AM 1240 WJON » fema http://wjon.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Paynesville High School to Build Safe Room [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/paynesville-high-school-to-build-safe-room-audio/ http://wjon.com/paynesville-high-school-to-build-safe-room-audio/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 21:11:03 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=192599 Paynesville High School will be one of two schools in Minnesota to receive federal grant money to build a safe room for students, staff and community members.

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]]> http://wjon.com/paynesville-high-school-to-build-safe-room-audio/feed/ 0 Google Earth FEMA Grants $2 Million to Help Fix Duluth Wastewater Pipe http://wjon.com/fema-grants-2-million-to-help-fix-duluth-wastewater-pipe/ http://wjon.com/fema-grants-2-million-to-help-fix-duluth-wastewater-pipe/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:57:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=162671 The Federal Emergency Management Agency is granting $2 million to help repair a 3-foot wastewater pipe damaged by Duluth storm damage last June. U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan announced the grant Monday. Nolan says the grant will go to the city of Duluth and the state of Minnesota to repair damage to the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District pipe.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fema-grants-2-million-to-help-fix-duluth-wastewater-pipe/feed/ 0 Photo by Jen Jacobs Federal Support for Area Emergency Housing Providers to See Massive Funding Cuts [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/federal-support-for-area-emergency-housing-providers-to-see-massive-funding-cuts-audio/ http://wjon.com/federal-support-for-area-emergency-housing-providers-to-see-massive-funding-cuts-audio/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:04:26 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=23911 Local providers of emergency shelter, rent and mortgage funding are about to face a major challenge. FEMA has slashed the amount of emergency housing support funding from 2.9 million dollars to 1.1 million dollars for the state of Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/federal-support-for-area-emergency-housing-providers-to-see-massive-funding-cuts-audio/feed/ 0 Getty Images Stearns County Qualifies For Federal Disaster Assistance http://wjon.com/stearns-county-qualifies-for-federal-disaster-assistance/ http://wjon.com/stearns-county-qualifies-for-federal-disaster-assistance/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:09:01 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=22062 Stearns County has qualified for federal disaster assistance for the storms on July 1st and 10th. The county has had over $531,000 in uninsured damage to infrastructure.

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]]> http://wjon.com/stearns-county-qualifies-for-federal-disaster-assistance/feed/ 0 Karen McCarver Minneapolis Residents Staying In "Uninhabitable" Homes http://wjon.com/minneapolis-residents-staying-in-uninhabitable-homes/ http://wjon.com/minneapolis-residents-staying-in-uninhabitable-homes/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 18:19:40 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16483 Some north Minneapolis residents are tearing the red "uninhabitable" signs off their doors and remaining in their tornado-damaged homes, ignoring warnings from city inspectors.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minneapolis-residents-staying-in-uninhabitable-homes/feed/ 0 Creative Commons via Flickr user Tony Webster FEMA Will Assess Tornado Damage In North Minneapolis http://wjon.com/fema-will-assess-tornado-damage-in-north-minneapolis/ http://wjon.com/fema-will-assess-tornado-damage-in-north-minneapolis/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 15:21:18 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16323 Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will inspect the north Minneapolis homes damaged by Sunday's deadly tornado to determine whether the area is eligible for federal aid.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fema-will-assess-tornado-damage-in-north-minneapolis/feed/ 0 Creative Commons via Flickr user Tony Webster FEMA Encourages Minnesotans To Get Flood Insurance http://wjon.com/fema-encourages-minnesotans-to-get-flood-insurance-2/ http://wjon.com/fema-encourages-minnesotans-to-get-flood-insurance-2/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:50:14 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=9101 The Federal Emergency Management Agency is encouraging Minnesota residents and businesses to buy flood insurance before it's too late. Minnesota faces the threat of flooding statewide this year. FEMA points out there's a 30-day waiting period before a policy takes effect.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fema-encourages-minnesotans-to-get-flood-insurance-2/feed/ 0 Getty Images FEMA Encourages Minnesotans To Get Flood Insurance http://wjon.com/fema-encourages-minnesotans-to-get-flood-insurance/ http://wjon.com/fema-encourages-minnesotans-to-get-flood-insurance/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:38:52 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=9059 The Federal Emergency Management Agency is encouraging Minnesota residents and businesses to buy flood insurance before it's too late. Minnesota faces the threat of flooding statewide this year. FEMA points out there's a 30-day waiting period before a policy takes effect.

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