Minnesota
DNR adds 27 Minnesota counties to burn restrictions list
(Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday it’s adding 27 counties to the state’s burn restrictions list.
What’s happening?
Why you should care:
DNR officials say as warm and dry weather increases across the state, burn restrictions will continue to increase Tuesday and into next week. They say fire from burning vegetative debris is the state’s No. 1 cause of wildfires. Burning restrictions help reduce the risk for wildfires.
What counties are being added?
What we know:
Here is a look at the 27 counties being added to the list as of 6 a.m. Tuesday. They cover most of central and northern Minnesota.
- Aitkin
- Becker
- Beltrami
- Carlton
- Cass
- Clay
- Clearwater
- Crow Wing
- Douglas
- Grant
- Hubbard
- Itasca
- Kittson
- Mahnomen
- Marshall
- Normam
- Otter Tail
- Pennington
- Polk
- Pope
- Red Lake
- Southern St. Louis County
- Stevens
- Traverse
- Wadena
- Wilkin
- Roseau
Counties still under burn restrictions
Why you should care:
The DNR already had burn restrictions in effect in 15 Minnesota counties, including five of the seven in the Twin Cites metro area.
- Anoka
- Benton
- Chisago
- Hennepin
- Isanti
- Kanabec
- Mille Lacs
- Morrison
- Pine
- Ramsey
- Sherburne
- Stearns
- Todd
- Washington
- Wright
DNR officials say they will not issue permits for open burning of brush or yard waste in the 42 counties under burn restrictions until they are lifted.
What if I need to get rid of yard waste?
What they’re saying:
With burn restrictions in place, DNR officials say composting, chipping or taking your brush to area collection sites are the best options.
The Source: Information was provided by the Minnesota DNR.
A 29-year-old man drowned at a lake in northern Minnesota on Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office said the man drowned at the swimming area at Little Emily Lake Park. The man was at the park with family and friends at the time.
First responders arrived at the scene to try and rescue him, but he was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff’s office.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult time,” the sheriff’s office said.
Little Emily Lake is about 40 miles north of Brainerd.
Minnesota
If Nolan Teasley is the “primary football executive” in Minnesota, Seahawks will get compensatory picks
The hiring of Seahawks assistant G.M. Nolan Teasley as the Vikings’ new G.M. will carry a specific benefit for his former team.
Per the league, Teasley qualifies as a diverse candidate under the NFL provision that gives the former team of a newly-hired G.M. or head coach a pair of third-round compensatory draft picks.
The only question is whether Teasley will be Minnesota’s “primary football executive.” That requirement prevented the Bears from receiving the compensatory draft picks when assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham was hired to be the Falcons G.M. The league decided that president of football Matt Ryan is the “primary football executive” in Atlanta.
The Bears appealed the decision to the league, and Bears fans continue to be mystified by the outcome — especially since Ryan has made it clear that Cunningham is a General Manager “in every facet of the word.”
Minnesota has no similar position to Ryan’s job with the Falcons. The only alternative to Teasley would be coach Kevin O’Connell. But there has been no indication that, moving forward, O’Connell will emerge as the top football executive for the Vikings, with full control over the roster and the draft.
The NFL’s full collection of diversity of initiatives have recently come under attack by Florida’s attorney general. The Seahawks getting two extra third-round draft picks undoubtedly will spark a reaction from those who, in the current climate, attack efforts aimed at enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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