Crews begin to get a handle on the Stewart Trail Fire burning north of Two Harbors
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Strong storms overnight knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses in southern Minnesota. Early Monday, Xcel Energy reported more than 5,000 of its Minnesota customers were without service. The largest of those outages was in the east metro near Lake Elmo. Another large outage was in Goodhue County near Zumbrota. Crews are out to repair downed power lines.
Fire crews are beginning to get a handle on the Stewart Trail Fire that’s burning north of Two Harbors on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The blaze is now 62 percent contained and has remained at 355 acres in size.
The Minnesota Legislature is done passing bills and lawmakers are turning toward the campaign. The 2026 session went right up to midnight, with some critical bills passing just before the final bell. Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign the bills approved in the last stretch, including measures to prop up HCMC in Minneapolis, and to cut costs for home and car owners.
A new report says Minnesota’s public drinking water is largely safe. Water systems that serve at least 25 people are tested for several types of contaminants including bacteria, pesticides, industrial compounds and nitrate. The Minnesota Department of Health says last year, more than 99 percent of the state's public water systems met all federal health-based standards. A handful exceeded standards for copper, lead, arsenic, radioactive elements or disinfection byproducts.
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Minnesota is preparing its first ever set of K-12 health education standards. The standards, which were developed by a committee last year, have been through public hearings and comment periods. They include requirements to teach first aid, nutrition and human development, as well as drug abuse and pregnancy prevention.
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