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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Extreme fire danger persists across northern Minnesota, with a new red flag warning in effect Tuesday for Cook, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis counties. The warning follows a peacetime emergency declaration and National Guard mobilization as wildfires near the Boundary Waters continue to spread.
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Six months after launch, Minnesota's Paid Leave program has approved about 75,000 of 100,000 applications submitted statewide, according to DEED. Nearly $600 million has gone out to recipients, though some applicants say they have waited weeks or months for approval.
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From a statewide reading of the Declaration of Independence to old-fashioned Fourth of July games on the farm, the Minnesota Historical Society's network of sites is marking America's 250th anniversary with events running through mid-July.
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Minnesota's export decline was driven again by falling mineral fuel and oil sales to Canada, even as most other categories posted gains amid a shifting global trade landscape.
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U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz quashed grand jury subpoenas issued to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Attorney General Keith Ellison and other officials, calling the Department of Justice's investigation "blatantly unlawful." The judge has signaled he intends to unseal the underlying grand jury testimony as soon as next month.
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Minnesota wildlife officials have widened a ban on deer feeding and attractants to five additional counties, citing new detections of chronic wasting disease in wild deer last year.
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