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New map app now available for accurate scope on Greenwood Fire

Aug 27, 2021 08:37PM ● By Editor

The map, which shows evacuation zones, road closures, and trail closures, was a team effort amongst St. Louis and Lake Counties Emergency Management Teams and the US Forest Service. By Peter Kvietkauskas of KBJR-TV - August 27, 2021

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COVID-19 in MN: Summer wave edges higher; cases, hospital needs climb

Aug 27, 2021 03:12PM ● By Editor

Cook County has received notice of 14 new COVID-19 cases in the last week, bringing the total case count for Cook County to 197 since the beginning of the pandemic.  From the Cook County COVID-19 Response Center and Minnesota Public Radio News - August 27, 2021

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Video: Minnesotans get COVID-19 vaccine on first day of State Fair

Aug 27, 2021 07:04AM ● By Editor

The health department is giving $100 visa gift cards to the first 3,600 people to get vaccinated at the fair. By Kiya Edwards of KARE 11 News - August 26, 2021

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Gunflint Trail residents recount destructive Ham Lake Fire, prepare for another

Aug 27, 2021 06:48AM ● By Editor

This is not the first time people in the area have gone through a similar situation. In May of 2007, a campfire ignited the Ham Lake Fire. By Kendall Jarboe of KBJR-TV - August 26, 2021

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Video: Babbitt providing space for shelter, command center for Greenwood Fire

Aug 25, 2021 05:28AM ● By Editor

The Red Cross evacuation shelter is already helping people. It's at the Municipal Center, in the gym. One person had registered, and was utilizing services on Tuesday afternoon. And more were expected. From WDIO-TV - August 24, 2021

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Video: Facebook group for displaced animals from Greenwood Fire

Aug 25, 2021 05:17AM ● By Editor

A local group of veterinary-rescue professionals have created a Facebook page, called "Greenwood Fire Displaced Animals." From WDIO-TV - August 24, 2021

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BCA Introduces Application for Providing Tips About Threats of Violence at Schools, Places of Worship

Aug 19, 2021 07:42AM ● By Editor

Students, parents and school personnel can use the app to provide tips about planned or threatened violence at a school. From The Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension - August 18, 2021

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'A very difficult decision': Minnesota schools divided on masking

Aug 16, 2021 08:19AM ● By Editor

School mask policies have been among the most contentious issues district leaders have faced this summer. By Elizabeth Shockman of Minnesota Public Radio News - August 16, 2021

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Video: Minnesota wastewater has predicted each COVID wave, including this one

Aug 14, 2021 06:11AM ● By Editor

The U of M is tracking COVID in sewage across the state, and using it to develop an early warning system. By Kent Erdahl of KARE 11 News - August 12, 2021

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Minnesota sees jump in weekly student COVID-19 vaccinations amid state’s push

Aug 14, 2021 05:55AM ● By Editor

Two weeks after the 'Tax to School' campaign launched on July 28, more than 20,000 youths age 12 to 17 years old have gotten their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. By Fox 9 News - August 13, 2021

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