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.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Expect a sunny Saturday with heat expected to build up this weekend before an even hotter work week.
Saturday forecast
Local perspective:
Winds stay light out of the south with plenty of sunshine today.
There are hints of an extremely isolated thundershower, but the chance of that happening over any given area is extremely small.
Expect highs to peak in the upper 80s with dew points in the mid to upper 60s this afternoon.
Extended forecast
What’s next:
This forecast is hot.
Highs will peak in the 90s every day this upcoming week for the Twin Cities and a large portion of the area as well.
Dew points really don’t look to surge into the 70s but mainly stay in the lower to upper 60s depending on the day of the week.
Little to no precipitation forecast this upcoming week. Expect dry and sunny days.
The Source: This story uses information from the FOX 9 weather forecast.
BEMIDJI — The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development recently announced over $1.4 million in child care economic development grants, including a $200,000 award to the
Northwest Minnesota Foundation
in Bemidji.
Split between 11 programs and organizations around the state, more than 80% of the awarded funds support programs in Greater Minnesota, with the aim of creating more than 1,100 new child care slots.
“Affordable, reliable child care is essential for a thriving economy,” DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek said in a release. “These grants are supporting working families by ensuring Minnesota parents are able to work knowing their child is well cared for by some of the best caregivers in the nation. We’re also helping employers retain talent and working together to establish the foundation for long-term economic vitality.”
DEED’s Child Care Economic Development Grant program provides funding to organizations and communities to invest in new or expanding child care businesses, including facility improvements, worker training, attraction, retention and licensing, and other strategies to address the child care shortage.
Since the office’s inception in July 2023, DEED has awarded over $13 million in grants to 56 organizations to fund child care startups or business expansions, resulting in over 4,000 new child care slots.
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