to provide assistance. The driver of the snowmobile sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital by a private vehicle. The involved snowmobile was severely damaged.
On the afternoon of 02/19/21, Donavan George Coleman (29) of Houston, TX was cited for speeding on County Road #1 east of Plummer.
On the afternoon of 02/19/21, a Red Lake County deputy conducted a traffic stop on CR. #22 east of Oklee. The driver of the vehicle, Samuel Paul Scott (31) of Fertile had a revoked driver’s license. It also appeared that Scott was under the influence of an illegal controlled substance. Another Red Lake County deputy arrived on the scene to assist. When Scott was informed that he was being placed under arrest, he resisted and had to be restrained by the deputies. He was taken to the jail in Crookston and was booked for several crimes including gross misdemeanor DUI test refusal, gross misdemeanor possession of illegal controlled substances, misdemeanor driving after revocation, misdemeanor no current motor vehicle insurance, misdemeanor DUI, and misdemeanor obstructing. He appeared in Court in Crookston 02/22/21. The Court ordered him to pay $750 cash bond to be released from the jail. At the time of this release, he is still in custody. He will appear in Court in Red Lake Falls on 03/03/21.
On the afternoon of 02/20/21, Lyle Ricky Thompson (44) of Clearbrook was cited for speeding on Highway #222 in the city of Oklee.
On the evening of 02/20/21, the Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a domestic disturbance at an apartment in Oklee. Red Lake County deputies responded and found that Shawn Anthony Schaefer (30) of Oklee was extremely intoxicated and he had assaulted a juvenile female.  Shaefer was arrested and taken to jail in Crookston. He was booked for misdemeanor domestic assault. He appeared in Court in Crookston on 02/22/21, and he was released with conditions including not having contact with the victim. His next court appearance was scheduled for 03/03/21.
On the evening of 02/20/21, an Oklee resident reported some vandalism to their property. It was discovered the vandalism was perpetrated by a young juvenile neighbor. No property damage had occurred so the child and their parent were counseled.
On the afternoon of 02/21/21, the Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a disturbance at an apartment in Red Lake Falls. A Red Lake County deputy responded and found that no crimes had been committed. The involved parties were counseled and were separated without incident.
On the evening of 02/23/21, the Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a careless/reckless driver in the city of Plummer. The suspect vehicle was located in Plummer and the driver, Hunter Perry James Lundeen (20) of Trail was cited for misdemeanor careless driving.
On the morning of 02/25/21, the Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of 2nd Ave. and Main St. in Oklee. Law Enforcement responded and found that Rodney Keven Grove (66) of Red Lake Falls was eastbound on 2nd Ave. and Gilbert Eugene Thomas (51) of Oklee was northbound on Main St. Grove was driving a 2012 Chevy Impala and Thomas was driving a 2005 Chevy Equinox. Grove stopped at the stop sign, then proceeded through the intersection, but he didn’t see the Thomas vehicle and they collided in the intersection. Both vehicles sustained substantial damage, but nobody was injured. Mr. Grove was cited for petty misdemeanor failure to yield the right of way at a stop sign and Mr. Thomas was cited for misdemeanor no current motor vehicle insurance.

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POLK COUNTY HAS 5 NEW CONFIRMED COVID CASES; MN REPORTS 1,001 NEW CASES, 12 DEATHS

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The Minnesota Department of Health reported 1,001 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Friday, 155 probable cases from antigen testing, and 12 deaths. The confirmed cases were the result of 35,556 completed tests for a positive rate of 2.8 percent.

Norman County had 8 confirmed cases, Roseau County-6 cases, Polk County-5 cases, Pennington County-5 cases, Marshall County-4 cases, Red Lake County-2 cases and 1 death (90-94 years), Lake of the Woods County-1 case, and Mahnomen County-1 case.

Updated February 26, 2021
Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 p.m. the previous day.

Data is for cases that were tested and returned positive. All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Many data points are collected during case interviews. Data presented below is for all cases, regardless of interview status. Data for cases pending interview may be listed as “unknown/missing.”

Positive PCR test results are considered confirmed cases. Positive antigen test results are considered probable cases.

All probable cases get the same public health follow up and recommendations as cases confirmed by PCR tests.

Daily Update:

Because all data is preliminary, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths.

Total positive cases (cumulative) 482,978
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 459,650
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 23,328
Newly reported cases 1,156
Newly reported confirmed cases 1,001
Newly reported probable cases 155
Newly reported deaths 12

Testing

Total approximate completed tests (cumulative) 7,289,410
Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative) 6,866,911
Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative) 422,499

Testing data table

Total approximate number of people tested (cumulative) 3,453,214

Minnesota Case Overview

Graph of confirmed cases of COVID-19 by specimen collection date, data in table below.

