The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said that the Minnesota Interagency Command System has had 19 wildfires ...

Jason Rantala joined WCCO as a reporter in June 2023. He's a Minnesota native and is thrilled to be telling the stories of those in his hometown. On Thursday, officials provided a look at some new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Monday open burning restrictions are set to take effect across much of ...

Xcel Energy is installing artificial intelligence-powered cameras in Minnesota for the first time to help detect wildfires before they spread. The utility already uses the cameras in parts of Colorado ...

A red flag warning is in effect for 66 Minnesota counties until 8 p.m. on Monday due to extreme fire risk conditions.

A red flag warning has been issued for parts of southwestern and west-central Minnesota on Thursday due to an extreme fire ...

DILWORTH, Minn. — Wildfire season has arrived in the region. In Minnesota, thousands of acres have already been burned. And crews say about 2,000 acres have burned at Camp Ripley near Little Falls, ...

The wildfires in northern Minnesota earlier this year caused over $2.3 million in estimated damages, officials say. RELATED: Walz, leaders of state agencies give update on northern Minnesota wildfire ...

The elevated levels of fine particulate matter resulting from wildfire smoke could present significant health risks.