Residents are being allowed back to their homes and properties now that an evacuation order has been lifted. Firefighters and equipment are starting to be demobilized. And the Crow Wing County Sheriff says a campfire may have been the source of the blaze.
New data from an area realtors group shows new home listings jumped in Minnesota between April 2025 and last month. But the inventory of home sales is still too low for a balanced market.
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock to 50 years in prison for orchestrating what they call the nation’s largest COVID-19 fraud scheme. Bock’s attorney is seeking a three-year sentence.
Under the new task force, nonfatal shootings will have a dedicated investigator who will respond immediately to the scene and be treated with the same type of urgency as a homicide case.
Gov. Tim Walz received a briefing on the Stewart Trail Fire, which is more than 60 percent contained. Residents are getting their first look at their homes and cabins in the burn area.
NPR is offering buyouts to journalists as it overhauls its newsroom, with the threat of layoffs to follow. Two recent gifts totaling $113 million are primarily dedicated to NPR's tech infrastructure.
Federal prosecutors initially charged Julio Sosa-Celis with assaulting a federal agent with a shovel in January during “Operation Metro Surge,” but the case soon fell apart.
The incident happened on Friday as the plane was scooping water to drop on a wildfire in Portage Township, northeast of Orr in northern St. Louis County.
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