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NWS issues Red Flag Warning for many parts of Minnesota
A Red Flag Warning means conditions are conducive for wildfires to start and spread quickly. Today’s warning impacts 39 different counties across Minnesota.
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Conditions will come together to create extreme fire risk in many areas of Minnesota, enough to trigger a Red Flag warning Monday.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued the Red Flag Warning for 39 counties in central, northeast, northwest and southwest Minnesota due to predicted weather conditions that include warm temps, gusty winds and low relative humidity. Meteorologists expect this September to be the driest on record across the Twin Cities metro and other areas of the state.
Here are the warnings, the counties impacted and when they take effect.
- Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Wadena and Wilkin counties – effective 7:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m.
- Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing and Itasca counties – effective 10:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m.
- Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Traverse, Todd, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Renville, Redwood and Yellow Medicine counties – effective 11:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.
- Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and Rock counites – effective 1:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds residents in impacted counties to not conduct burns, and to check any recent burning to ensure the fire is completely out. The DNR will not issue or activate open burning permits for large vegetative debris burning during Red Flag Warnings, and campfires are highly discouraged.
“When fire risk is this high it’s important to be careful with anything could spark a wildfire,” said Karen Harrison, DNR wildfire prevention specialist.
Red Flag Warnings are evolving situations and conditions can change quickly, either increasing the number of counties impacted or reducing the number. Visit the National Weather Service website or the Minnesota DNR website for updates on the Red Flag Warning, fire danger and burning restrictions.
Minneapolis Animal Care & Control is partnering with two pet welfare organizations to hold the clinic at North Commons Recreation Center from 5 to 8 p.m.
MINNEAPOLIS — Three organizations dedicated to the welfare of pets in the Twin Cities are getting together to hold a free microchipping event Monday.
Minneapolis Animal Care & Control (MACC) is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society and the North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center to stage the clinic, which will take place at North Commons Recreation Center (1801 N. James Ave., Minneapolis) on Monday, Sept. 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. Members of the community can come in and get their pets microchipped and registered for free.
Data cited by Best Friends Animal Society said the return rate for lost dogs has dropped 29% since 2019, and MACC said only about a third of dogs who are picked up as strays find their way home to their owners due to lack of identification.
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“Microchipping is a simple yet impactful step toward protecting your dog,” explained Danielle Joerger, MACC animal shelter supervisor. “We’re able to place a small microchip that has a unique ID under the skin. That way, if it comes through our doors, we scan it and instantly know who it belongs to.”
MACC calls the situation “heartbreaking” when they have a pet they know belongs to someone but can’t identify that owner.
Again, the event is free to all members of the Twin Cities community.
Monday marks the day that federal pandemic-era funding ends, and in St. Paul educators say that will impact arts, literacy rates and after-school programming.
ST PAUL, Minn. — While the COVID pandemic officially ended more than a year ago in the U.S., increased federal funding has continued to funnel to school districts across the country to deal with impacts on students.
Educators across America, including teachers in St. Paul, will hold a ‘walk-in’ demonstration Monday to protest the end of federal pandemic funding that allowed districts to prop up arts programming, efforts to increase literacy and after-school programming.
For the St. Paul public schools, the end of pandemic funding means $207 million less for the overall budget, which required significant cuts for the 2024-25 school year.
Teachers participating in the walk-in are calling for federal lawmakers to maintain funding levels set during the COVID era.
Similar walk-in demonstrations will be held in cities like Boston, Chicago and Nashville as part of the Alliance to Reclaim our Schools.
Jacobsen suffers from dementia and may be disoriented, according to the Golden Valley Police Department.
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Officials are asking the public to keep an eye out for 62-year-old Colin Jacobsen, who hasn’t been seen since leaving his group home on Saturday afternoon.
Jacobsen suffers from dementia and may be disoriented, according to the Golden Valley Police Department.
Jacobsen stands at 5’11” and weighs around 174 pounds. He was last seen wearing black Nike hoodie, black pants, glasses and a blue hat.
“We appreciate the community’s support and ask everyone to keep an eye out for Colin,” says Golden Valley Police Chief Virgil Green, in a statement. “Your help could be crucial in bringing him home safely.”
Anyone who sees Jacobsen or knows where he might be is asked to call the department at 763-593-8079.