Total positive cases (cumulative) 482,978
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 459,650
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 23,328

Positive cases by date specimen collected data table

Total number of health care workers (cumulative) 37,628

Patients no longer needing isolation

Patients no longer needing isolation (cumulative) 469,149

Deaths

Deaths of confirmed cases in Minnesota, data in table below

Total deaths (cumulative) 6,462
Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative) 6,191
Deaths from probable cases (cumulative) 271
Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative) 4,046

Deaths data table

Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative) 68

Hospitalizations

Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations, data in table below

Total cases hospitalized (cumulative) 25,683
Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative) 5,295

Hospitalization data table

Case Demographics

Age

Age group data table:
Including age group of deaths

Gender

Gender data table

Race & Ethnicity

Race and ethnicity data table:
Including race and ethnicity of deaths

Likely Exposure

Likely exposure data table

Not all cases among health care workers have a likely exposure as health care staff.

Residence

Cases by County of Residence

County of residence is confirmed during the case interview. At the time of this posting not all interviews have been completed.

County of residence data table:
Including county of residence of deaths

Residence Type

Residence type data table

Weekly Report

This report includes more detailed information on testing, demographics, syndromic surveillance, and more. Updated every Thursday.

Facilities with Cases & Exposures

Cases in Pre-K through Grade 12 School Buildings, by County

Congregate Care Facilities with Exposures, by County


Other Statistics


Data in the data tables is current as of 11 a.m. daily. Dynamic images and maps will update shortly after 11 a.m. daily and will not work if your browser is in compatibility mode.

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GUNNER HOOPER AND ALYSSA SPILLUM NAMED SNOW FEST KING AND QUEEN AT CROOKSTON HIGH SCHOOL

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The Snow Fest Royalty at Crookston High School was announced Friday morning to cap off Snow Fest Week. The Royalty is below –

9th Grade Princess: Brekken Tull
9th Grade Prince: Aaron Dehoyes

10th Grade Princess: Mackenzie Aamoth
10th Grade Prince: Cayden Ames

11th Grade Princess: Ally Perrault (not pictured)
11th Grade Prince: Chadwick Childress (not pictured)

Snow Fest Queen: Alyssa Spillum
Snow Fest King: Gunner Hooper

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UMC MEN’S CLUB HOCKEY PLAYS A WEEKEND SERIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) Men’s Club Hockey team has been off for a while having their games last weekend cancelled with North Dakota State University. But, the Golden Eagles will be back in action tonight when they play the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men’s Club Hockey squad. UMC has lost six in a row and are 2-7 on the season but still ranked 20th in the latest ACHA Division II Rankings.  The University of North Dakota is coming off a loss to the University of Mary, who is ranked #1 in the ACHA, Division II ranking. UMC has a win over UND, defeating them on January 25, 7-2 in Crookston.  Tonight’s game will be played in the I-CON Arena in Grand Forks starting at 6:00 PM and finish off the series tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM at Purpur Arena in Grand Forks.

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CROOKSTSON BOY’S BASKETBALL TRAVELS TO ADA TO PLAY THE COUGARS

The Crookston Pirate Boy’s Basketball team played a better game on Tuesday, particularly the first half in a loss to Fertile-Beltrami. The Pirates will try to put a whole game together tonight when they travel to Ada to play the Ada-Borup/West Cougars! Crookston is 1-11 on the year and have lost nine games in a row while the Cougars are 5-6 after a 73-39 win over Park Christian on Tuesday. Game time tonight is 7:30 PM and it will be on KROX RADIO starting at 7:00 PM with the RiverView Health pre-game show and it will also be on the internet by going to the LISTEN LIVE link at the top of this page.

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CROOKSTON PIRATE GIRL’S GO FOR SECOND WIN IN A ROW AT NORTHERN LAKES

The Crookston Pirate Girl’s Hockey team is coming off their highest goal scoring output of the season in their 7-4 win at Bemidji on Tuesday. They will try to make it two in a row tonight when they play in Pequot Lakes against the Northern Lakes Lightning. The Pirates are 5-7-1 on the year while Northern Lakes (a coop of Aitkin, Backus, Breezy Point, Crosby, Crosslake, Deerwood, Ironton, Jenkins, Pequot Lakes and Pine River.) are 4-7 on the year and they are coming off a 3-2 win over another Section 8A team, Detroit Lakes on Tuesday.
Game time is 7:00 PM at the Breezy Point Arena, which is located half-way between Pequot Lakes and Breezy Point.

