Governor Walz calls on MN National Guard to help stranded motorists

Storm peaking, Walz calls up National Guard to aid stranded motorists

Wind-blown snow swirls around cars on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)The main building on the 3M campus in Maplewood is lit up as a Christmas tree on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)A van sits sideways on Interstate 94 just east of downtown St. Paul after spinning out on icy roads Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Rows of headstones at the North Dakota Veteran…

Governor Walz calls on MN National Guard to help stranded motorists

Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order to provide Minnesota National Guard assistance to motorists stranded in southwest Minnesota.

National Guard to assist stranded motorists in SW Minnesota

Governor Tim Walz has issued Executive Order 22-33 declaring a peacetime emergency and providing National Guard assistance to stranded motorists in Southwestern Minnesota.

Walz declares peacetime emergency for National Guard assistance to stranded motorists

ST. PAUL Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency today, issuing Executive Order 22-33 to provide National Guard assistance to stranded motorists in southwest Minnesota. "I am incredibly grateful that the National Guard has answered this call to action, and I’m confident that they have the right personnel and resources for this mission," Walz said in a release. The Renville County Sheriff’s Department requested that the Minnesota Nation…