Flags Lowered for Minnesota Firefighter Killed in Idaho
Governor Tim Walz ordered flags lowered to half staff across Minnesota today to honor a firefighter from Minnesota who died in the line of duty in Idaho.
Wildfires
See Aerial Drone Footage Of Wildfire Destruction In Northern Minnesota
St. Louis County has shared some drone footage showing the destruction of the Munger Shaw Fire. The fire is 95% contained, while the other two fires continue to burn.
Firefighter Pilot Shares Videos Of Minnesota Wildfire Water Drops
As wildfires rage in Northern Minnesota, a local hero takes to the skies, battling flames with a helicopter named Boomer. The stakes couldn't be higher.
Three Wildfires Are Raging in Minnesota– Here’s Where and How Much Has Burned
As of Wednesday, May 14, three major wildfires continue to burn uncontained in northeastern Minnesota.
WARNING: Smoke Is On Its Way Back to Minnesota and Wisconsin
Are you smelling smoke? Seeing a haze? That is the smoke from the Canadian wildfires in the air moving through Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
Rochester Area Air Quality Expected to Improve Overnight
A cold front is forecast to switch the winds to the west and push the smoke to the east.
Comparing Wildfire Smoke to Smoking, Minnesotans Impacted by Canada Fires
How much is this smoke from the Canada wildfires affecting us?
Warning: Unhealthy Haze Returning To Minnesota This Week
Just when the nice, warmer spring weather is finally here, unhealthy, hazy skies are set to return to Minnesota this week too
You Might Want to Rethink Your Trip to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Right Now
Summer in Minnesota is the perfect time for getting out and enjoying the great outdoors, but if you were planning to camp in Minnesota's Boundary Waters, it might be best to rethink those plans right now.
Man Finds His Cabin Still Standing After Firefighters Save It From Cali Wildfires
Dan Stones could only imagine from a distance the fate of his family cabin due to the California wildfires, but was surprised to find it still standing with a note from the firefighters who saved it.
Source: CBS News