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10 Tornado Reports in Southern Minnesota, Power Outages
UNDATED (WJON News) -- The National Weather Service says it received at least ten reports of tornadoes Monday night in south-central Minnesota. There were reported tornado touchdowns near St. James, Winnebago, Janesville, and Wells. The twister spotted near St, James damaged buildings, crops, trees, and powerlines but no injuries were reported.
Wilderness Health hosts community listening sessions
Cohasset, Minn.—Mental and behavioral health needs remain a challenge throughout the state of Minnesota, and the unique needs of rural Minnesotans require targeted attention. To learn more about the needs of residents of Itasca County, Wilderness Health invited community members to share their stories and help shape the future of mental health care. The listening session was held on Monday, July 29th at the Bass Brook Community Center in Cohasset, MN. This was the fifth event in a series held across Northeastern Minnesota. Attendees shared...
Grassroots efforts to increase voting are gaining momentum in these states, even as other states make voting harder
Many people justifiably believe that democracy is under attack in the U.S. and the country’s election system is at risk. But some good news gets lost in the many reports of doom. Many states in recent years have made significant advances toward promoting a more inclusive democracy. I’ve worked...
StormTeam 3: Feeling like mid-September this week
After a brutal stretch of summertime heat and humidity, southeastern Minnesota and North Iowa have been greeted with mid-September like conditions that will last through the rest of the work week!. The warm and humid air mass allowed for severe weather to impact the region late Monday evening and into...
First year of legal home grow yields big returns for these medical cannabis patients
Growing cannabis at home has been “pretty darn rewarding” for Joseph Diaz. He’s one of many Minnesotans who are medical patients that are growing their own cannabis after Minnesota legalized home grow and recreational use last year. Diaz, 36, has been growing cannabis in the basement of his home in Brooklyn Center since last summer.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Parts of Olmsted, Mower & Fillmore Counties
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Mitchell County in north central Iowa... Southwestern Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota... Mower County in southeastern Minnesota... Northwestern Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 810 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rochester to near Manly, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Rochester, Stewartville, Lyle, and Rose Creek around 815 PM CDT. Grand Meadow, St. Ansgar, and Adams around 820 PM CDT. Stacyville around 825 PM CDT. Osage and Spring Valley around 830 PM CDT. Chatfield and Le Roy around 835 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Toeterville, Rock Creek, Otranto, Brownville, and Rochester Airport. People attending the Mower County Fairgrounds should seek safe shelter immediately! This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 175 and 212. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north central and northeastern Iowa...and southeastern Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4369 9305 4385 9271 4385 9268 4386 9268 4393 9253 4384 9219 4350 9254 4350 9255 4321 9264 4321 9302 4350 9303 4350 9305 TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 294DEG 30KT 4396 9252 4334 9317 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH.
Five local nursing homes receiving $1.8 million in state funding
MINNESOTA (Valley News Live) - Five nursing homes in the area have received a second round of direct payments totaling approximately $1.8 million to help stabilize finances, ensure adequate staffing and pay, repair infrastructure, and provide quality services for their residents. It is part of a statewide nursing home package...
WCCO back on air after power outage and technical issues
MINNEAPOLIS — WCCO is back on the air after dealing with a power outage and technical issues following Monday night's storm.In case you missed it, WCCO did an abbreviated newscast on Facebook Live. You can watch a replay of it above. Lingering technical issues have also affected the 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. streaming shows Tuesday on CBS News Minnesota.Xcel Energy says heavy rain and strong winds caused downed trees and outages affecting 18,000 customers across the Twin Cities, including WCCO.
Passed over for VP, Josh Shapiro has "a lot more stuff I want to get done" in Pa.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro reacted on Tuesday to candidate Vice President Kamala Harris' selection of Tim Walz as her running mate.Shapiro released a statement congratulating Walz and reaffirming his support for Harris in the 2024 presidential election."I know that Governor Tim Walz is an exceptionally strong addition to the ticket who will help Kamala move our country forward," Shapiro said. "Lori and I consider Tim and Gwen [Walz, Tim's wife] to be good friends of ours and we are excited for them and for the country to get to know the great people we...
What is the history of Minnesotans on the presidential ticket?
MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota will join Kamala Harris as her running mate on the presidential ticket.Minnesotans are no newcomers to the vice presidency: Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale both successfully made it to the White House.Hubert Humphrey was the first. A South Dakota pharmacist by trade, he eventually moved to Minnesota and became the mayor of Minneapolis in 1945, a post he held for three years before he served as U.S. Senator.He rose in the ranks, passing legislation on food stamps, civil rights, and the Peace Corps and eventually became the Senate Majority Whip. He joined Lyndon...
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