IN ITS SECOND FLOOD OUTLOOK OF THE SEASON, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OF GRAND FORKS SAID THE RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT SPRING FLOODING IN THE REGION REMAINS LOW.
IT SAYS THE COLD SNAP THROUGH LATE JANUARY ALLOWED THE FROST LAYER TO DEEPEN QUICKLY, ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION. IF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH SPRING, IT COULD LEAD TO A DELAYED SNOW MELT AND GROUND THAW. PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE END OF WINTER AND INTO SPRING, ALONG WITH THE TIMING AND THAW CYCLE OF ANY SNOWPACK, WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT RISK FACTORS TO CONSIDER FOR FLOODING, ACCORDING TO THE OUTLOOK.
AN APPEALS COURT HAS OVERTUNED A CIVIL SUIT RULING, NOW SAYING THAT AN AEROSOL DUSTER COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR A CRASH THAT KILLED A BAUDETTE WOMAN IN 2019. A TOTAL OF $10.5 MILLION HAD BEEN AWARDED TO DAVID MCDOUGALL, THE HUSBAND OF CYNTHIA MCDOUGALL, THE WOMAN KILLED IN THE CRASH THAT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER KYLE NEUMILLER, THE DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, HAD INHALED THE AEROSOL DUSTER. THE HUSBAND SUED CRC, THE MAKERS OF THE AEROSOL, AND A JURY FOUND THAT THE COMPANY KNEW THEIR PRODUCT TO BE “UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS” AND THAT THE COMPANY WAS 22.5% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH. THIS APPEALS RULING STATES THAT EVIDENCE PRESENTED DID NOT MEET THAT STANDARD.
NEUMILLER PLEADED GUILTY TO CRIMINAL VEHICULAR HOMICIDE THE IN THE CASE, SERVED TIME, AND HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED.
AT A WARROAD CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEEK, THEY APPROVED OF A $10,000 GIS MAPPING UPDATE. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAPPING WILL HELP THEM PLAN FOR GROWTH IN THE CITY. THE FUNDS WILL BE SPLIT ACROSS VARIOUS INFRASTRURE ASPECTS… STREETS, SEWERS, WATER AND ELECTRIC. MAYOR TOM GOLDSMITH NOTED THAT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENENCE WILL BE THE BEST WAY TO PROVIDE RELIABLE SYSTEMS FOR RESIDENTS.
GARDEN VALLEY TECHNOLOGIES THIS WEEK DONATED $5000 TO THE GOODRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT WILL BE USED TO HELP COVER THE COSTS OF A NEW VIDEO SCOREBOARD IN THE FUTURE PERFORMANCE GYM. THE REMAINDER OF THAT COST IS BEING COVERED BY GOODRIDGE AREA DEVELOPMENT.
POLARIS HAD PERSONNEL AT THE MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL IN NEWFOLDEN YESTERDAY. PRESENTING ON THEIR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND THE UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE WORKING AND EARNING A WAGE.
TOM HOMAN ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE FEDERAL SURGE OF ICE AGENTS IN MINNESOTA WILL BE COMING TO END AND THE DRAWDROWN WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE COMING DAYS. MORE FEDERAL AGENTS THAN NORMAL COULD REMAIN, BUT A NUMBER MUCH CLOSER TO THE TYPICAL NUMBER FOR MINNESOTA WHICH SITS AROUND 150.
GOVERNOR TIM WALZ IS NOW CALLING FOR A $10 MILLION ECONOMIC RELIEF PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY THE METRO SURGE. THAT PROGRAM WOULD ALLOW FOR ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES TO APPPLY FOR FORGIVEABLE LOANS OF $2500 TO $25000. (GOVERNOR WALZ CLIP)
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE CANCELLED ABOUT $38 MILLION IN PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTMENTS FOR MINNESOTA, EFFECTIVE AS OF FEB. 11.
THE TERMINATED FUNDING IS FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT (PHIG), THIS FIVE-YEAR GRANT BEGAN IN 2022 AND WAS SET TO EXPIRE IN 2027. NATIONWIDE, 107 HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS ALL 50 STATES RECEIVED THIS FUNDING, BUT ONLY MINNESOTA AND THREE OTHER STATES ARE HAVING THESE FUNDS CANCELLED.
CDC’S STATED REASON FOR TERMINATING MINNESOTA’S GRANT WAS, “INCONSISTENT WITH AGENCY PRIORITIES.” THE CDC’S ASSERTION THAT MINNESOTA’S USE OF FUNDS IS INCONSISTENT WITH THEIR AGENCY PRIORITIES IS AT ODDS WITH THEIR CDC PRIORITIES STATEMENT WHICH CALLS FOR “MODERNIZING PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE.”
LATE YESTERDAY ATTORNEY GENERAL ELLISON JOINED THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL FROM THE OTHER TARGETED STATES (CALIFORNIA, COLORADO AND ILLINOIS) IN FILING A LAWSUIT. THE LAWSUIT SEEKS A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE FUNDING WHILE THE LAWSUIT PROCEEDS.
THE MINNESOTA DNR IS REMINDING MINNESOTANS THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT NON-GAME WILDLIFE AT TAX TIME WITH A DONATION ON YOUR TAX FORMS. YOUR DONATION WOULD SUPPORT MORE THAN 500 AT-RISK WILDLIFE SPECIES. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT YOUR DONATION IS DOUBLE-MATCHED BY REINVEST IN MINNESOTA CRITICAL HABITAT LICENSE PLATE FUND.
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