DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war, with two killed and another missing in an attack on a base in Jordan after days of intensifying exchanges of fire. Friday’s drone and mis...
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Wildfire smoke has once again triggered an air quality alert in parts of Minnesota, with multiple regions being placed in “red.” According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), a red air quality alert will be in effect for east central, southeast, south central and northeast Minnes...
The fires have burned through a combined 77,000 acres.
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Sam Burns gets his best chance at winning a major he never planned to play. Two weeks after his daughter was born, one week after Burns changed his mind and decided to fly from Louisiana to play in the British Open, he followed his record-tying 62 with a 5-under 65 on...
A statewide air quality advisory went into effect Saturday as wildfire smoke is expected to spread across Wisconsin through the weekend. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said the advisory is in effect through Monday at noon. The department said another round of wildfire smoke is e...
The Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS) said crews have made progress in fighting15 active wildfires from the July Lightning Event.
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One person is dead and two others were hurt after an early Saturday morning shooting in St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood. St. Paul police said officers responded around 4:30 a.m. to reports of an assault and shots fired near Edmund Avenue West and North Kent Street. Officers said they found...
St. Paul police say they are investigating a shooting in Frogtown that left a man dead, as well as another man and a woman injured.
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CARACAS (AP) — The death toll from the two powerful earthquakes that shook Venezuela last month rose to 5,069 late on Friday, local authorities said. The interim government of President Delcy Rodriguez added in a statement that the number of injured remains unchanged at 16,740, as in the past 11...
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war, with two killed and another missing in an attack on a base in Jordan after days of intensifying exchanges of fire. Friday’s drone and mis...
Friday’s opening lineup in St. Paul’s third annual rock fest was overbaked with nice-guy strummers and one-hit wonders.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Bailey Ober struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings and the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Friday night. The Twins got back to .500 for the first time since April 22. They have won three straight and 10 of 14. Ober ...
Good Friday evening to one and all! After a very smoky and hot stretch across Minnesota, we’re heading into the weekend with continued heat and humidity, but gradually improving air quality compared to what we’ve dealt with over the past couple of days. Tonight stays warm and muggy, with te...
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Air quality is improving across much of Minnesota as wildfire smoke shifts north on Friday, but hazardous air quality is expected to persist across northeastern regions through the weekend. Officials are expected to give an update on the wildfire response Friday afternoon.
The man believed to have been behind Thursday’s fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis has been identified. Court records show Arnold Benedict Cole, 37, is facing charges of second-degree murder and aggravated robbery following a deadly shooting that killed one person. READ MORE: Suspect ar...
A large fire burned at a St. Louis Park apartment building Friday evening, displacing many residents.
Firefighters are shifting their strategy as wildfires continue to burn across northeast Minnesota, with teams moving to where they can get the most accomplished despite limited resources.
A man was killed in St. Louis County Friday afternoon, believed to have been accidentally electrocuted by a boat that was docked on a lake. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, the 39-year-old man had been swimming on Lake Vermilion just before 4:47 p.m. when he grabbed the dock...
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The wildfires have moved within about a mile of cabins, homes and other property near Ely. The Boundary Waters, which is close to evacuated, will remain closed indefinitely.
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