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watch live According to an internal Alerus Center review, conducted at the Herald’s request, attendance at a wedding there exceeded state “Smart Restart” COVID guidelines at the time by 62 people. The review shows there were at least four such events during the year that exceeded guidelines — another wedding, as well as general election voting and the Pride of Dakota shopping expo. Alerus Center officials say big events like these are carefully managed for maximum public safety. While ...

Jesse Taken Alive. Forum file photo Jesse "Jay" Taken Alive, a former Standing Rock Sioux Tribe chairman and Lakota language and culture protector, died with COVID-19 earlier this week, multiple news outlets reported on Thursday, Dec. 17. Taken Alive, who was 65 at the time of his death, was Standing Rock tribal chairman from 1993 to 1997. He died Monday, Dec. 14, only one month after his wife Cheryl Taken Alive also died after contracting COVID-19, according to multiple news outlets. At least ...