Multiple fire departments converged on the festival in Shakopee Friday morning after a fire reportedly started in a chicken shack. Fox 9 says the fire affected about six booths before firefighters got it under control. KSTP reports the festival will be open as usual this weekend.

Twin Citians' love affair with food trucks may be more serious than organizers of the area's first Food Truck Festival realized. Some attendees waited 45 minutes to get through the gates, only to find lines dozens of people deep at the trucks. A couple of the trucks ran out of food within two hours.

Investigators say a fire that destroyed the Renville County Food Shelf was intentionally set. The food shelf distributed over 17,000 pounds of food to more than 280 families in August. Community members can't imagine why someone would want to damage an organization that helps so many.

Fire investigators say a blaze that destroyed 11 homes and damaged several dozen other structures in the northwest town of Karlstad this month was probably arson. The Department of Natural Resources is still investigating and offering a $6,000 reward.

Fire destroyed Zup's grocery store in Babbitt and an adjoining drug store. The Duluth News Tribune reports three other businesses suffered water damage. The total damage is estimated at $1 million.

Fire departments from four communities battled the blaze in West Concord for four hours early Friday. Nobody was injured, but the Jennie-O turkey company suffered damages to two buildings and an estimated financial loss of $250,000.