Minnesota’s fall colors are arriving across the state. From winding forest roads near Ely to the North Shore and Mississippi River bluffs, here are five drives to put on the fall-color calendar.
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Minnesota is guaranteed to elect its first woman governor in state history after Sen. Amy Klobuchar and House Speaker Lisa Demuth won Tuesday's primary, setting up an all-woman general election. The state's open U.S. Senate race carries the same distinction, with Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya also advancing.
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Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures have pushed much of north-central Minnesota into what state officials call "storage drought," a condition that can take years to reverse even with heavy rain.
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More than 30 community water systems across Minnesota were hit by a coordinated cyberattack over the weekend of July 26. No water supplies were compromised, officials say, but investigators are examining whether Iran-linked hackers were behind the intrusion.
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The city where the Daily Planet was founded is building a new home for its police, fire and EMS departments. The roughly $29 million project is tracking on schedule for completion this fall.
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Elon Musk's xAI filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota this week over a new law banning AI nudification technology, arguing the ban is unconstitutionally broad days before it takes effect.
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Gov. Tim Walz traveled to Ely Monday to meet with wildfire crews, local officials, first responders and residents as fires across northeastern Minnesota reached 53% containment.
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More than a week after lightning sparked a wave of wildfires across the Arrowhead, crews are making headway with help from rain, even as high winds keep containment work difficult. The Forest Service is now weighing a partial reopening of the Boundary Waters.
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Smoke from more than a dozen active wildfires in northeastern Minnesota has pushed air quality to hazardous levels statewide, while four Michigan members of Congress sent a pointed letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney demanding measurable action on forest management.
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Multiple wildfires burning across northeastern Minnesota have forced the complete closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and prompted evacuations, while heavy smoke now blankets much of the state, including the Iron Range and areas as far south as the Twin Cities metro.
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