ELY — The Horse River Fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is now 100% contained.
The National Incident Management Organization reported all crews and firefighting equipment were removed from the area. Crews paddled the 7 miles out of the BWCAW to the landing at the paved highway on Echo Trail.
Management of the 13-acre fire was transferred back to the Superior National Forest.
Meanwhile, about 200 fire personnel continue to work on the Jenkins Creek Fire. That fire is about 94% contained.
Fire lines are improving with the help of tools for mulching and vegetation removal.
Thunderstorms grounded drone flights on Sunday, so there was no new information on hot spots as of Monday morning.
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Plus: the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office released video of the July 15 officer-involved shooting; Minnesota Power and state agencies heard public comments in Cohasset Monday; and Minnesota's e-bike rebate lottery opens July 30, 2025. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEThe Public Utilities Commission extended the deadline to comment on the utility's plan for providing power through 2039 at the request of environmental organizations. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEA recent analysis of grant cancellations from DOGE determined that nearly a third of all canceled programs contain the word “tribal,” making it the single most-commonly flagged keyword. -
The state's revenue department will issue rebates on a lottery basis to eligible Minnesotans, with new income and disability requirements from 2025 legislation. -
Contributed/St. Louis County Sheriff's OfficeThe body-worn footage shows the exchange of gunfire between sheriff's deputies and Adam Clinton Wolf, 57, of Normanna Township, who died at the scene from gunfire. -
Contributed/Cloquet Police DepartmentPower lines are down in the road Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in front of the Wells Fargo Bank. The entrance to the road from Highway 33, north of Taco Bell, is blocked off. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEThe Red Lake Nation flag was prominently featured outside Bemidji City Hall over July 25-27, 2025, in honor of the late tribal chairman. -
Contributed/MPCAA cold front will reach northwest Minnesota by Monday afternoon, July 28, 2025. As the front passes through, northwest winds will pull more wildfire smoke into the state. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXESen. Amy Klobuchar toured Bemidji on July 25, 2025, for a firsthand look at the damage from a June 21 storm that knocked down an estimated 9 million trees. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEA lifelong Crane Laker shows off the area and reflects on the community's history with Voyageurs National Park on the day the Crane Lake Visitor Center opens.
