NEXT WEEK IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK, AND ON THURSDAY, APRIL 20, A STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL WILL BE HELD. DRILLS WILL BE HELD AT 1:45 AND 6:45. ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE SENDING OUT A CODE RED ALERT DURING THAT AFTERNOON DRILL. A REMINDER THAT TORNADO SHELTERS IN ROSEAU AREA THE AMERICAN LEGION BASEMENT, SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ROSEAU SCHOOL. IN SALOL, THE LUTHERAN CHURCH; WARROAD AT GARDENS ARENA; THE GREENBUSH SCHOOL; AND BADGER CITY HALL BASEMENT.
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IS ONE PLACE THAT MASKS REMAIN PREVALENT FOR EMPLOYEES, PATIENTS AND VISITORS, BUT SEVERAL MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS ARE RELAXING THOSE REQUIREMENTS STARTING THIS WEEK. THAT NOW INCLUDES THE MAYO CLINIC. ALLINA HEALTH ANNOUNCED THAT MOVE FOR NEXT WEEK, ESSENTIA HEALTH MADE THE MOVE A WEEK AGO. FAIRVIEW HEALTH SYSTEMS REMAINS A STANDOUT, AS THEY WILL ONLY SAY THEY ARE DISCUSSING THEIR MASKING POLICY, BUT DID NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE MINNESOTA DNR CONSERVATION OFFICER REPORTS SHOW THAT SOME LIGHT ANGLING ACTIVITY IS STILL HAPPENING ON AREA ICE, BUT THEY WARN THAT THIS WEEK’S WEATHER WILL HAVE ICE DETERIORATING QUICKLY. THEY NOT A NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS AGAINST THOSE WHO LEFT ICE SHELTERS ON THE ICE PAST THE DEADLINE OF MARCH 31.
A CROOKSTON MAN IS NOW IN FEDERAL CUSTODY RELATED TO THREE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES. 51-YEAR OLD JORGE ALBERTO TORRES JR IS BEING CHARGED RELATED TO INCIDENTS AT AN UNLICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER THAT WAS RUN OUT OF HIS HOME, WHERE HE ALLEGEDLY HID A CAMERA IN A BATHROOM AND TOOK VIDEOS OF HIS VICTIMS IN THE SHOWER. THERE IS ALSO AN ALLEGED ASSAULT BY A SEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL, AND A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL HAS COME FORWARD SAYING SHE WAS SEXUALLY BUSED BY HIM SINCE SHE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD.
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