Disasters

June 18, 2012 5:17 PM

Forest Service backs managers of Minn. Pagami Creek wildfire

Managers made all the right decisions as they battled a forest fire that blackened 145 square miles of northeastern Minnesota last year, according to three reports the National Forest Service released Monday.

by Jon Collins

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June 17, 2012 6:40 AM

Rise in motorcycle deaths puzzles officials

State officials and motorcycle enthusiasts are puzzled by an alarming rise in fatalities.

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June 16, 2012 10:01 AM

Still no sign of missing plane in NE Minnesota

Crews will be out again Saturday looking for a missing pilot in northeastern Minnesota.

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June 16, 2012 6:00 AM

Water recedes after flooding in Cannon Falls

Water receded in Cannon Falls on Friday, and officials were cautiously optimistic the worst was over after heavy rains sent the Cannon River and the Little Cannon River over their banks earlier in the day and prompted a voluntary evacuation of about two dozen homes.

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June 14, 2012 6:01 PM

Firefighters speak at hearing to discuss risk to personnel, public

Representatives of the Minneapolis Fire Department who responded to a church fire last month spoke at a hearing to discuss how state funding cuts pose a safety risk to firefighters and the public.

by Brandt Williams

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June 14, 2012 9:07 AM

Funeral set for 13-year-old Duluth boy

Thirteen-year-old Jeffery Carlos Watson Jr. was swimming with a friend Monday near an old concrete structure just off Duluth's Lakewalk trail when he went under and didn't surface.