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Gov. Walz calls emergency meeting to extend National Guard deployment for northern Minnesota wildfires
Governor Tim Walz is convening an emergency council meeting to vote on extending the National Guard's deployment in northern Minnesota amid ongoing wildfires that have burned over 33,300 acres. The Emergency Executive Council will decide whether to prolong Executive Order 26-08, maintaining a peacetime emergency status for an additional 30 days.
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