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Disasters

Bugs, blowdowns last year heighten Minnesota wildfire worries

Bugs, blowdowns last year heighten Minnesota wildfire worries

A wind storm in June damaged more than 11,000 forested acres, mostly in Beltrami County. In a new report, the DNR says the blowdown raises fire risk in that area for the next three to five years.
by Noah Bloch

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Merkel family, Annunciation community honor first birthday without Fletcher

Merkel family, Annunciation community honor first birthday without Fletcher

For the first time, third grader Fletcher Merkel’s parents celebrated his birthday without him, after he was killed during the Aug. 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School.
by Feven Gerezgiher and Kerem Yücel

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Brimson Strong: How a plucky chicken named Reba inspired hope after a devastating fire

Brimson Strong: How a plucky chicken named Reba inspired hope after a devastating fire

In the spring of 2025, the Camp House Fire burned more than 12,000 acres of northern Minnesota forest, destroying about 200 homes, cabins and other buildings in and around the small town of Brimson. But amid the destruction, Reba the chicken survived, and her story is helping rebuild the community.
by Dan Kraker

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Dozens presumed dead in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year’s celebration

Dozens presumed dead in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year’s celebration

A fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, with dozens of people feared dead and about 100 more injured, most seriously, police said.
by The Associated Press

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‘Oh my God, this is really bad!’ New details reveal origins of destructive Camp House Fire

‘Oh my God, this is really bad!’ New details reveal origins of destructive Camp House Fire

The man who pleaded guilty to starting the Camp House Fire left a campfire smoldering while he left to buy fishing bait. Some people whose homes were destroyed are still struggling to return.
by Dan Kraker

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Federal regulators to begin sifting through wreckage of North Carolina plane crash that killed 7

Federal regulators to begin sifting through wreckage of North Carolina plane crash that killed 7

Federal investigators will begin sifting through the wreckage of a business jet that crashed in North Carolina and killed all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family.
by The Associated Press

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A St. Paul rabbi's son survived the Brown University shooting. Then came the Australia Hanukkah attack

A St. Paul rabbi's son survived the Brown University shooting. Then came the Australia Hanukkah attack

Mount Zion Temple Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker was focusing on the safety of his son, who was in the Brown University building where a mass shooting unfolded. He then had to turn his attention to his congregation’s safety.
by Catharine Richert, Nina Moini, Cari Dwyer, Ellen Finn and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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