Forest Service and firefighting personnel in the U.S. are stepping up their response to wildfires burning in Ontario that threaten to cross the international border into Minnesota's Boundary Waters.
Wildfire smoke continues to swirl above much of Minnesota Friday. An air quality alert is in effect for parts of northern Minnesota until noon Saturday.
Minnesota sees another warm, dry and hazy day Friday, which is the beginning of a much drier pattern that is likely to last all of next week and possibly through the end of July.
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