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Minnesota sees a significant drop in Canadian tourism Hospitality Minnesota's President reports some Canadian sports teams are backing out of winter tournaments

October 15, 2025
EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation's first in 12 years The tornado was spawned by the same system that downed hundreds of trees in the Bemidji, Minnesota region

October 6, 2025
Smoke-filled skies are cause for worry in northern Minnesota vacation spots like Grand Marais "Most of our draw is for outdoor activity. Anytime the weather is not right on track it certainly has a lot of impact"

August 1, 2025
More than 4-inches of rain in parts of northern Minnesota lead to flash floods

July 24, 2025
Chris Shaffer's Weather: Heat Advisory for the metro Tuesday followed by some storms and much cooler weather Temperatures combined with some serious humidity will make it feel nearly 100 Tuesday afternoon

July 15, 2025
Air Quality Alert for Minnesota as Canadian wildfire smoke makes a return WCCO-TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer says the state may get hazy and smoky this weekend

July 11, 2025
Fireworks accident in northwestern Minnesota on the 4th leaves 13-year old dead

July 7, 2025
Governor Walz tours damage near Bemidji, calls it "unprecedented" "It tore up trees, it destroyed parts of buildings, really turned our city upside down," says Bemidji's mayor

June 24, 2025
Smoke from Canadian wildfires eases Wednesday - but don't get used to it

June 4, 2025
Air Quality Alert extended through Wednesday in Minnesota with "Hazardous" conditions in northwest part of the state People should avoid outdoor activity and stay indoors in NW Minnesota which currently has the worst air on Earth

June 2, 2025