If you got a mysterious public safety alert on your phone, here is what's going on.
2:20 PM - The original alert I got on my phone said "Area in question is west of Cloquet and north of Big Lake. Between Mission Rd and Enger/Cary Rd", but said nothing more. Others have gotten an alert saying, "Due to potential explosive hazard that was found in area of Ditchbanks Road and Pipeline crossing law enforcement is evacuating residences within the area."
2:40 PM - I just got another alert on my phone saying that the first public safety alert was sent to Aiktin, St. Louis, and Pine counties in error. The latest alert said that it is a localized event in Carlton County only. Everyone else can disregard the message. The area affected is on the north side of Big Lake.