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![Firefighters Joshua Donahue, Chris Schlosser, Jon Settergren, Michael Hemmerich, left to right, move debris and water down hot spots in the smoldered remains of a structure as part of the efforts to combat the Camp House wildfire in Brimson, Minn. on Thursday, May 15, 2025. ]
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INTRODUCING 'WORTH IT'
Each Friday, our cast of locals who know Minnesota inside and out share the places worth a look, stories worth attention and events worth your time and money.
![Firefighters Joshua Donahue, Chris Schlosser, Jon Settergren, Michael Hemmerich, left to right, move debris and water down hot spots in the smoldered remains of a structure as part of the efforts to combat the Camp House wildfire in Brimson, Minn. on Thursday, May 15, 2025. ]
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Major wildfires that have ripped through northeastern Minnesota are largely contained. But the warm weather comes with a high fire risk.
Legislators should reject this proposal in the special session and not repeat the same mistakes other states have made.
![Minnesota Gophers head coach PJ Fleck leads the team onto the field before the start of a football game between the University of Minnesota Gophers and the Maryland Terrapins Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/DGYCWUGVL456KXPGEVYYVEJRAY.jpg?&w=344&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Off-Leash Area weaves together poetry, puppetry, projection and movement for a visceral tale.
![Seen from the 40th Street pedestrian bridge, a motorcylcist is sihlouetted beneath the 42nd Street Bridge while traveling north along I-35W, Friday, June 6, 2014, just south of downtown Minneapolis, MN.] (DAVIDJOLES/STARTRIBUNE) djoles@startribune.com A surge in deaths and injuries among motorcycle riders in Minnesota, coming just as summer-like weather takes hold, is prompting traffic officials to remind drivers across the vehicle spectrum of what they need to do to safely share the roads and h](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/TWBPBY5GLJVBID2FJZC75KKF4U.jpg?&w=80&ar=1:1&fit=crop)
After a sales surge during the pandemic, manufacturers like Minnesota-based Polaris and its dealers are eager to shed excess inventory, which means affordable prices for prospective buyers.
