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Living with and reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia
Does someone you love have Alzheimer’s disease? Or do you wonder what you can do to reduce your risk of developing it? Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the latest research and how to support caregivers. 
Thick smoke, haze blanket much of Minnesota; air quality alert remains in effect
Much of Minnesota was blanketed in thick haze Tuesday, as the sight and smell of smoke from Canadian wildfires spread across the state. It was among the worst air quality on record in the state.
‘I’m so proud of us’: Indigenous nursing graduates credit success to friendship, faculty support
Four Indigenous students graduated from Minneapolis College’s nursing program in May. All four students said they relied on one another to complete the rigorous undergraduate program.
Air quality alert continues through Wednesday, northwest Minnesota warned of 'hazardous' air
An air quality alert for all of Minnesota has been extended through midday Wednesday, as more — and more-intense — rounds of smoke from Canadian wildfires are forecast to move across the region.
Air quality alert continues through Monday evening, higher concern for northern Minn.
An air quality alert is in effect for almost all of Minnesota and the tribal nations of Upper Sioux, Mille Lacs, Prairie Island, Leech Lake, Red Lake, Grand Portage and Fond du Lac. The alert is expected to last until 6 p.m. on Monday.