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Former Faribault HS student threatens to “shoot up the school”
As students arrived at Faribault High School yesterday morning they were greeted by a large contingent of law enforcement personnel. Rice County Sheriff Troy Dunn explained that Faribault police received a call threat wherein someone said they were going to “shoot up the school”. Dunn said they put officers at all the doors, they were monitoring all of the area with officers outside and inside. He said the investigation showed that it was a threat that (more…)
Jeff Johnson speaks with Rice County Sheriff Troy Dunn on the reason law enforcement flocked to the Faribault High School yesterday, what the rural roads are like regarding flooding and the Cannon River.
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REP. BRIAN DANIELS ADDRESSES GOVERNOR’S EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE ORDER
FARIBAULT – State Rep. Brian Daniels, R-Faribault, issued the following statement regarding Gov. Mark Dayton’s executive order issued Tuesday, declaring a peacetime emergency for 23 counties, including all counties included in District 24B – Dodge, Rice and Steele.
“The initial response from local officials and citizens has been impressive,” Daniels said. “It has truly been a display of us coming together to help one another during a tough time. I am pleased to see the governor has issued this peacetime emergency order to help us expedite the recovery process by making state resources available to coordinate efforts on the ground.” (more…)
As the Cannon recedes, the City gears up for clean up
Police Chief Monte Nelson said it will take months for a full recovery. That clean up will happen in stages along the River Walk and the park areas. In addition there will be sandbag cleanup, however those will stay in place for at least another week. There’s still a lot of water coming from Waterville and Morristown. Some of the water from the storage areas will also be flowing into the Cannon. The main message is that the river is still flowing at the same rate, 10’s of thousands of cubic feet per second. Barricades will remain in place along Water Street between the dam and 5th street. Additionally (more…)
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Jeff Johnson speaks with Northfield City Administrator Ben Martig and Public Works Director/Engineer Dave Bennett on City issues…
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