Strong winds over the weekend made the airborne efforts unsafe. While windy weather is in the forecast for the next few days, rain showers and potential snow flurries will help put a damper on the remaining fires.
Jason Hackett will be joining Alicia Lewis and Guy Brown on KARE 11's morning show.
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A 26-year-old man from a small town on the Iowa border is accused of murdering a Greyhound bus employee.
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This week's 8.4 inches at MSP Airport was one of the biggest November storms in the Twin Cities since 1991.
Base Camp Coffee & Provisions is now open.
The results will be determined Wednesday night.
They are the two latest qualifying medical conditions for Minnesota's marijuana program.
Support from the community will go towards medical expenses and overhead costs for the restaurant.
Erica Roberts has been on the run since March.
There are icy conditions across Minnesota
Officials Saturday were still fighting two small fires by air and ground in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, as well as a 500-acre blaze burning just across the Canadian border. Canadian crews are attacking a "very active" fire known as Fort Frances No. 59, the Duluth News Tribune reports.
The DNR says temperatures in the 70s are expected in the next few days, which could help fuel the fire. The area has received some rain, but the DNR says hot spots could flare up as vegetation dries.
Fire officials tell the Associated Press the funding for personnel, supplies, lodging, fuel and equipment comes from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and the Interior.
Forest Service officials tell the Ely Echo more than 100 campsites were damaged by the fire and won't re-open for a few years. The good news -- that's only five percent of the campsites in the BWCAW.
A wild fire in the Boundary Waters has grown to 40 acres while firefighters on the ground work to create a control line. Although rain is not in the forecast for the very dry area, the wind is expected to die down to help crews attack the blaze.
The massive wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness burned about 95,000 acres. Hundreds of firefighters from the Midwest and Rocky Mountains fought the blaze at a cost of more than $20 million. And now, with winter approaching, we're getting a look at the extent of the devastation the fire left behind.
Two airplanes that each carry 11,000 gallons of water are joining the fight against the Boundary Waters wildfire. Crews hope they will help bring more of the fire under control. Firefighters are making incremental progress containing the blaze. Officials worry increasing winds this week will only make their efforts harder.
The photo from a NASA satellite shows the 100,000 acres of burned forest in contrast to the green forest surrounding the area. Officials estimate the total cost of the fire, which began mid-August from a lightning strike, is now over $20 million.
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