On Thursday, officials provided a look at some new technology that could change how wildfires are spotted in Minnesota. Parts of the state are deploying AI-powered cameras to protect against the ...

Two major, damaging wildfires covering more than 45 square miles of northeast Minnesota are near containment, while a smaller blaze in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been completely ...

An air quality alert in effect for northwest and north central Minnesota could extend into the weekend as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts across the state, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ...

An air quality alert has been issued for all of Minnesota by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The alert, issued due to Canadian wildfire smoke, is going to run until noon on Wednesday, ...

Air quality across the central and eastern United States on Wednesday morning. The air quality was still "unhealthy" to "dangerous" in parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Xcel Energy, alleging the Minnesota-based electric company caused the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire.

Three raging wildfires in northern Minnesota have forced evacuations and the deployment of members of the state’s National Guard to battle the blazes. The fires continued to expand on Tuesday, fanned ...

ROCHESTER — In recent years, Minnesota's summers have been dotted with periods of poor air quality, often caused by wildfire smoke originating from northern Minnesota or Canada. In 2023, the Minnesota ...

Skies over much of Minnesota looked clearer and smelled cleaner Sunday as the most troublesome air from Canadian wildfires moved east into Wisconsin. But state and federal air quality monitors still ...