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A Hubbard County family had to climb through a bedroom window of their mobile home early Tuesday morning to escape a fire. The fire, on U.S. Highway 71, rekindled about 9 a.m., when Park Rapids firefighters called for more manpower and water from Menahga. “It’s a total...

BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Fire Department responded to a house fire at 10:35 a.m. Monday morning in Northern Township. The fire was located in the 7000 block of Fairgrounds RD NW. Bemidji Firefighters arrived on scene to find the home full of smoke with a fire on the main floor. Firefighters...

BEMIDJI -- Northern Minnesota made it through the deep freeze, but it’s still cold and homes still need heat. The winter heating season can last through April, and occasionally into May, which means precautions need to be taken to keep homes safe and fire-free. The Bemidji Fire...

DILWORTH, Minn. – The former fire chief here faces felony charges after allegedly threatening to burn down the houses of his co-workers. Kurt Kennedy, 49, was charged in a Clay County District Court complaint summons Friday with one felony count of making terroristic threats....

CALEDONIA, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Minnesota say a fire broke out in a rural trailer park early Christmas morning, leaving one woman dead and two homes destroyed. The Caledonia volunteer fire department in Houston County was called to a trailer park Wednesday...

The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the following calls on Monday: 12:21 p.m. Rollover without injuries on the 7100 block of Pete Lane NW. 2:23 p.m. Water line broke in home on 800 block of America Ave. 7:23 p.m. Brush fire on the 4200 block of Swiss Lane NW. 10:50 p.m. Medical...

The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the following calls on Friday: 5:40 p.m. Water flow on the 100 block of Beltrami Ave. The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the following calls on Saturday: 1:10 a.m. Water leak on the 2800 block of Ridgeway Ave. 11:04 a.m. Carbon...

LUCAN, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say the remains of a child have been recovered from the scene of a farmhouse fire in the southwestern Minnesota. Another child remains missing. Two adults and several other children were able to escape the two-story house when fire broke out...

MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — Firefighters have contained a rooftop fire at Macy's department store at Ridgedale Mall in Minnetonka. Shoppers were evacuated after the fire broke out Tuesday morning in a construction area of the roof. The Star Tribune reports no one was hurt...

The Bemidji Fire Department and Bemidji Police department responded to a sauna fire at 1028 Little Norway Ave. SE on Wednesday night. A neighbor reported seeing the fire about 8:12 p.m., according to scanner traffic. Firefighters were on-scene by 8:20 p.m. Responding officers reported...

BRAHAM, Minn. (AP) — Two people are dead after a house fire in northern Minnesota. Isanti (eye-SAN'-tee) County authorities were called to the fire in Braham (bram) just before noon Tuesday. A passer-by reported the house was "fully involved" in flames. Firefighters from...