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Tourism is big business in Minnesota. Explore Minnesota Tourism Executive Director John Edman says the industry brings in nearly $12 billion in gross sales every year, and it creates almost 240,000 full-and-part-time jobs.

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Fire investigators say a wildfire that destroyed several homes in the northwest town of Karlstad this month was probably arson. The Department of Natural Resources says the fire is still being investigated, and a $6,000 reward is being offered for information that helps identify the person who set it.

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Officials have updated their damage figures from the wildfire that surrounded the northwestern Minnesota city town of Karlstad on three sides.

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In this afternoon's WJON News headlines:

-- German manufacturing company unveils plans to come to St. Cloud
-- St. Cloud man charged in Thursday shooting
-- Rural paramedics being trained to handle minor medical situations
-- BWCA lakes reopen after wildfires

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All wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northeastern Minnesota are contained, controlled or out. But the U.S. Forest Service says Saturday campfire restrictions remain for the entire wilderness area, and some lake and trail closures still are in effect.

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The Superior National Forest has imposed campfire restrictions in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and closed some lakes east of Ely because of the fire danger.

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Here's this morning's headlines on WJON:

- Kimball nurse charged in St. Cloud Hospital incident
- St. Cloud man hit by train
- Sauk Rapids moves ahead with garbage hauler plan
- More forest fires in the BWCA
- Wolf hunting season fast approaching

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A fire continues to slowly grow in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness northwest of Ely. A spokeswoman for the Superior National Forest said Tuesday the fire is now estimated to have burned across about 40 acres.

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Ground crews are battling another wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness northwest of Ely. The Cummings Lake fire covers an estimated 20 acres. The area is filled with black spruce in a lowland area about 12 miles northwest of Ely.

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In this afternoon's WJON News headlines:

-- Flash Flood Watch tonight
-- Black bear spotted in Sauk Rapids yard
-- Gas cans and boat batteries stolen in St. Wendel Township
-- Campfire restrictions lifted in BWCA

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