An air quality alert in effect for northwest and north central Minnesota could extend into the weekend as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts across the state, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ...

Thick smoke from over 100 wildfires in Canada’s Manitoba province is sweeping into Minnesota, reducing air quality. According to KSTP, dense smoke is expected to persist in the areas till noon today.

Air quality across the central and eastern United States on Wednesday morning. The air quality was still "unhealthy" to "dangerous" in parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.

ROCHESTER — In recent years, Minnesota's summers have been dotted with periods of poor air quality, often caused by wildfire smoke originating from northern Minnesota or Canada. In 2023, the Minnesota ...