Says the Star Tribune’s Anthony Lonetree and Paul Walsh: “A prolonged cold is on its way out, but not before possibly setting a record on Monday morning with extremely cold weather. The record of 25 below dates from 146 years to 1875. Nick Carletta, meteorologist from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Chanhassen, said the area has a good chance of lowering the record on Monday. … For perspective, Carletta said that the coldest day in Twin Cities history was in 1888, when temperatures dropped to 41 degrees below zero. … In Duluth, the record low for 14 February was pushed even lower on Sunday morning when the temperature according to the NWS dropped to 26 below zero. ”
An AP story says: ‘The sheriff’s office in Martin County, Minnesota, said Armstrong, Iowa, Craig Merrill, police chief, was arrested Saturday, just across the border from the city where he worked. Armstrong’s mayor and current and former city clerks were all arrested on Friday and charged with various crimes and offenses. after a long investigation uncovered and discovered other transgressions. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has filed charges against Armstrong officials of misappropriation of city funds, offering fraudulent public records, using a TASER against a citizen in exchange for cash, and forgery of ledgers. to obscure darkness. ‘ ‘
Say MPR, “Nearly 12 percent of Minnesota residents have now received at least their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, as the rate of vaccinations in the state has been higher over the past few days. State health officials reported on Sunday that nearly 39,000 more vaccine doses had been administered – the fourth largest one-day total recorded. That was a drop from Saturday’s total – but slightly ahead of what was reported last Sunday. ”
Also in the Star Tribune, Joe Carlson reports: ‘Some of the best evidence to detect early signs of new COVID strains in Minnesota is flushed down the toilet. But scientists from the Metropolitan Council and the Genomics Center of the University of Minnesota have begun detecting new strains of COVID in the wastewater entering the Twin Cities’ primary sewage treatment plant in St. Louis. Paul flows. The project is an outgrowth of ongoing epidemiological work with Minnesota wastewater. Genetic traces of the virus that causes COVID are detectable in wastewater, which is why researchers are investigating them for early warnings about COVID hotspots. ”
MPR’s Peter Cox reports: “Southside Community Clinic and Sabathani Community Center in southern Minneapolis have teamed up to vaccinate the elderly with a specific risk of COVID-19. “We emphasized the opportunity because we knew we had the ability to reach out to the elderly, and we had the facilities – and if they could bring the vaccine, we knew it would be a perfect partnership,” he said. Tanessa Greene, Sabathani’s executive director. She said they gave the COVID-19 vaccine to 83 elderly people, most of whom were African-Americans. … Minnesota is trying to bridge two issues at once – to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible, and also to ensure that racial and ethnic communities hardest hit by the virus have access to vaccines. … Demographics suggest that priorities for who received the vaccine left people of color behind.”
Another AP story says: ‘One patient threatened dr. To shoot Terry Hunt as physical therapy does not relieve his pain as effectively as opioids. Another harassed his staff and then looked around in a hospital looking for Hunt after he was told he would be weaned from some of the painkillers he used inappropriately. … So when he heard about the attack Tuesday in a medical clinic in Buffalo, Minn., Which killed one person and injured four, ‘I assumed the first thing it had to do with pain medication,‘ says Hunt, who now works for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and a Mayo Clinic Health System facility in Red Wing. Doctors treating pain say that threats of violence have increased significantly in recent years, as increasing legal and regulatory pressures due to the deadly opioid epidemic have led to many alternatives being prescribed and their patients becoming addicted.. ”
Joe Bring reported on BringMeTheNews:A 29-year-old man from Minneapolis survived after being pulled out of the Honda Accord and landed about 180 yards from the car, and it came to a stop on Interstate 94 in Brooklyn Center. According to the State Patrol accident report, the man was driving at high speed with the Honda on the I-94 ramp to the western I-694 when he lost control, hit right, hit a handrail and rolled. The 29-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to North Memorial Hospital for treatment. ”
Lou Raguse of KARE 11 writes: “On Sunday afternoon, January 31, the message began to spread – Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis needed extra doses of COVID-19, and they needed suitable people who were willing to take it before the doses spoiled. has. … Children offered a vaccination clinic for healthcare professionals – home care workers, dentists and blood bank workers – and the turnout was lower than expected. … Children vaccinated 1,400 people that day without wasting a dose. Two of the people were Maura Caldwell’s parents. “I was so grateful for the friend who wanted to tell me about this opportunity,” Maura said. It inspired Maura to help other seniors and teachers in Minnesota who were struggling to get an appointment. She started a Facebook group and became the Minneapolis Vaccine Hunter. “My page has also changed organically from extra doses to help people navigate just through the system,” Maura said. ‘
The AP reports: “The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said it would propose a 200-wolf hunting season quota when the group’s policy council meets Monday to discuss starting a wolf hunt immediately. According to the agency, the department’s staff came to the number after considering several factors, including the latest population estimate, the public response to earlier harvests, the current management plan, scientific literature and population model projections, reports the Journal Sentinel. ”