Favorable weather helping crews battling wildfire in Superior National ForestMay 17, 2024 2:55 PMBy MPR News StaffCrews continued working Friday to fully contain a wildfire burning in the Superior National Forest in northeast Minnesota. The Fry Fire, which started Wednesday just north of Minnesota Highway 1, about four miles northwest of Isabella.
At least 4 people are killed in Houston after a severe thunderstorm passed through May 17, 2024 2:12 AMBy Ayana Archie Across the city, power lines and trees are downed, traffic lights are out and glass is scattered across downtown. About 900,000 customers were left without power early Friday.
Slovak authorities charge ‘lone wolf’ with assassination attempt on the prime ministerMay 16, 2024 11:27 AMBy The Associated Press Slovak authorities charged a man Thursday with attempting to assassinate the populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying the suspect acted alone in a politically motivated attack.
Crews battling wildfire near site of prescribed burn in Superior National ForestMay 16, 2024 7:40 AMBy MPR News StaffSuperior National Forest officials said crews continued battling a wildfire of more than 200 acres Thursday near Minnesota Highway 1, northwest of Isabella.
Fire threat eases near Canada's oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer loomsMay 16, 2024 7:15 AMBy The Associated PressThe threat of a wildfire near Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing Wednesday, a day after thousands of residents were forced to evacuate their homes in the city of 68,000.
8 dead, at least 40 injured as farmworkers’ bus overturns in central FloridaMay 14, 2024 10:38 AMBy The Associated PressThe bus was transporting 53 farmworkers on Tuesday morning when it collided with a truck and swerved off a road in Marion County, north of Orlando, authorities say. The bus crashed through a fence and ended up on its side in a field.
Town prepares for possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage across Western CanadaMay 13, 2024 7:44 AMBy The Associated PressA fire expert is warning that an intense wildfire could hit a town in western Canada, based on forecasts of strong winds that have been fueling the out-of-control blaze, which has already forced the evacuation of thousands.
Air quality alert for southern Minnesota extended through 11 p.m. MondayMay 12, 2024 2:00 PMBy MPR News StaffSmoke from Canadian wildfires continued to create hazy conditions across Minnesota on Monday morning. An air quality alert is in effect for southern Minnesota through 11 p.m.
2 killed in house explosion in Mille Lacs CountyMay 7, 2024 1:59 PMBy MPR News StaffAuthorities say two people died when a house exploded early Tuesday in Mille Lacs County, north of Princeton.
Three killed, three seriously injured in central Minnesota crashMay 6, 2024 2:20 PMBy MPR News StaffThree people died and three others were critically injured in a head-on crash early Sunday in central Minnesota. The State Patrol said the crash may have involved drunken driving.