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Menominee Tribe offers reward for information on missing person cases

Posted at 11:47 AM, Jul 22, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-22 18:02:33-04

KESHENA (NBC 26) -- The Menominee Tribe held a news conference Wednesday to provide an update on missing Native person cases.

One case involves the disappearance of a young woman last seen in June.

22-year-old Katelyn Kelley was last seen on June 16 on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Katelyn was seen walking eastbound on County Highway VV toward the Village of Keshena.

Also missing is Robert Lyons, who has been missing for 3 years, and Rae Tourtillott, who has been missing for more than 30 years.

$5,000 rewards are being offered for information in Katelyn and Robert's cases.

During the news conference, Chairwoman Joan Delabreau and Attorney General Josh Kaul spoke on the missing persons on the Menominee Indian Reservation and efforts to address the crisis of missing and murdered Native persons.