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Heath Brian Waxler – Obit

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Heath Brian Waxler, age 40, of Crookston, MN, passed away due to failing health Wednesday morning, February 24, 2021, in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND comforted by having his family at his side.

Heath was born in Crookston on November 1, 1980, to Brian Edward and Elizabeth Jean (Knudson) Waxler. He was baptized and confirmed in Trinity Lutheran Church and attended Crookston Public Schools. He participated in football as a freshman and also played on the tennis team for a few years. Hockey was always Heath’s passion and he was a stellar defenseman for the Pirates throughout his high school career. He graduated from Central High School with the Class of 1999 and for the next several years spent time in the Twin Cities and the state of Washington. He returned to Crookston and then moved to East Grand Forks. Heath met his future wife, Beth Naomi Carriveau, in 2001, and while living in Grand Forks together their daughter, Lexia, was born in 2005. In 2007 they moved to Crookston where daughter, Livia, was born and sadly passed away in 2008. In 2010 daughter, Lilliana “Lily”, was welcomed into the family. Heath and Beth were united in marriage on August 18, 2012. Heath spent most of his working life doing construction.

Heath is survived by Beth of Grand Forks, ND; their daughters, Lexia and Lily, of Grand Forks; father, Brian Waxler, of Crookston, MN; brother, Ben Waxler, of Moorhead, MN; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. In addition to his daughter, Livia, Heath was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Jean Volker; grandparents, Jim and Jordyce Waxler, and Donald and Sybil Knudson; and other family members. May God bless the memory of Heath Brian Waxler.

A memorial service for Heath Waxler will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 13, 2021, in the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston with The Rev. Greg Isaacson, officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service. The funeral will be live-streamed by logging on to www.stenshoelhouske.com, clicking on Heath’s obituary, and then the prompt to view the service. It will continue to be available to watch for the next year.

Online registration and messages condolence may be made by going to www.stenshoelhouske.com.

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Lady Gaga offers $500,000 reward after her dog walker is shot and two dogs stolen

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Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and two of the singer’s French bulldogs were stolen in Hollywood during an armed robbery on Wednesday night. The dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is expected to make a full recovery. Fischer was walking three of Lady Gaga’s dogs at the time, but one escaped and has been recovered safely.

The pop star “is offering half-a-million dollars to anyone who has her 2 dogs, no questions asked. Anyone who has the dogs can use this email — KojiandGustav@gmail.com — to retrieve the reward.” The dogs’ names are Koji and Gustav. Gaga is currently in Rome filming the movie “Gucci.”

According to Los Angeles police, the victim was walking the dogs when an unknown male shot him about 9:40 p.m. local time in the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue.  Authorities are searching for the shooter, who they said used a semiautomatic gun and sped from the scene in a white vehicle. French bulldogs are small and known for their large, bat-like ears. They are the fourth most popular dog breed in the United States.

Lady Gaga’s dog walker shot, two of her French bulldogs stolen

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House passes legislation protecting LGBTQ rights

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On Thursday, the House passed legislation that would extend existing civil rights law to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected characteristics. The bill would ensure equal treatment for LGBTQ individuals in areas including employment, education, housing, credit, public accommodations and others.

The House voted 224 to 206 to pass the legislation largely along party lines. All Democrats and three Republicans voted in favor of the bill. The legislation now moves to the Senate, where it will require at least 10 Republican votes to avoid a Senate filibuster and move the bill to a vote. As of now, no Senate Republicans have signed on to support the legislation.

The Equality Act passed in the House in 2019, but stalled in the Republican-led Senate when conservative opponents claimed the legislation would infringe on their religious freedom. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said at a press conference Thursday. “I will use my power as Majority Leader to put it on the floor and let’s see where everybody stands.” President Joe Biden also supports the bill, and listed it as a top priority during his presidential campaign.

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Ex-U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert dies by suicide after being charged with human trafficking

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Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert died by suicide Thursday after being charged with 24 crimes stemming from alleged sexual, physical and emotional abuse against gymnasts in his care. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a statement confirming that authorities found Geddert’s body late Thursday afternoon after the charges against him were announced.

Geddert, 63, was charged with 20 felony counts of human trafficking for allegedly subjecting his athletes to forced labor or services “under extreme conditions that contributed to them suffering injuries and harm.” He was also charged with individual felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, second-degree criminal sexual conduct and continuing a criminal enterprise.

Geddert also faced one charge of lying to a peace officer during a violent crime investigation for false or misleading statements to authorities investigating former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar who was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting hundreds of girls. Nassar worked as Geddert’s team physician and in-house medical expert for 20 years and was the sole medical doctor whose advice he would accept.

Ex-Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert commits suicide after sexual assault charges

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