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Pawlenty surveys wildfire in northeast Minnesota

Pawlenty surveys wildfire in northeast Minnesota

People whose property went up in smoke in one of Minnesota's most damaging wildfires in years were supposed to get their first look at the damage Tuesday. Then, the wind shifted and they were forced to leave again.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Pawlenty flies over Gunflint fire; speaks to residents

Pawlenty flies over Gunflint fire; speaks to residents

After flying over the fire, Pawlenty told residents of the area the good thing about Minnesotans is they rally around each other every time there is a natural disaster.
by Bob Kelleher

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Fire burning up the Gunflint Trail

Firefighters are having a difficult time trying to control a wildfire at the end of the Gunflint Trail in Minnesota's Arrowhead region. Fire information officer Jeff Edmonds says at least 8,000 acres have burned, and the fire is growing.

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Roseville students raise money for Darfur

Roseville students raise money for Darfur

A group of students at Roseville Area High School has organized a fundraiser to help people in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan. The event features journalist Nick Clooney, who traveled to Darfur a year ago with his actor son George.
by Laura McCallum

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Keeping the faith a decade later

Keeping the faith a decade later

Residents of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks commemorate the 1997 Red River flood with a four-day series of events, including a reprise of a dramatic student production called "Keep the Faith."
by Dan Gunderson

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School officials told to prepare for all kinds of safety hazards

School officials told to prepare for all kinds of safety hazards

As the investigation continues at Virginia Tech, many local school officials are re-examining their safety plans. In Northfield, school principals, educators and police officers gathered for a seminar arranged months ago, on safer schools. While presenters says it's natural for people to focus on school shootings at this time, they stress that schools face other dangerous situations, much more regularly.
by Roseanne Pereira

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Red Lake boys may have wandered onto thin ice

Red Lake boys may have wandered onto thin ice

Authorities are conducting autopsies on the bodies of two young children found Sunday on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Tristan White, 4, and his 2-year-old brother Avery Stately disappeared four months ago. A search team found their bodies not far from their home.
by Tom Robertson

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Minneapolis and St. Paul get high marks for emergency communications systems

Minneapolis and St. Paul get high marks for emergency communications systems

A new report from the Office of Homeland Security reveals that many cities throughout the United States are not fully prepared for emergency communication during a crisis. Only six cities received the highest rating for emergency communications systems, among them, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

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Four critically hurt after bus accident in Ham Lake

More than 20 people were hurt, four critically, in a school bus crash Friday apparently caused by faulty brakes.
by Archie Ingersoll

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