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Thursday is the Minnesota Statewide Tornado Drill. Tornadoes are nature’s most intensely violent storm, and Minnesota averages 40 tornadoes per year, although, in 2010, Minnesota led the nation with 113 tornadoes. A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes, remain alert for approaching storms. A tornado warning means a tornado has been sighted or […]
Health officials have announced the largest single-day increase in cases of the coronavirus in North Dakota. The Department of Health said Wednesday it has confirmed 24 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total to 365. A Grand Forks wind turbine manufacturing facility halted production after an outbreak among employees there. LM Wind Power declined to
KROX talked with RiverView Health CEO Carrie Michalski to get an idea on how prepared Crookston is should an influx of COVID-19 cases show up in the community. One thing that is often said when there is a crisis is that people and communities come together, and that is what Michalski describes happening with the
The Polk County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of lowering the on-sale liquor fee for restaurants and bars under county jurisdiction. Polk County Director of Property Records Michelle Cote brought the fees before the board to consider a change given that businesses are operating at a fraction of their average volume during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Lake Agassiz Regional Library invites its customers to read Because of Winn-Dixie in a new statewide book club which is being launched by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library as the Minnesota Center for the Book. The intention of One Book | One Minnesota is for Minnesotans of all ages to read a common title
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced today that the agency has fully implemented the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which provides a 13 week extension of unemployment benefits for eligible applications. PEUC was authorized by Congress in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which was signed into
