Disasters

BWCA fire still burning near Ely
Firefighters attacked a wildfire burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by air while ground crews built containment lines northwest of Ely.
More than 800 burn survivors, their families and other burn care experts will be in the in Milwaukee next week for a conference.
A woman in southeastern Minnesota has died after the all-terrain vehicle she was riding hit a rut and flipped over. The driver and two other passengers suffered minor injuries.
A 17-year-old Fargo girl has been treated for smoke inhalation after escaping a mobile home that was destroyed by fire.
Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin says his department received a 911 call Thursday afternoon about the injury at a residence near Dassel.
Two years after tornado, Wadena celebrates new school building
People in the northern Minnesota town of Wadena will get their first look Wednesday night at the town's new middle and high school. The Wadena-Deer Creek High School building was destroyed in the June 17, 2010 tornado outbreak in the state.