A natural gas explosion produced fireballs that could be seen for miles Friday afternoon in east-central Minnesota.

The Pine County Sheriff’s Office say, “On Friday, January 16th, 2026, at approximately 1:43 pm, Pine County Dispatch was inundated with 911 calls of explosions.” The calls were from a rural area west ...

A damaged pipeline caused an explosion in Pine County, Minnesota, on Friday. Officials said 911 operators were inundated with ...

Natural gas companies were working on Friday night to restore heat for customers after this pipeline explosion in Pine County ...

The Pine County Sheriff's Office confirms there has been an explosion in Willow River. They are asking the public to avoid ...

WILLOW RIVER, Minn. (FOX 9) - There has been a gas line explosion near Willow River, the Pine County Sheriff's Office reports ...

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In 2017, 70-year-old Joseph Leon Edminster pleaded guilty to cutting off the tops of thousands of trees in Minnesota’s Chippewa National Forest. A headline related to a multi-year scheme that ...

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