Minnesota is sending 29 firefighters and nine fire trucks to Salem, Oregon to help protect structures threatened by wildfires across the state.   Governor Tim Walz authorized the move following a request from Oregon state officials through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC).  The two Minnesota task forces consist of crews from Brainerd, Fisher, Bemidji, Eden […]

The Eveleth Police Department released a statement Monday identifying two Iowans as the occupants in a plane crash Sunday afternoon.  The pilot, 73-year-old Richard Zahasky, and his 68-year-old wife, Roseann Zahasky, both of Decorah, Iowa were treated at a nearby hospital for minor injuries and have since been released. It was reported that the airplane […]