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Minnesota Wildfires

MPR News keeps track of real-time wildfire updates so you can keep yourself and your family safe. Check out current air quality conditions with our map of the latest AQI sensor readings, or scroll down for other news about wildfires in Minnesota.

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More unhealthy air in southern, central Minnesota as wildfire smoke continues

More unhealthy air in southern, central Minnesota as wildfire smoke continues

The air quality alert is in effect for most of the lower half of the state through midnight. Everyone in southern Minnesota is advised to limit time outdoors and exercise.
by Emily Bright, Sven Sundgaard and Amy Felegy

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Minnesota isn't alone: Air quality plummets across Midwest due to wildfires

Minnesota isn't alone: Air quality plummets across Midwest due to wildfires

Along with Minnesota, Chicago saw its air quality plummet, while other cities including Detroit, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh were experiencing unhealthy air quality levels.
by Joe Hernandez, Rachel Treisman, Emily Olson and MPR News Staff

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Poor air quality Wednesday; strong storms possible

Poor air quality Wednesday; strong storms possible

Air quality will remain an issue as smoke lingers in eastern and southern Minnesota. An air quality alert continues essentially through midnight Wednesday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Minnesota sets record for most air quality alerts in a season

Minnesota sets record for most air quality alerts in a season

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a record 23rd air quality alert of the year Tuesday morning, as yet another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts across southern and eastern parts of the state.
by Olivia Stevens

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Spice Lake Fire 100% contained; BWCAW closure area scaled back

Spice Lake Fire 100% contained; BWCAW closure area scaled back

Officials reported Wednesday the Spice Lake Fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is now 100 percent contained — and a temporary closure order for part of the wilderness has been drastically reduced.
by Matt Mikus

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Very unhealthy air; relief Thursday for northern Minnesota

Very unhealthy air; relief Thursday for northern Minnesota

The latest Minnesota Pollution Control Agency forecast shows air quality improving overnight into Thursday across northern Minnesota. Expect air quality to improve statewide by Friday.
by Paul Huttner

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Crews monitoring wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Crews monitoring wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The U.S. Forest Service is monitoring a wildfire detected Tuesday in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The fire, about 10 miles southwest of the end of the Gunflint Trail, was estimated at about 30 acres in size.
by Andrew Krueger and Tim Nelson

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Amid increasing fire danger, Forest Service bans campfires in Boundary Waters

Amid increasing fire danger, Forest Service bans campfires in Boundary Waters

The U.S. Forest Service announced it’s temporarily banning all backcountry campfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness until further notice, and restricting campfires elsewhere in the Superior National Forest.
by Andrew Krueger

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