Campfires will be banned in the blowdown area of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, starting at midnight tonight. (08/20/2008)

Much of the state is in need of soaking rains as Minnesota endures a third straight year of drought conditions. (08/19/2008)

Seven people died in flash floods that swept over southeastern Minnesota on August 19, 2007. The region is still in recovery. (08/19/2008)

After two years of devestating floods in the upper Midwest, the federal government is trying to get more people to buy flood insurance. FEMA payouts are not adequate to completely rebuild a destroyed home or business, but many people in flood-prone areas don't know that insurance is available to them. (08/13/2008)

Parts of Minnesota are dealing with moderate drought conditions for the third summer in a row. A wet spring gave way to a drier-than-normal summer across much of the state. (08/12/2008)

Dolly may be on the way out of Texas, but it's just the beginning of hurricane season. Some experts are saying this season could be well above average. MPR's meteorologists will also answer local weather questions. (Midmorning, 07/25/2008)

A cold front cutting across Minnesota today is triggering showers and thunderstorms around much of the state. (07/17/2008)

Acres of tomatoes, beans and other produce are rotting in fields south of the Twin Cities after last week's severe storms. Many of the farmers are Hmong Americans, and a meeting at the state Capitol today will address how to help them recover. (07/14/2008)

A tornado touched down near Willmar on Friday, injuring at least two people and damaging a turkey farm, a mobile home dealership, and some homes south of town. (07/11/2008)

The National Weather Service is reporting tornado touchdowns in the northwest and north central part of the state this afternoon. (07/11/2008)

A midsummer storm pushed through central and southeastern Minnesota on Thursday, knocking down power lines and ripping up farm buildings. The National Weather Service confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in the southeastern part of the state. (07/10/2008)

A long chain of levees along the Mississippi and other rivers is contributing to the catastrophic flooding that has hit the region recently, some civil engineers say. (07/09/2008)

About 50 children from the Hugo neighborhood that was hit by a tornado will attend an ecumenical day-camp this week designed to help them recover from the disaster. (07/07/2008)

Prolific film maker Werner Herzog's new movie opens in the Twin Cities later this week. "Encounters at the End of the world" examines life at the South Pole. (07/07/2008)

A second team of veterinarians from the University of Minnesota is in Iowa helping care for animals displaced by the floods. They are working in a make-shift shelter in Cedar Rapids, where more than 600 pets and stray animals are being housed. (07/03/2008)