MPCA extends air quality alert for northern Minnesota through Aug. 4

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency extended the current air quality alert until Wednesday, August 4, at 9 p.m. for the northern half of Minnesota. The air quality alert for the rest of Minnesota expired Tuesday.

Champlin moving forward with Mississippi Point Park redevelopment project

After 25 years of planning, the City of Champlin is moving forward on a massive project to redevelop a stretch of land along the Mississippi River.

Smoky haze gradually diminishing through midweek

The smoky atmosphere that has had Minnesotans coughing and wheezing over the last several days may finally be on its way out.  

Fishing industry devastated by warming waters in US West

Fishermen who make their living off adult salmon, once they enter the Pacific Ocean, are sounding the alarm as blistering heat waves and extended drought in the U.S. West raise water temperatures and imperil fish from Idaho to California.

2 rescued from pipeline in northern Minnesota

Two people were pulled from a pipe at the Enbridge Willow River pipeline crossing Sunday in northern Minnesota.

Minnesota adopts 'clean car' rules to foster electric shift

Minnesota officially adopted regulations championed by Gov. Tim Walz on Monday to encourage the switchover to electric vehicles.

Drought causing problems across Minnesota

Gov. Tim Walz will get a firsthand look Thursday at drought conditions in northern Minnesota. 

St. Paul, Minneapolis impose watering schedules and restrictions

Several cities in the Twin Cities metro, including Minneapolis and St. Paul, have imposed watering schedules and restrictions and are encouraging residents to conserve water amid the ongoing drought. 

Air Quality Alert issued in Minnesota due to wildfires

Smelling smoke? You're not alone. Smoke that has been streaming in from wildfires in Canada over the last couple of weeks has now made it down to ground level in Minnesota.

Satellite video shows smoke from western wildfires blowing across US

Video from space shows smoke from wildfires burning in the western U.S. blowing across the country, reaching as far as New York.

Carver Lake beach in Woodbury closed due to blue-green algae

Officials in Woodbury, Minnesota are advising people and pets to stay out of Carver Lake due to a blue-green algae bloom in the lake that could potentially be toxic.

Crews continue fighting fires in Superior National Forest, Canada

The Delta Lake Fire is the only fire that is still active in the Superior National Forest, officials announced Monday. 

Minneapolis encourages water conservation amid drought, no restrictions yet

The City of Minneapolis is encouraging residents and businesses to follow water conservation practices amid the drought, but is not putting water restrictions in place yet.

New restrictions in Boundary Waters due to Canadian fires

The Forest Service has announced new temporary travel restrictions in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness over concerns that large wildfires burning in Canada could spread across the border.