Minnesota Governor Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency and mobilized the National Guard to assist with wildfire suppression as more than 17 active wildfires rage in northern Minnesota.

Gov. Walz declared a peacetime emergency to fight northern Minnesota wildfires, mobilizing the National Guard.

The U.S. Forest Service closed 225,000 acres of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Saturday due to multiple wildfires and continued dry conditions.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state leaders moved Wednesday to extend a peacetime emergency amid raging wildfires in the northern part of the state and southern Canada.

As Minnesota's largest wildfires become more contained, Gov. Tim Walz says the focus is now shifting toward helping northern ...

More Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness entry points reopened for overnight use on Wednesday as firefighters increase ...

Starting Monday, forest officials planned to reopen select areas of the BWCAW to visitors.

Tim Walz, the state’s governor, calls blazes ‘unpredictable and fast-moving’ as dry, windy weather fuels them Minnesota’s national guard has been activated to help battle wildfires burning in the ...

The governor also said a special session to address economic relief for businesses affected by the fires appears unlikely at ...

ELY — Gov. Tim Walz traveled here Monday morning to express his gratitude and support to first responders and evacuees impacted by the wildfires. The visit took place as wildfire containment climbed ...

ELY, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz met with forest officials Monday to talk about the wildfires that tore through northern Minnesota. A lightning storm in early July started multiple wildfires that have ...