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An arrest warrant is out for a Fargo man on reckless endangerment charges after prosecutors allege he repeatedly passed out drunk with food burning on the stove, prompting visits from firefighters. Court documents filed Friday in Cass County District Court say Richard David...

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com A grass fire late Monday night tested the mettle of three fire departments. Park Rapids, Carsonville and the DNR fought a blaze on 120th Street and 165th Avenue around midnight. Park Rapids Fire Chief Donn Hoffman said the fire...

By Paul Walsh Star Tribune A 60-year-old woman who was found outside her home in northwestern Minnesota with her head on fire has died in a Minneapolis hospital, authorities said Monday. Balvir Kaur, of Crookston, died on Thursday at Hennepin County Medical Center,...

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com The Park Rapids Fire Department has changed the cause of a fire at the Bruhn Optical Building last week. Originally thought to be an electrical fire, Chief Donn Hoffman said the official cause will now be listed as undetermined. The...

JASPER, Minn.—Two women died in a hog barn fire near Jasper in southwest Minnesota on Monday morning. Sharla Drew, 50, and Kristy Giesler, 32, both of Jasper, died when a barn the two were inside caught on fire. A statement from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office said...