Businessman calls for expanding CCM Health child care project in Montevideo, Minnesota

MONTEVIDEO — A $2.4 million project to develop a child care facility for the employees of CCM Health in Montevideo is a great idea, but it falls short of what the community needs to accomplish, according to a Montevideo business owner and critic of the …

Juneau County and Northern Minnesota wildfire dangers

Fire danger, air quality concerns continue in Minnesota as heat holds

By Joseph Dames Joseph Dames Meteorologist Joseph Dames joined the WCCO team during the winter of 2022. He is currently the weekday morning meteorologist. You can also catch him putting together weather, science, and other environmental stories during the …

Satellite Captures Wildfires Growing Rapidly in Size in Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region

Satellite imagery showed wildfires rapidly growing in Minnesota on Monday, May 12, as the state’s governor signed an order authorizing the Minnesota National Guard to provide emergency assistance. The two largest blazes in the state, the Camp House Fire …

Minnesota Wildfire Map Shows Where Three Blazes Erupting

Firefighters are battling three major wildfires in Minnesota, all of which have burnt over a thousand acres of land. The Camp House Fire, the Jenkins Creek Fire, Munger Shaw Fire in St Louis County were all at zero percent containment on Monday evening. …

Red Flag Warning Continues For Much of Minnesota

UNDATED (WJON News) -- A Red Flag Warning continues in much of Minnesota on Tuesday. The warning will be in place from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. National Weather Service National Weather Service South to southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 …

Minnesota Department of Commerce says energy costs could soon go up

Minnesotans are looking at potentially higher energy costs under new proposed federal budget cuts. Currently, Minnesota’s Energy Assistance Program is funded by the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The proposed federal budget for 2026 …

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Air Quality Alert Issued for Minnesota Due to Ozone for Tuesday

UNDATED (WJON News) -- 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 and …

A U-turn on EVs? Minnesota lawmakers could be headed that direction in session finale

Cornerstone Auto Group president and CEO Rob Powell has a collection of dealerships in the Twin Cities and only a handful of new electric vehicles out of its 500 cars on sales lots.  That’s partly due to ordering and partly due to what General Motors …