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KARLSTAD, Minn. -- The Northwest Minnesota Foundation recently gave $10,000 to Northwest Community Action to aid Karlstad, Minn., after a fire this month. The city of Karlstad was damaged by...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Agencies are increasing the reward for finding the arsonist who started the northwestern Minnesota wildfire that destroyed several homes in Karlstad. The Minnesota Department of...

BEMIDJI - A caller reported a mobile home fire northeast of Bemidji about 6 p.m. today. According to dispatch reports, the caller doused the fire, which appeared to be electrical...

DENVER (AP) — Police were investigating the deaths of five people whose bodies were found in a neighborhood bar after a fire broke out around closing time early Wednesday. Police...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have identified the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire student who died in an apartment fire and his three roommates who were injured. Eau Claire fire...

RED LAKE – A helicopter using infrared technology is expected to be used today, weather permitting, to detect hot spots in the Wannaska Complex fire in northwest Minnesota. There are...

BEMIDJI – A cover of smoke wafted across Minnesota’s northern tier Wednesday as firefighters again battled wildland fires throughout the region. The stinky haze prompted dozens of phone calls to...

BEMIDJI – Smoke in the area is coming from a wildfire raging across northern Beltrami County. It also has prompted a warning from emergency responders for those with health concerns...

KARLSTAD - Wildfires have forced the mandatory evacuation of the south side of Karlstad, Minn., this afternoon. Some buildings, which were believed to be unoccupied, were on fire at about...

BEMIDJI -Residents forced out of their homes south of Bemidji after a wildfire Tuesday afternoon have been told it is safe to return. Firefighters and emergency responders rushed to a...

FERN TOWNSHIP – An early-morning house fire in Fern Township in Hubbard County caused about $17,500 in damage to the home and contents, according to a press release from the...

BEMIDJI – Dry conditions and unfavorable weather are creating a perfect storm for potential dangerous wildfires in the Bemidji area, fire officials said Monday. On Saturday, those conditions led to...

By John Myers, Forum Communications Co. BEMIDJI – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is adding restrictions on campfires and other fires in northwestern and central portions of the state...

PAYNESVILLE, Minn. – One person was found dead after a fire in a rural Paynesville mobile home Monday morning. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Scott Vogelpohl,...