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Canada wildfires force 17,000 to evacuate, with smoke blowing toward US
Winds blowing north to south will likely push wildfire smoke into Midwestern states Thursday and Friday. Northern Minnesota ...
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Walz, leaders of state agencies give update on northern Minnesota wildfire response
Gov. Tim Walz was joined by leaders of both the DNR, the Department of Public Safety and the National Weather Service to also discuss the fire situation and outlook across the state.
Out-of-control Canadian wildfires sending smoke into Upper Midwest prompt air quality alerts
Extreme wildfires burning in Canada and prompting evacuations are now impacting the U.S., as weather systems will cause smoke to drift southward into areas of Minnesota and Wisconsin in the Upper ...
Gov. Tim Walz to wildfire-stricken northern Minnesota: "The state is going to be there"
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the recovery effort is now underway amid the weekslong fight to contain several wildfires near ...
Smoke to pour into the US as Canada wildfires force province’s largest evacuation in ‘living memory’
Massive wildfires burning out of control in western and central Canada are forcing thousands to flee. The blazes are also ...
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Wildfires Update: Jenkins Creek Fire now 95% contained, Camp House Fire 98% contained
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, which currently has command of the Camp House Fire and the Munger Shaw Fire, ...
‘Frozen glove covering his face’: Family of 4 — including 2 kids — killed in blizzard after botched human smuggling operation
In January 2022 a harsh and freezing blizzard swept across northern Minnesota near the U.S. border with Canada. But despite ...
Northern Lights Forecast: 10 States Might See Aurora Borealis Tonight
The northern lights have been increasingly visible to more people in the U.S. since October 2024, when NASA and NOAA said ...
Canadian wildfire smoke could become 'longer term issue' for Minnesota's 'near future'
Surface smoke could impact part of Minnesota beginning Thursday, and with fires burning out of control in Canada, it could be ...
Human traffickers sentenced after family froze to death along US-Canada border
A pair of smugglers received sentences following the deaths of a family who froze during a blizzard in 2022 while attempting ...
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Men convicted of smuggling Indian family found dead near border of Minnesota, Canada to be sentenced Wednesday
Federal court records show Steve Shand of Florida and Harshkumar Ramlal Patel, an Indian national, will be sentenced Wednesday afternoon in Fergus Falls.