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Fair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some schools let out early
FALCON HEIGHTS — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or called off sports practices. Highs approaching the century mark combined with oppressive humidity to made it feel like 105 to 115 degrees (40 to 46 Celsius) across the country’s heartland, […] The post Fair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some schools let out early appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
BCA Issues Statewide Alert For Missing Endangered Minnesota Man
Foley, MN (KROC-AM News) - A statewide endangered missing person alert has been issued for a missing central Minnesota man. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension sent out the alert this afternoon at the request of the Foley Police Department. That agency has requested the public's help in finding 40-year-old Joshua James Woolsey.
Minnesotans try to beat the heat amid excessive heat warning
MINNEAPOLIS — The heat can't be ignored on Monday."We are slowing down our pace a little bit, but we're doing OK," Paul Burke said in the middle of his walk around Lake Harriet.An excessive heat warning is consuming much of the state on Monday."I mean it's like a sauna," Beth Kalin said. "You don't have to get in the sauce, you're in the sauna."While the heat index made it well into the 100s, it didn't stop some Minnesotans from getting their steps — or laps in."It's heating up," Greg Shobert said after his swim across Lake Harriet. "It's nice to...
Excessive Heat Warnings Now Issued In These 12 Minnesota Counties
For those who thought summer weather was behind us and were already in a pumpkin spice frame of mind, the start of this week served as a great reminder that summer is still very much here. Throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, the story of the day Monday was the hot weather,...
2 hurt, one from possible stabbing, at Minnesota State Fair on Saturday night
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Minnesota State Fair police say its officers had to respond to two violent incidents on Saturday night, including a possible stabbing.Police say "an altercation involving multiple individuals" broke out at Underwood Street and Carnes Avenue just before 9 p.m. One person suffered an apparent head injury and was treated by medics on-site. Soon after in the second incident, police say a fairgoer was found with "a non-critical injury to his leg" near the DNR Building off Carnes Avenue and Nelson Street. He was also treated and released by fair medics.Police say it's unclear how he was...
Walmart Cracks Down On Minnesota Customers Who Use These
Walmart shoppers, take note. Walmart is in the midst of making a ton of changes and now, there's another one you need to be aware of. About 37 million people visit Walmart each day, and spend about 32 minutes in store per trip. That's pretty speedy if you ask me.
Wild week of US weather includes heat wave, tropical storm, landslide, flash flood and snow
It's been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States. Millions of people are enduring dangerous heat and humidity in the Midwest, while an Alaska landslide killed one man and a woman
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