Disasters

September 6, 2023 4:29 PM

Crews continue work to contain 70-acre wildfire in Carlton County

Crews continued battling a wildfire Wednesday in Carlton County that prompted the evacuation of a half-dozen homes.

by MPR News Staff

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September 6, 2023 11:17 AM

Authorities ID child who was struck, killed while riding bike in Minneapolis

Authorities have released the name of a 7-year-old girl who was struck and killed while riding her bike in Minneapolis on Labor Day.

by MPR News Staff

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September 5, 2023 12:46 PM

Four injured when tent catches fire in central Minnesota

Four people were burned, one of them seriously, in a tent fire in the city of Maple Lake over the holiday weekend.

by Tim Nelson

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September 5, 2023 8:36 AM

Crews battle wildfire in Carlton County

Crews continued battling a 40-acre wildfire Tuesday in Carlton County, with aircraft back on the scene to drop water on the flames that were first spotted the day before.

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September 4, 2023 4:45 PM

2 Minnesota teens drown in Wisconsin lake

Around 5 p.m. Friday, dispatchers received emergency calls about two missing swimmers on Lipsett Lake in the town of Rusk, Wis., located about 115 miles northeast of the Twin Cities.

by MPR News Staff

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September 4, 2023 4:00 AM

Shipwreck hunters discover a schooner's 142-year-old remains in Lake Michigan

Built in 1867, the Trinidad was plagued with structural issues and sank nearly a century and a half ago. Historians intend to nominate it for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

by Joe Hernandez

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September 3, 2023 6:22 AM

One death reported after storms leave thousands stranded at Burning Man Festival

The festival organizers said access to and from Nevada's Black Rock Desert where the annual event takes place is closed, after nearly an inch of rainfall created mud-bath-like conditions.

by Chloe Veltman and Emma Bowman

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September 2, 2023 9:35 PM

11-year-old girl's body recovered from Lake Nokomis

The body of an 11-year-old girl was found in Lake Nokomis at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, after an hourlong search by Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, Minneapolis fire, police and EMS.

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September 2, 2023 10:11 AM

Biden is touring Hurricane Idalia damage. But DeSantis doesn't have plans to meet him

President Joe Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor's office threw cold water on the idea.

by Ashley Lopez and Tamara Keith