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The Morrison County Sheriff's Office Emergency Management wants to remind everyone that Severe Weather Awareness Week is next week April 13th through 17th. On Thursday, April 16th will be Statewide Tornado Drills with sirens being activated at 1:45PM and 6:45PM. Outdoor warning sirens will sound in a simulated tornado warning. The tornado drills allow everyone in the community to practice their emergency plans for tornadoes. The first drill is intended for institutions and businesses. The evening drill is intended for second shift workers and families. There is no such thing as an “all- clear” siren. For more information about severe weather safety and preparedness, please visit the Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management website at https://dps.mn.gov.for daily topics during Severe Weather Awareness Week. Each day of the week highlights an important seasonal weather safety topic: Monday- Alerts and Warnings; Tuesday- Severe Weather, Lightning and Hail; Wednesday- Floods; Thursday- Tornadoes (with Statewide Tornado Drills) and Friday- Extreme Heat. We encourage everyone to be informed and prepared!

More road work began on Monday of this week on large roadway projects. The Highway 210 project from the East Mall in Brainerd started with surveying items and getting in place to begin full constructions on two roundabouts and other items by mid-April and by mid-May likely detours will be put in place. Also the Interstate 94 project in Stearns County including bridge replacement in the Sauk River near Melrose. Both of these will have travel impacts in those areas. Remember to check 511mn.org to get the latest road construction updates. More bridge work is planned this spring and summer including the bridge on the south end of Little Falls off of Highway 10 which has been put on hold for winter work to be completed. The latest Mn Dot report shows that the work on that bridge is not to be completed now until at least June 30th.

For those hoping to hunt bear in Minnesota this fall, applications are now open. The Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications online, at any license agent, or by phone at 888-665-4236. Hunters can also apply for preference only, which adds a preference point to improve their odds in future lotteries. DNR has 5,330 licenses available across 15 permit areas. License quotas reflect a moderate increase in areas where population trends support it. The season opens September 1st and closes October 18th. Lottery winners will be notified by June 1st. Lottery winners must purchase their licenses by August 1st. Any remaining licenses go on sale at noon on August 5th. An unlimited number of licenses are available over the counter for the no-quota area covering east-central and far northwest Minnesota. Those licenses are valid only in the no-quota area. More information, including permit area maps and availability, can be found on the Minnesota DNR website.

While Little Falls had around 1-3 inches of snow Friday into Saturday some parts of the state are digging out of 12-16 inches of snow in northwestern Minnesota with areas...

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued from 4pm today to 10pm Saturday night. A mixed precipitation event will unfold across Minnesota into Wisconsin with rain, freezing rain and all...

Swanville Schools are doing an E-Learning Day today. Other schools such as Foley, Sauk Rapids, Sartell and St. Cloud are running 2 hours late. Continue to listen to Little Falls...

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 10pm Wednesday to 7pm Thursday for central Minnesota. Mixed precipitation with possible ice accumulation causing very slick roadways Thursday...