Disasters

July 19, 2006 3:00 PM

A closeup view of the BWCA fire

The forest fire sweeping through parts of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is cause for concern to visitors and residents of the area. Several people who live near the Gunflint Trail captured the fire in some dramatic photos from the south shore of Seagull Lake.

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July 19, 2006 3:00 PM

Quick storm wets roads and fields but crops need more rain

Fast-moving thunderstorms rolled across the region dropping rain in some areas and teasing others with just a few drops. Dry farm fields and rivers and streams still need more rain.

by Tim Post

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July 18, 2006 10:45 AM

BWCA wildfire spreading quickly

A wildfire in the northern Minnesota wilderness, fanned by dry winds and feasting on dead timber, has grown to more than 23 square miles in three days, puzzling officials who are trying to get a handle on the blaze.

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July 18, 2006 10:33 AM

BWCA fire consumes more than 23 square miles

The largest and fastest growing wildfire in years is burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It's about a mile away from the evacuation "trigger point" for the end of the Gunflint Trail. MPR's Perry Finelli talked with a Grand Marais outfitter about the situation.

by Perry Finelli

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July 18, 2006 12:00 AM

Dry conditions hit some crops hard

Minnesota crops suffered more damage last week as hot, mostly dry conditions dominated the weather. The weekly crop report says corn has been especially hard hit.

by Mark Steil

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July 17, 2006 5:00 PM

Low levels in Minnesota rivers affecting water quality

Many Minnesota rivers and streams are approaching dangerously low levels because of the recent hot and dry weather. Some experts are worried those conditions are already affecting water quality.

by Tim Post

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July 17, 2006 10:07 AM

Fires continue burning in BWCA

A fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the largest in years, continues to spread. It now threatens to force some property owners off their land.

by Bob Kelleher

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July 16, 2006 1:44 PM

Hot weather fuels BWCA fire

Gov. Tim Pawlenty travels to northeastern Minnesota Sunday to check on a fire that's burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

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May 17, 2006 12:00 PM

Race and the hurricane

In the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, President Bush acknowledged that the disaster laid bare the persistent racial inequalities in America, but Bush strongly rejected the idea that the federal government's response to Katrina was somehow racist. Social critic Michael Eric Dyson was not convinced.