PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Officials have evacuated parts of Itasca State Park as a precaution while crews work to contain a fire burning in a remote location. No structures have been damaged and no ...

As dry conditions persist across much of the state, fire crews Wednesday were battling a small fire in a remote part of Itasca State Park in north-central Minnesota. The Clearwater County Sheriff ...

Itasca State Park is located about 30 miles south of Bemidji in the north-central part of the state. It's a popular tourist destination, known for holding the headwaters of the Mississippi River.