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Crews working to assess damage from Greenwood Fire that moved like a ‘freight train’

Crews working to assess damage from Greenwood Fire that moved like a ‘freight train’

The Greenwood Fire nearly doubled in size Monday, growing to more than 30 square miles. Fire officials are now working to confirm damage to an area of cabins and homes through which the fire wildfire burned.
by Dan Kraker

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Wilderness closed: BWCA cleared of visitors amid increased fire danger

Wilderness closed: BWCA cleared of visitors amid increased fire danger

Dozens of Forest Service rangers are paddling their way through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area telling campers they need to leave, after the wilderness was closed over the weekend because of wildfires.
by Matt Sepic

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Rangers working to locate, clear campers after BWCA closure order

Rangers working to locate, clear campers after BWCA closure order

Several dozen rangers continued working Sunday to clear visitors from northern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, after increased fire activity prompted officials to close the BWCA.
by Andrew Krueger and Matt Sepic

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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closed to visitors

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closed to visitors

Superior National Forest officials have closed the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to visitors for at least the next week, amid increasingly volatile wildfire conditions and concerns about limited resources to keep people safe.
by Andrew Krueger and Will Matuska

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Greenwood Fire grows to more than 9,000 acres, forces more evacuations in NE Minnesota

Greenwood Fire grows to more than 9,000 acres, forces more evacuations in NE Minnesota

The Greenwood Fire in northeastern Minnesota grew to more than 9,000 acres early Saturday — up from fewer than 5,000 acres Friday morning — as firefighting crews prepared for gusty, erratic winds from a cold front moving across the region.
by Sarah Gelbard and Andrew Krueger

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Council overturns Frey veto, Mpls. public safety ballot proposal will go to voters

Council overturns Frey veto, Mpls. public safety ballot proposal will go to voters

The Minneapolis City Council overturned Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of a charter amendment that, if passed by voters, would replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new department of public safety.
by Jon Collins

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