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Minneapolis will use the grant to hire 15 more firefighters, bringing the city's Fire Department to its highest authorized strength in two decades.

"At this time, we think the situation has stabilized, but we remain vigilant," the state fire marshal said.

Authorities have evacuated a portion of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis following reports of a fire and possible explosion. No injuries have been reported. The Minneapolis Fire Department tweeted about 3:30 p.m. Thursday that firefighters were responding to a fire in the basement of a building on campus. As they were extinguishing that fire they received reports of a sewer explosion that blew manhole covers out. Authorities are monitoring buildings for natural gas leaks and have evacuated a portion of the campus. The fire chief told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the blaze...

Mayor Jacob Frey is nominating Barret Lane for another term as director of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) despite scathing criticism of the city’s response to civil unrest after the murder of George Floyd.

Mayor Jacob Frey's office announced that he has nominated Fire Chief Bryan Tyner and Emergency Management Director Barret Lane to serve additional terms.