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Polk County wildfire 90% contained The battle appears to finally be winding down in northwest Minnesota. Firefighters there have been battling a historic wildfire in Polk County since Monday.  Written By: Matt Henson | × Firefighters with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources work to put out hot spots along Highway 2 near Mentor. Matt Henson/WDAY According to the Minnesota Incident Command System, the wildfire that burned more than 12,000 acres just outside of Mentor was the largest in the state since 2012 when more than 30,000 acres burned near Warroad....

The COVID-19 pandemic will surely continue to dominate our coverage as we turn the page to 2021. It will continue to impact schools, the court system, small businesses and more. As we move forward, here are the stories we’ll be following in 2021: Schools Wilkes-Barre Area School District plans to merge its three highs schools — GAR, Meyers and Coughlin — after opening the new consolidated high school in Plains Twp. in August or September. The $121 million project began in April 2019 and was 71% complete in December. This year’s graduating classes at GAR, Meyers and Coughli...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the presidential election dominated the storylines throughout 2020, but there are other stories beyond those that had an impact on our region. Here is a look