A Minnesota family is asking for help after losing home to the Northland Wildfires
Jonah Kaplan spoke with the family. They say they've lived on the same Brimson property since the 1940s.
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Jonah Kaplan spoke with the family. They say they've lived on the same Brimson property since the 1940s.
Investigators think that someone sparked the largest of northern Minnesota's wildfires, near Hoyt Lakes, possibly from a lit cigarette.
Investigators believe the Jenkins Creek Fire, which the U.S. Forest Service says has spread to over 16,000 acres, was started by a person.
In all, fifty-seven adult cats, four kittens and a 5-year-old great dane are now in Animal Humane Society care, getting their medical needs addressed including spay and neuter surgeries and eye and ear issues.
A local rescue team is making sure animals aren’t left behind, as Northland homeowners make the tough decision to evacuate.
Maria Lisignoli talks with Sam Davis, president and CEO of Bridger Aerospace, which is currently being deployed to help fight the wildfires in northeastern Minnesota.
Firefighters found Reba last week, days after the flames broke out. She was the only chicken to survive.
It was her community, however, that lifted her up in a way that she’ll never forget.
A peacetime emergency has been declared by Gov. Tim Walz Tuesday as wildfires continue to burn in northeastern Minnesota.
Three massive wildfires continue to rage north of Duluth in northeastern Minnesota. Crews are also battling colossal wildfires just north of Minnesota in Canada's Manitoba and Ontario provinces.
Cool weather has provided a boost to crews fighting the wildfires in northeastern Minnesota. But after more than a week since the fires began, the fight is far from over.
Cool weather is helping in the battle against wildfires in northern Minnesota, but the fight is far from over.
Minneapolis-based documentary filmmaker Keri Pickett's cabin in Brimson was one of at least 150 buildings decimated by the three wildfires north of Duluth, which have burned more than 46,000 acres in the past week.
Jason Rantala spoke with a Minneapolis filmmaker who lost her cabin to the wildfires.
Homeowners are getting a chance to see the destruction done by fast-moving fires that have been burning all week in the northland.
Firefighting resources from across the country have arrived in Minnesota to help the effort to contain the wildfires.
The Jenkins Creek and Camp House fires have now charred an area of about 30,000 acres, which is roughly the size of Minneapolis.
Gov. Tim Walz and Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith toured the damage and offered their continued support.
Thursday's rain was great news for crews trying to contain the fires, but the two largest ones are still at 0% containment. The Munger Shaw Fire, which has burned about 1,600 acres since Monday afternoon, is now at 25% containment, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
Wildfires continue tearing their way through northeastern Minnesota on Friday, plus more of the day’s top stories.
As wildfires continue to burn across northeastern Minnesota, many people are wanting to help those affected. Food, water and supply donations have been pouring in.
As wildfires continue to impact many in northern parts of Minnesota, WCCO's Kirsten Mitchell introduces us to a community that is stepping up to help out during this time of need.
The grim fight against the northeastern Minnesota wildfires continue on Thursday, with hundreds of evacuations and thousands of acres destroyed.
The region has been experiencing a spruce budworm outbreak, DNR officials say. The native bugs are about an inch long, but they can gather in the thousands to feed primarily on balsam firs.
The Camp House Fire in northeastern Minnesota has already destroyed 144 structures, but it's done a lot more damage than that.
