Air quality alert for Much of Northern, Western, and Southern Minnesota

Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category for much of Minnesota, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for west central, east central, central, south central, southwest, north central, and northwest Minnesota. The alert takes effect at noon on Tuesday, May […]

Anglers Report Success on Lake of the Woods, Illegal-Burning Complaints Investigated

Authorities with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources say anglers found success during the 2025 fishing opener.  Conservation Officer Ben Huener in Roseau says fishing on Lake of the Woods was good for the first two days, with a lot of fish reported and some limits being seen. He says violations for the week included […]

Badger Woman Injured In Two Vehicle Crash

One person was injured in a two vehicle accident over the weekend in Roseau County.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Deanna Marie Rybakowski (23) of Badger was injured when the eastbound 2014 Chevy Cruze she was driving collided with an eastbound 2011 Chevy Silverado on Highway 11 at milepost 51 in Skagen township.  Rybakowski […]

County Set To Discuss Five-Year Road & Bridge Plan

The Pennington County Board meets Tuesday in Thief River Falls. The Five-Year Road & Bridge Plan hearing will be held at 9:00 a.m., prior to the regular session in the Justice Center Board Room.  On the agenda, County Engineer Mike Flaagan, and Sheriff Seth Vettleson as well as items from the County Auditor-Treasurer, County Coordinator, […]

High Fire Danger

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for 80 counties in Minnesota effective today, May 12, due to extreme fire risk conditions. Click here for a map of the affected areas. A Red Flag Warning means fires can spread quickly and grow out of control under current and predicted weather conditions, including […]

May 12 Radiogram

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475 Wildfires Reported Since April 1st

475 wildfires have been reported since April 1st, and state agencies are urging the public to take wildfire danger seriously. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says the air quality could be “severely degraded” for a stretch of time with the movement of smoke from Canadian wildfires moving south throughout the state.  The PCA says the […]

May 9 Radiogram