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6191 - Minnesota wildfires continue, creating record high air quality readings

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Minnesota wildfires continue, creating record high air quality readings

Air quality index due to wildfire smoke hits hazardous levels

Boundary Waters permits canceled through Sunday; Tribal nations prepare for evacuation

500 firefighters battling 17 fires in northern Minnesota. And they're expected to burn for weeks

Wildfires could continue for weeks -- if not months -- bringing poor air quality to Minnesota

Some BWCA wildfires may not be fully extinguished until it snows, officials warn

Minnesota wildfires continue to burn

BWCA has closed amid wildfires and harsh conditions. Parts of northeast Minnesota under air quality alert

Feds hand over evidence in ICE shootings; BWCA closes completely

Heat wave hits Upper Midwest

Temperatures climb over the weekend; ­Active wildfires close access to parts of Boundary Waters

Judge sentences former Homeland Security agent to 7 years in prison for child sex abuse videos

Mower County cleans up after second round of flash flooding in a week

Federal lawsuit alleges Mayo Clinic has been cutting corners as it incorporates AI

MN Somali leaders denounce Trump post; Officials ask for more time to return Renee Good's vehicle

Hugo woman to be sentenced in September after pleading guilty to making threats against Minnesota lawmakers

Tornado touches down near Detroit Lakes; 75,000 tap into Minnesota paid leave

Suspected tornado in Detroit Lakes injures 2 people

Three people drowned over Fourth of July weekend; Allina hospice workers hold one-day strike

Monday marks 10 years since Philando Castile was shot and killed by a St. Anthony police officer

Heavy rain brings severe flooding to southern Minnesota

Minnesota farmers face uncertainty as U.S. bails on Canada-Mexico trade pact

Defendants plead not guilty in ICE protest case; Warning labels for social media will wait

Committee reviews Department of Human Services' revalidation process after it triggered agency to disenroll providers

Supreme Court rules on birthright citizenship, transgender athlete bans

Tuesday expected to be another day of scorching and dangerous heat in Minnesota

Blue line trains replaced by buses; Storms and heat in Minnesota

Heat index off the charts for much of Minnesota. Fosston wants its local hospital back

Early voting begins in Minnesota ahead of this year’s primary election

Early voting starts Friday for primary election

Google faces opposition over proposed $2 billion data center near Duluth

Minneapolis police often mishandled officer discipline cases, external report finds

Walz seeks federal records after judge tosses DOJ subpoenas targeting Minnesota Democrats

Justice Department asks for 2 more weeks before returning Renee Good's car

Target Field concessions workers union, employer expected to bargain Tuesday

Federal judge tosses DOJ subpoenas targeting Gov. Tim Walz and other Minnesota leaders

Minnesota veterinarians fear New World screwworm could make it's way to Minnesota

Juneteenth celebrations across Minnesota commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S.

Job numbers; Drought numbers

Report details human rights abuses by federal government during immigration enforcement surge

Feeding Our Future founder plans appeal; Minnesota hemp testing program shuts down

Minneapolis City Council committee votes for 6-month pause on new data centers

Feds charge people for impeding federal officers during ICE surge, protests follow

New reward in Wadena missing person case of Carla Beth

Borealis Amtrak route turns 2; Outdoor learning program turns 1

Bemidji Mayor receives national award for leadership after massive storm

ICE agents detain workers in Bemidji

Federal judge denies request from journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort to release grand jury transcripts

Boelter pleads guilty

Minnesota lawmakers set out to memorialize a peer lost to political violence, prevent future threats

Temperatures climb over the weekend; Active wildfires close access to parts of Boundary Waters