ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Office of Higher Education has announced the 2025 recipients of the Dual Training Grant, ...

Minnesota fire departments worry how they’ll pay for proposed safety standards. ... “Training-wise, they’re talking up to 300 hours per firefighter for training hours per year,” he said.

Fire crews train for airport emergencies at MSP 01:48. Firefighters at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport took part in specialized training on Monday, designed to prepare crews for ...

CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – Minnesota National Guard helicopter crews joined wildfire experts from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Camp Ripley Environmental Team to participate in ...

But data from the National Interagency Fire Center, the country’s Boise-based hub for wildland firefighting expertise, training, coordination and support, shows that Minnesota saw double that ...

Minnesota Twins draft pick Travis Adams was a hero when he saved a neighbor from a house fire during spring training in Fort Myers, Florida.

Minnesota has a playoff-ready roster… and a QB room full of question marks. J.J. McCarthy might be the guy — but the Vikings’ ...

A Minnesota fire department is mourning after one of its own was killed in a shootout over the weekend, police said. Eden Prairie Firefighter Joseph C. Johns "died tragically" while off duty on ...

The National Volunteer Fire Council said coming out of the recent pandemic, the number of non-salaried firefighters had declined to around 675,000. In the early 1980s, the number was close to 900,000.

Minnesota and its 775 fire departments statewide have the second highest proportion of volunteer and mostly volunteer firefighters in the nation, with more than 97% of firefighters in the state ...

While teaching students at a Luverne, Minnesota high school last year, the narrative of educator Thomas Rops was brought into question. Yellow Hawk, with the Pipestone Human Rights Commission ...

In 2023, the Minnesota Incident Command System reported 813 wildfires that burned across 8,663 acres — a relatively mild fire season thanks to record snow on the ground in many areas into April.