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Minnesota’s air quality improves, but alert continues into Monday

At the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), most of Minnesota was classified as having “moderate” air quality late ...

Wildfire smoke continues to blanket Midwest as flash flood threat heads to the South

Smoke from the more than 700 wildfires burning in Canada is continuing to blanket parts of the Midwest for a final day.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to large swaths of the Midwest

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air for at ...

Amid Canadian wildfire smoke, air quality in Minneapolis ranks third-worst among world's cities Thursday

An air quality alert covering the entire state of Minnesota continues on Thursday, marring otherwise fairly ideal weather ...

Flooding risk in Southeast and Plains as parts of US deal with Canada wildfire smoke

The Great Plains could also see possible flooding from severe storms on Sunday. A flash flooding risk of a level 2 out of 4 ...

Former Minnesota Wild Forward Signs Two-Year Contract With The Pittsburgh Penguins

The Minnesota Wild traded forwards Marat Khusnutdinov and Jakub Lauko, along with a 2026 sixth round pick, to the Boston ...

Smoke starting to clear out of Minnesota as clouds move in

Wildfire smoke will continue to exit Minnesota on Sunday, helping air quality improve as we wrap up the weekend.
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Air Quality Alert for Minnesota and Iowa through at least Sunday due to wildfire smoke

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an AIR QUALITY ALERT for all of Minnesota until late Saturday ...
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How Minnesotans are coping with an air quality alert from Canadian wildfires

Dr. Dorothy Curran says fine particles in wildfire smoke especially affect sensitive groups, like kids with asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).