The Flanders Fire started early Saturday afternoon amid dry, windy conditions near County Road 11 southeast of Crosslake and has grown to more than 1,600 acres.
The Minnesota Incident Command Center reported late Sunday that the Stewart Trail wildfire burning north east of Two Harbors along Lake Superior’s North Shore is now 62 percent contained, but officials say there is still concern.
3M wants the case moved to federal court. The Maplewood-based company says it’s not liable for the pollution because it manufactured firefighting foam on behalf of the U.S. military.
The week-long festival begins with a birthday party outside his childhood home in Hibbing on May 27, and concludes with a birthday bash in Duluth on May 24, where the famed songwriter was born in 1941.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office along with other state and local agencies were evacuating parts of the county as a wildfire swelled Saturday evening.
Art-A-Whirl, the weekend-long art crawl May 15-17, is filled with hundreds of hands-on experiences in northeast Minneapolis. At Aldo Moroni Studios, whirlers can help fill up a mountainous city with miniature clay houses and creatures.
Water systems face ongoing challenges, including replacing lead pipes, preparing for climate change and meeting new federal limits on “forever chemicals.”
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