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Greater Minnesota

Snow, cold may end fire risk

Snow, cold may end fire risk

Firefighters hope wintry weather will put an end to the lingering fires that raced across nearly 15 square miles in northwest Minnesota Tuesday. Dry conditions, high winds and warm temperatures fueled nine wildfires in the region Tuesday. Fire fighters extinguished most of the blazes but remain on alert for any flareups.
by Tim Nelson and Madeleine Baran

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Feds back research to stop Great Lakes invasives

Feds back research to stop Great Lakes invasives

Federal grants will support stepped-up research into ways to prevent invasions of the Great Lakes by foreign animal and plant species, with special emphasis on refining techniques that detect their DNA in the water, officials said Tuesday.
by John Flesher, Associated Press

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Fires threaten northwest Minn. towns

Fires threaten northwest Minn. towns

Several northern Minnesota communities are threatened by wildfires driven by strong winds today.
by Madeleine Baran

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DNR: Extreme fire danger in NW Minn.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has extra firefighting equipment on standby in northwest Minnesota because of extreme fire danger.
by Dan Gunderson

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Photos: Timber trucks rumble through downtown Duluth in protest

Photos: Timber trucks rumble through downtown Duluth in protest

The loggers are trying to draw attention to their effort to change federal law to allow them to carry heavier loads on interstate highways.
by Dan Kraker

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Church vandalism suspect in custody

Police in Buffalo, Minn., say they're making progress on an investigation into vandalism incidents at several churches.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Matt Sepic

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Duluth pathologist dies in Wyo. plane crash

Officials in northeastern Minnesota are mourning a longtime Duluth pathologist and deputy St. Louis County medical examiner who died in a plane crash in Wyoming.

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Report: Minn. pilot in fatal Wyo. crash

A small aircraft that crashed in Wyoming on Friday, killing its only occupant, was registered to former St. Louis County Medical Examiner Donald Kundel.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Downtown Fargo police cameras go online

Police-operated surveillance cameras are going online in part of downtown Fargo.

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