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“People of Interest” identified in one of northeastern Minnesota’s wildfires

Tourist staple Betty's Pies reopens as the Stewart Trail Fire is 100% contained

May 19, 2026

KVRR Staff,

CROW WING CO., Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota DNR says they have identified the origin of the Flanders Fire and have identified “people of interest” in connection to the fire. That is the wildfire burning near Breezy Point in Crow Wing County. Investigators say they have also identified the origin of the fire near the north shore of Flanders Lake. Now,…

Woman’s snowmobile breaks through the ice on Lake Ida

January 7, 2026

Alison Voorhees,

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — An Alexandria woman is safe and uninjured after her snowmobile went through the ice. The sheriff’s office says it happened on the Southwest Bay of Lake Ida between Breezy Point and Lakeview Point. The 24-year-old was out of the water and walking to the shore when deputies got there. She says she was able to…

The deaths of three people at Minnesota resort were a murder-suicide, prosecutor says

September 7, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BREEZY POINT, Minn. (AP) — The deaths of three people at a northern Minnesota resort were a murder-suicide, authorities said Thursday. Investigators concluded that Michael Charles Toner, 59, of Maple Grove, shot his partner, Melanie Michele Jansen, 54, of Maple Grove, and her daughter, Hannah Nicole Parmenter, 29, of Elk River, before shooting himself in the head, Crow Wing County Attorney Donald…

Three people found dead in Breezy Point

September 6, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

BREEZY POINT, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Three people are found dead at a townhouse development in Breezy Point, Minnesota. It’s north of Brainerd. Authorities responded to Whitebirch Estates around 8:45 Tuesday night. So far, they haven’t shared any details about the deaths or the identities of the victims. They don’t believe that there is a threat to the public. The…