Gov. Tim Walz has declared a peacetime emergency as several wildfires continue to burn in central and northern Minnesota, KARE 11 reports. The fires are affecting portions Lake, Crow Wing, and St. Louis counties.
The Stewart Trail Fire near Two Harbors has burned at least 30 structures, MPR News reports, but better conditions for firefighting helped efforts on Sunday, when the fire was about 62% contained, Mike Hill, the incident commander with the Minnesota Incident Command System, told MPR News.
Rustic Inn Cafe on Highway 61 near Castle Danger is among the local businesses collecting donations and offering free meals to emergency responders after two if its employees lost their home to the fire, Northern News Now reports.
