Cottage Grove in state of emergency after more severe metro storms
The mayor of Cottage Grove declared a state of emergency early Friday morning due to damage from the latest powerful storm to sweep across the Twin Cities this week.
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The mayor of Cottage Grove declared a state of emergency early Friday morning due to damage from the latest powerful storm to sweep across the Twin Cities this week.
It's a state of emergency in St. Paul as water levels continue to rise in the Mississippi River. WCCO's John Lauritsen is in St. Paul as people living there are trying to grasp how widespread this flooding is.
Exploring the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how ready we are for the next one that comes our way.
We've seen natural disasters across the country change communities from wildfires in Hawaii to hurricanes along the Gulf Coast. Minnesota has its own threats like blizzards and tornados, but we've learned our greatest is flooding.
Agencies in Hennepin County train together with dispatch, EMS, police and fire to help prepare them to better respond when there's the potential for people being hurt.
We've heard it too many times around the country. A person has opened fire, hurting people and killing others. There were more mass shootings than days in 2023. WCCO wanted to know how ready Minnesota is to respond. Senior investigative reporter Jennifer Mayerle discovered agencies in Hennepin County joined forces a decade ago.
We've heard it too many times around the country. A person has opened fire, hurting people and killing others. There were more mass shootings than days in 2023. WCCO wanted to know how ready Minnesota is to respond.
Those worst-case scenarios threaten all kinds of critical infrastructure, from highways to hospitals to communications to finance. State lawmakers recently earmarked an extra $32 million to MNIT's budget specifically to bolster cyber defenses.
Is Minnesota ready to respond when an emergency strikes? That's a question WCCO is investigating all week long. The WCCO Investigates team is digging in and getting answers from top officials tapped with keeping us safe from all kinds of threats.
How prepared is the state if an emergency happens in your backyard? It's a topic we're investigating all this week.
