Gov. Tim Walz issued Executive Order 26-08 on Sunday declaring a peacetime emergency and authorizing additional state assistance to support ongoing wildfire response efforts in northern Minnesota.

Thu, August 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM UTC (FOX 9) - Northeastern Minnesota businesses struggling amid the wildfires burning in the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are ...

Anthony Bettin is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. He primarily covers breaking news and sports, with a focus on the Minnesota Vikings. Nearly a month after a lightning strikes sparked wildfires in ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. Forest Service officials say recent rains aided firefighters who are making progress in containing wildfires in northeast Minnesota. And aging ...

ELY, Minn. (FOX 9) - Wildfire crews are making progress on several fires in and around Superior National Forest, but closures, evacuations and fire restrictions remain in place as officials urge ...

Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency in Minnesota due to ongoing wildfire response efforts. Unusually dry conditions and lightning strikes have created a dangerous wildfire risk in the ...