St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is extending the Air Quality Alert for Minnesota through Wednesday, prompted by wildfire smoke from Canada.
The MPCA states that a cold front is drawing smoke from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with multiple rounds expected over the next several days.
The alert is for the entire state of Minnesota, with the worst of the wildfire smoke in northwestern Minnesota. Northwestern Minnesota is in a maroon air quality index, indicating hazardous conditions for everyone.
MPCA Meteorologist Matt Taraldsen says you can stay safe by wearing an N-95 mask, staying indoors where there’s good filtration, and limiting your exertion outdoors.
Visit the MPCA website for up-to-date information.
WATCH: Fire in Richville, Police Chase Crash, and LRHC Top 100 - Weekly News Recap February 27th
Derek Sidian recaps this week's biggest local news stories. The Weekly News Recap is brought to you by Fergus Falls Monument, online at foreverstonememorials.com, Memorials That Matter.
3h ago
Advocates push for 10,000 in rent strike
A coalition of several Twin Cities unions and advocacy groups is seeking a mass show of support Saturday for a plan to withhold rent and force Minnesota lawmakers to agree to a statewide eviction moratorium and fund rent relief.
1h ago
Woman who duped investors, funneled money to Trump fundraiser gets 9 years in prison
A New York businesswoman has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison over a financial scheme that prosecutors say ripped off more than $30 million from foreign investors and funneled some of the stolen funds to U.S. political campaigns, includ...
3h ago
Exiled activist Anna Kwok vows to keep fighting after Hong Kong jails her father
A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. says a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight months has only made her more determined to fight for the territory and its people
3h ago
FOLLOW US FOR INSTANT UPDATES!
