HEALTHJul 14 · 20:37 UTCKSTP ABC MINNEAPOLISEmily Baude

Half of Minnesota under air quality alert amid wildfires, heat wave

Half of Minnesota is under an air quality alert due to wildfires in northern Minnesota and a heat wave. Thick smoke is expected to spread across the state, with hazardous conditions for everyone and closures of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The alert is scheduled to end Friday at 11 a.m.

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