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Disasters

Two workers die in Minnesota work site crash

Two workers die in Minnesota work site crash

A car struck and fatally injured two workers at a construction site along I-35W in Burnsville Thursday afternoon.
by Madeleine Baran and Rupa Shenoy

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Pagami fire costs going up

On Wednesdays, we check in with one of our reporters based outside the Twin Cities to find out what's going on in that part of Minnesota. For the past several weeks our Duluth reporter Dan Kraker has been covering the Pagami Creek Fire, still burning in the Boundary Waters. He's also gearing up for a royal visit.
by Cathy Wurzer and Dan Kraker

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10 die on Minnesota roads over weekend

The most recent incident happened Sunday in New Ulm, when a 75-year-old St. Cloud woman crossing Broadway Street was struck and killed at about 8:30 p.m.
by Tim Nelson

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Humidity helps firefighters in northern Minn.

Humidity helps firefighters in northern Minn.

Officials at the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center say the clouds that covered skies throughout much of northern part of the state this weekend helped contain fires.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Fire closes Eagan restaurant

A restaurant in Eagan is closed after a large fire burned a two-story deck.

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Winds whip up fires across Minnesota

Statewide fire restrictions took effect Friday, including bans on campfires, as an extended lack of rain, unusually warm temperatures and high winds combined to create explosive conditions across Minnesota.

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Great progress to contain wildfire in Roseau County

Firefighters made progress toward controlling the fire burning in Roseau County, which is now 60 percent contained

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Fire danger prompts Minn. campfire restrictions

Hot, dry weather is prompting campfire restrictions across Minnesota.

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