Stories from July 16, 2023

Smoke clearing out; mostly dry week coming
Smoke is being blown southward out of Minnesota; no extreme temperatures this coming week
Jane Birkin, British actress, singer and French icon, dies at 76
The London-born star, whose British accent and natural style charmed her adopted country of France, died on Sunday. Her fame rivals the Hermès luxury handbags named after her.
Some cities are digging up water mains and leaving lead pipe in the ground
Many American cities have been excavating water mains, revealing lead pipes and leaving them there. The work’s disruption of the pipe can also spike lead levels, an investigation by The Associated Press has found.
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in five sets to win Wimbledon for his second major trophy
Carlos Alcaraz has ended Novak Djokovic’s 34-match winning streak at Wimbledon by beating him 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in an engaging, back-and-forth final to win his first championship at the All England Club. 
Air quality alert until 6 p.m. Sunday in south metro and southern MN; Cool start to the week
Smoke from Canadian wildfires will linger into Sunday afternoon in much of southern Minnesota. Portions of central Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area will also see some smoke. We have details on the air quality alerts that continue in parts of Minnesota, and we take a look at the week ahead.
Killing of Fargo police officer leaves questions about motive
The Fargo police department is reeling from what the police chief called one of the most horrific days the in the department's history after three Fargo police officers were shot late Friday afternoon on a busy street. The suspected gunman also was shot and killed by a fourth officer.
Air quality alert for southern MN and south metro until 6 p.m. Sunday; cool temps
An air quality alert continues through Sunday afternoon in roughly the southern third of Minnesota, but alerts end at noon in Wisconsin. We have your Sunday weather details, including who could see some rain.
Duluth's Chester Bowl builds new bridge, aims for new chalet next
The club that manages the Chester Bowl ski hill in Duluth is trying to raise $1.3 million to build a new chalet at the iconic park, where generations of Olympic ski jumpers practiced in the mid-1900s.
A punishing heat wave hits the West and Southwest U.S.
A heat wave that's expected to peak this weekend kicked off with record high temperatures and put one-third of Americans under heat alerts.