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How a caterpillar native to Minnesota made its forests fuel for wildfires

How a caterpillar native to Minnesota made its forests fuel for wildfires

A native insect called the spruce budworm has killed trees across more than 2,000 square miles of northern Minnesota forests, creating dry tinder fuel in the areas burned by the Camp House and Jenkins Creek wildfires. 
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota wildfire updates: Crews continue to battle fires near Brimson, Hoyt Lakes

Minnesota wildfire updates: Crews continue to battle fires near Brimson, Hoyt Lakes

There are now about 600 firefighters from around the country fighting the Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires, which together have burned about 45 square miles of forest north of Duluth.
by Dan Kraker, Kirsti Marohn and Anna Haecherl

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Minnesota filmmaker returns to cabin and finds 'just absolute destruction'

Minnesota filmmaker returns to cabin and finds 'just absolute destruction'

The Minnesota Interagency Coordination Center reports favorable weather conditions over the weekend have helped in the fight against the wildfires in northeastern Minnesota but that’s forecasted to change. Some are able to return to see the damage left behind by the wildfire.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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One person killed after explosion outside fertility clinic; police say act was ‘intentional’

One person killed after explosion outside fertility clinic; police say act was ‘intentional’

One person was killed after a car explosion that damaged a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, and police are calling it an “intentional act of violence." The FBI says it has sent bomb technicians to the site of a car explosion that rocked a neighborhood in the tony California city of Palm Springs.
by The Associated Press

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Northeastern Minnesotans get first look at burn damage as wildfire threat diminishes

Northeastern Minnesotans get first look at burn damage as wildfire threat diminishes

Homes and cabin owners got a first opportunity Friday to view the devastation in areas torched by this week’s massive wildfires in northeastern Minnesota. Meanwhile, cooler, wet weather continued to help firefighting crews make progress in their efforts to contain the blazes.
by Dan Kraker, David Schaper, Catharine Richert and Melissa Olson

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