Flooding threatens influential environmentalist’s propertyJune 3, 2022 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Flooding in northern Minnesota is threatening a renowned environmentalist’s retreat. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Thursday that flooding is threatening many properties in the Rainy River Basin.Police: Minnesota jail escapee accused in Oregon shootingJanuary 3, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who escaped from a Minnesota jail last spring has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Portland, Oregon, man near a homeless camp in August, according to court records.Minnesota wildfires level off; air quality alert extendedAugust 28, 2021 GMTISABELLA, Minn. (AP) — Fire crews were working Saturday to put out the largest of numerous wildfires in northeastern Minnesota, where smoke from the blazes prompted a warning to residents to remain indoors.ADVERTISEMENT