Quiet Weather Weekend - Getting Cold In Time For Christmas While quiet weather is expected this weekend, we do watch the chance for some snow and much colder weather next week. Click for more details. - D.J. Kayser
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Statewide Snow Depth
It s still hard to find snow on the ground across most of the state as we head into the weekend before Christmas, though odds are a bit higher as you head into northern Minnesota. Some areas along portions of the C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State Trail are reporting a snow depth up to 5 , but there isn t enough yet to pack. Across some of the state parks in northern Minnesota:
The cases remain at a high level but are decreasing.
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Wadena County has seen 92 additional positive cases of COVID-19 between Dec. 8-16. Area counties have seen the following increases in positive COVID-19 cases from Nov. 27-Dec. 11: Becker County had an additional 502 cases, Hubbard 198, Otter Tail 876, Todd 338 and Wadena 240.
The counties have mostly seen decreases from the number of additional positive cases from Nov. 20-Dec. 4: Becker County had an additional 690 cases, Hubbard 346, Otter Tail 1,136, Todd 363 and Wadena 241.
While the number of cases at these high levels remains concerning, the cases could be cresting. We re still way above a manageable rate of growth in new cases, said Jan Malcolm, Minnesota commissioner of health, in a news conference on Dec. 15. We thank Minnesotans for shrinking these rates of growth, it is going to be so helpful for these vaccines to give us the greatest impact on getting to the other side of this
The cases remain at a high level but are decreasing.
Written By:
Staff reports | ×
Wadena County has seen 92 additional positive cases of COVID-19 between Dec. 8-16. Area counties have seen the following increases in positive COVID-19 cases from Nov. 27-Dec. 11: Becker County had an additional 502 cases, Hubbard 198, Otter Tail 876, Todd 338 and Wadena 240.
The counties have mostly seen decreases from the number of additional positive cases from Nov. 20-Dec. 4: Becker County had an additional 690 cases, Hubbard 346, Otter Tail 1,136, Todd 363 and Wadena 241.
While the number of cases at these high levels remains concerning, the cases could be cresting. We re still way above a manageable rate of growth in new cases, said Jan Malcolm, Minnesota commissioner of health, in a news conference on Dec. 15. We thank Minnesotans for shrinking these rates of growth, it is going to be so helpful for these vaccines to give us the greatest impact on getting to the other side of this
Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports - Dec. 15, 2020
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Prepared by Joe Albert, Communications coordinator | Division of Enforcement | 9:00 am, Dec. 15, 2020 ×
District 4 - Walker area
CO (Conservation Officer) Jacque Hughes (Longville) checked hunting and fishing activity. She responded to a call of someone falling out of their deer stand. She also received calls regarding trap tampering and carcasses dumped along the roads.
CO Jordan Anderson (Wadena) spent time on fishing, trapping and deer-hunting enforcement. The brief warmup at the end of the week resulted in some questionable ice. The forecast looks good for gaining some back. Public waters and wetland violations were investigated in Wadena, Hubbard and Otter Tail counties.
No CWD cases found in wild deer herd in west-central Minnesota
The help of area taxidermists in collecting samples for CWD surveillance near Alexandria helps the DNR meet its goal in deer permit area 213, while also adding a lot of mature bucks into the samples. Sampling still well short of goal levels in area 273. 9:30 am, Dec. 15, 2020 ×
No positive cases of Chronic Wasting Disease were detected in the wild deer herd in the West-central CWD surveillance area of deer permit areas 213 and 273 after the regular firearms season. (Courtesy photo / Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)
GLENWOOD, Minn. Staff at the Glenwood Department of Natural Resources were worried about meeting their goal in terms of sampling the wild deer herd for chronic wasting disease after the youth and early antlerless seasons in mid-October, but firearms hunters stepped up in permit area 213.