EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY WITH RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT. AFFECTED COUNTIES INCLUDE BELTRAMI, CARLTON, CASS, CLEARWATER, COOK, HUBBARD, ITASCA, KOOCHICHING, MARSHALL, LAKE, LAKE OF THE WOODS, ROSEAU, AND ST. LOUIS.
WILDFIRES IN NORTHERN MINNESTA HAS PROMPTED GOVERNOR TIM WALZ TO MOBILIZE THE NATIONAL GUARD. THOSE FIRES THREATENING LIVES, PROPERTY AND STRUCTURES ARE BURNING IN LAKE, ST LOUIS AND KOOCHICHING COUNTIES.
ROAD WORK ON HIGHWAY 11 PICKED UP LATE LAST WEEK ON A WESTERN PORTION OF THE PROJECT, MOVING EAST OUT OF ROSEAU AND TOWARDS SALOL. THEY HAD BEGUN MILLING UP THE SURFACE OF THE HIGHWAY AND PILOTS CARS WERE BEING USED TO ASSIST TRAFFIC. STAY TUNED HERE FOR FURTHER UPDATES THE PROJECT PROCEEDS.
CREWS WERE ABLE TO BEGIN MAKING ICE IN ROSEAU’S NORTH RINK YESTERDAY, AFTER COMPRESSOR ISSUES WERE ABLE TO BE SOLVED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THEM TO DO SO. ROSEAU HAS SUMMER HOCKEY CAMPS NEXT WEEK AND THE WEEK AFTER THAT. THE ROSEAU CURLING CLUB ALSO GOT PERMISSION FROM ROSEAU YOUTH HOCKEY TO HAVE SOME CURLING LINES PAINTED ONTO THE FLOOR ALSO.
NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO HOLD LIFTOFF HEALTH SUMMER CAMP JULY 15. THE FREE ONE-DAY EVENT ALLOWS ATTENDEES AGES 12 AND UP AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CAREERS. THE EVENT RUNS FROM 9 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. AT THE EAST GRAND FORKS CAMPUS. CHECK-IN BEGINS AT 8:30. REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ON NORTHLAND’S WEBSITE.
MAIL BALLOTS FOR THE AUGUST 11, 2026 PRIMARY ELECTION HAVE BEEN MAILED OUT TO ALL RESIDENTS WHO ARE REGISTERED IN THE MAIL-BALLOT PRECINCTS. IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF ONE OF THESE PRECINCTS AND DID NOT RECEIVE A BALLOT IN THE MAIL, PLEASE CONTACT THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE AT (218) 463 1282. THOSE VOTERS IN MAIL BALLOT PRECINTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO VOTE IN PERSON, CAN BRING THAT UNOPENED BALLOT TO THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE TO DO SO.
INEWZ.TV HAD REPORTS ON A DISTRUBANCE AT VOYGEUR’S VIEW CAMPGROUND IN RED LAKE FALLS LAST NIGHT. THE SHERIFF REPORTED THAT A FIGHT HAD BROKEN OUT AND TWO PEOPLE NEEDED TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES, AND TWO PEOPLE WERE ISSUED DISORDERLY CONDUCT CITATIONS, BUT NO ARRESTS WERE MADE.
THE VIGILANT TURKEY INDUSTRY PUSHES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND VACCINATION APPROVALS. AFTER ABOUT FOUR YEARS OF FIGHTING BACK AGAINST A NEW DISEASE, PRODUCERS ON THE ROUGHLY 600 TURKEY FARMS IN MINNESOTA ARE FEELING RELIEF UNDER THE CURRENTLY QUIET PART OF THE SEASON. MINNESOTA, THE NO. 1 TURKEY PRODUCER IN THE COUNTRY, LAST HAD A REPORT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA ON MAY 20 IN A COMMERCIAL TURKEY FLOCK. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF THE DISEASE IN MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA OR WISCONSIN IN THE MONTH OF JUNE IN EITHER COMMERCIAL OR BACKYARD FLOCKS.
PARTS OF I-94 IN FARGO WERE CLOSED FOR A NOT-SO-PLEASANT CARGO SPILL YESTERDAY. IT OCCURRED IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND THEREFORE CLOSED THE ONLY OPEN LANE. A TRUCK PULLING AN OPEN TRAILER BRAKED SUDDENLY AND SPILLED IT’S CARGO, 12-15 BISON CARCASSES AND REMAINS, ON THE ROAD. MULTIPLE CREWS WORKED TO CLEAR THE DEBRIS.
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