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Monday’s grass fire in Polk County burned an estimated 13,000 to 15,000 acres or approximately 20 to 23.5 square miles. Firefighters from numerous local, state, and federal departments responded to battle the blaze. Thanks to their efforts, structural damage along the fire’s path was minimal. One farmstead that did suffer some damage was the Bradford […]
On Monday, March 29 at approximately 1:00 p.m. the Polk County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a grass Fire in Section 21 of Tilden Township. Mentor Fire and Rescue Responded. Due to dry conditions and strong winds, the fire spread quickly. US Highway 2, Highway 32, and County Road 45 were shut down for most
On Monday, a red flag warning was issued for much of Minnesota and North Dakota due to warm temperatures and high winds mixed with dry conditions that also contributed to a large grass fire in Polk County. Late last week the National Weather Service updated drought conditions across the Red River Valley including classifying Polk
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,453 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 97 probable cases from antigen testing, and 5 deaths. The confirmed cases are the result of 20,669 completed tests for a positive rate of 7 percent. Polk County had 4 confirmed cases, Lake of the Woods County-4 cases, Roseau County-3 cases,
With extreme fire risk conditions expected across much of Minnesota, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Monday, March 29. The warning includes Polk, Kittson, Lake of The Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau counties in the KROX listening area. Also included are the following counties: Becker, Beltrami,
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,443 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 271 probable cases from antigen testing, and 7 deaths. The confirmed cases were the result of 38,297 completed tests for a positive rate of 3.8 percent. Polk County had 5 confirmed cases, Lake of the Wood County-2 cases, Mahnomen County-2 cases, Roseau
