The fires destroyed more than 110,000 acres of land, several homes and numerous farm buildings. One blaze near Ray killed two people.

Uncredited. In this photo released by the Civil Air Patrol, wildfires burn in the Turtle Mountain area of North Dakota, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Civil Air Patrol via AP) ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Crews have been fighting at least 16 wildfires throughout North Dakota in the last several days, including several large fires still burning Tuesday across wooded areas and ...

Air quality reached "unhealthy" levels in North Dakota and small swaths of Montana, Minnesota and South Dakota, according to the EPA.

Spring season wildfires had been rampant across North Dakota before the wet spell, but that has ground to a halt. As of the morning of May 15, there had been 714 fires burning 39,937 acres.

Nearly two dozens wildfires were burning in the Canadian province of Manitoba, which is just north of Minnesota and North Dakota. So far this year, the province had had more than 100 wildfires.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Crews have been fighting at least 16 wildfires throughout North Dakota in the last several days, including several large fires still ...

In this photo released by the Civil Air Patrol, wildfires burn in the Turtle Mountain area of North Dakota, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Civil Air Patrol via AP) ...