The Cass County Board of Commissioners has declared a fire emergency and enacted burn restrictions due to abundant dry vegetation and ongoing hot, dry, and windy weather conditions. More info here.
On this day in 1941, 2,403 Americans died, 1,177 from the USS Arizona alone, and 1,178 were wounded during an early morning attack by the Japanese Empire. Eighteen ships were sunk or run aground, including five battleships.