No, the Sheriff's Office does not have local weather information or road reports. Calling the Sheriff's Office during bad weather ties up the phone lines and dispatchers during peak times during which emergencies occur. Your call may be preventing someone else from receiving emergency assistance as quickly as possible. Listen to your local radio stations, call one of the following numbers, or visit the following weather or road condition websites:
Weather/road condition phone numbers:
- Minnesota 800-542-0220
- Minnesota 800-657-3694 (Detroit Lakes State Patrol)
- North Dakota 800-472-2686
- South Dakota 605-367-5707
- Iowa 515-288-1047
- Montana 406-444-6339
- Nebraska 402-471-4533
- Wyoming 307-635-9966
- Wisconsin 800-762-3947
- Brainerd 800-828-2570