It's a fierce battle out there in Northern Minnesota, where wildfires are turning the serene wilderness into a firefighting front. Let's hear how crews are tackling this challenge.
Forest Service officials have temporarily banned campfires in the Superior National Forest, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and closed some lakes and access points because of four wildfires burning in the area.
The U.S. Forest Service says it's downgrading an environmental review of a proposal to withdraw certain national forest land in Minnesota from minerals exploration for up to 20 years.
Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - A Rochester teenager has been transferred from a Duluth Hospital to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester to continue his recovery from a tragic incident that occurred last week in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One person has died and at least two others have been injured by falling trees toppled by a powerful storm that swept through a northeastern Minnesota forest.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One day after Gov. Mark Dayton dealt a serious blow to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine, a federal agency has handed the company another setback.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The final environmental review for Minnesota's proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine says wastewater from the project would have to be treated indefinitely to prevent pollution.
ELY, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say three teenagers from a Rochester church group had to be rescued after their canoe was swept into a waterfall on the U.S.-Canada border in northern Minnesota.