Dan Kraker

Reporter at Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul, MN)

Duluth Correspondent for @MPRNews. I cover the economy and the environment of Northeastern Minnesota. Retweets not endorsements.

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As northeastern Minnesota wildfires burn, more federal help is on the way

12 hours ago | mankatofreepress.com | Dan Kraker |David Schaper

Firefighters battling at least three major, out-of-control wildfires in northeastern Minnesota contended with more hot, dry, windy weather on Wednesday, making it difficult to contain the blazes. The Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires together have burned more than 54 square miles of forest — an area larger than the city of Minneapolis — and destroyed at least 140 structures.
As northeastern Minnesota wildfires burn, more federal help is on the way

15 hours ago | southernminn.com | Dan Kraker |David Schaper

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As northeastern Minnesota wildfires burn, more federal help is on the way

1 day ago | mprnews.org | Dan Kraker |David Schaper

Firefighters battling at least two major out of control wildfires in northeastern Minnesota are bracing for more hot, dry windy weather on Wednesday, making it difficult to contain the blazes. The Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires together have burned more than 30 square miles of forest, destroying dozens of homes and cabins. Authorities have issued evacuation advisories to the residents of more than 100 homes in the area, and some of those evacuation advisories have been extended.
Wildfires burn out of control

1 day ago | mesabitribune.com | Dan Kraker

Fire crews are contending with another day of volatile fire conditions in northeast Minnesota on Tuesday, as they continue to battle large wildfires. The wildfires have burned more than 20,000 acres and destroyed about 140 structures, a St. Louis County Sheriff's Office news release said. kAm%9C66 D6A2C2E6 >2;@C 7:C6D 4@?E:?F65 E@ 3FC? @? E96 62DE6C? xC@? #2?86]k^AmkAm“p?J @?6 @7 E96D6 7:C6D H@F=5 E2I @FC DJDE6>[ 3FE E96 724E H6 92G6 E9C66 :D :D G6CJ[ G6CJ 492==6?8:?8[” $E] {@F:D r@F?EJ $96C:77 v@C5@?
Northeast Minnesota wildfires burn out of control, over 20,000 acres scorched

1 day ago | mankatofreepress.com | Dan Kraker |Kirsti Marohn

Fire crews are contending with another day of volatile fire conditions in northeast Minnesota on Tuesday, as they continue to battle large wildfires that have burned more than 20,000 acres and dozens of structures. Three separate major fires continued to burn north of Duluth. “Any one of these fires would tax our system, but the fact we have three is is very, very challenging,” St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay told MPR News on Tuesday morning.
Northeast Minnesota wildfires burn out of control, over 20,000 acres scorched

1 day ago | businessnorth.com | Dan Kraker |Kirsti Marohn

Fire crews are contending with another day of volatile fire conditions in northeast Minnesota on Tuesday, as they continue to battle large wildfires that have burned more than 20,000 acres and dozens of structures. Three separate major fires continued to burn north of Duluth. “Any one of these fires would tax our system, but the fact we have three is is very, very challenging,” St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay told MPR News on Tuesday morning.
National Guard called in to battle fast-growing northeastern Minnesota wildfires

2 days ago | mprnews.org | Dan Kraker

Quick ReadGov. Tim Walz is calling up the National Guard to help battle wildfires that are burning out of control in northeastern Minnesota as hot, dry and windy conditions fuel the blazes. Gov. Tim Walz is calling up the National Guard to help fire crews in northeast Minnesota, as they struggle to control rapidly growing wildfires.
Crews continue battling wildfire near Brimson, at least 3 homes and cabins burned

2 days ago | mankatofreepress.com | Dan Kraker |Andrew Krueger

Local, state and federal firefighting crews continued battling a wildfire northeast of Duluth on Monday, amid concerns that another day of gusty winds and extremely dry conditions could fuel further spread of the flames. Meanwhile, crews were responding Monday to a new, large wildfire in the Superior National Forest, only about 10 miles away from the first.
Crews continue battling wildfire near Brimson, at least 3 homes and cabins burned

2 days ago | mprnews.org | Dan Kraker |Andrew Krueger

Local, state and federal firefighting crews continued battling a wildfire northeast of Duluth on Monday, amid concerns that another day of gusty winds and extremely dry conditions could fuel further spread of the flames. The Camp House Fire near Brimson, about 35 miles north-northeast of Duluth, started Sunday and ballooned to 750 acres at last report Monday morning. It was zero-percent contained as crews worked on the ground and from the air to douse the flames.
In Duluth, a controversial condo proposal brings out both NIMBYs and YIMBYs

3 days ago | mprnews.org | Dan Kraker

Matt Pedersen loves sitting on the front porch of his house in Duluth, on a tree-lined street in the Woodland neighborhood, up the hill from Lake Superior. He and his wife moved there more than a decade ago to escape the hustle and bustle of Chicago. “We had people living on top of us, every side. It was crazy. And we came here to get away from that,” Pedersen said. Now he fears that urban density is coming to his quiet neighborhood.