How a Minnesota task force is assisting with Texas flood recovery

Five rescuers and two K- s part of the Minnesota Task Force search and rescue gang are in Texas searching for the people still missing after the catastrophic floods WDIO reports They can help with structural collapse heavy rescue wide-area search trench rescue confined space rescue rope rescue and advanced healthcare care The trial of a Democratic Minnesota state senator accused of burglarizing her stepmother s Detroit Lakes home is set to start with jury selection Monday WCCO TV says Sen Nicole Mitchell is facing charges of felony first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools for the alleged break-in on April The City of Rochester and The Trust for Population Land have received a Pollinator Pathways Grant from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Tools according to KTTC The funding will help advocacy the conversion of four acres of turf grass into native pollinator habitats at four Rochester parks Minnesota has enacted a first-in-nation law requiring mental healthcare warnings on social media MPR News reports State lawmakers and Gov Tim Walz approved the law this year that makes it a future requirement that the sites provide the warning to users Before users can proceed to photos articles or posts they ll have to click through the warning acknowledging the site could pose a hazard to their mental soundness The post How a Minnesota task force is assisting with Texas flood recovery appeared first on MinnPost