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How wildfire smoke affects air quality and your health
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (19+ words) MPR News Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday...
In extreme heat, constructions workers still report for duty. How they're staying safe
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (167+ words) MPR News Just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning, the temperature was already pushing 80 degrees near downtown St. Paul, where Michael New was working on construction at the John Ireland Bridge. He wears long sleeves, a face mask and sunglasses on days…...
Minnesotans brave the hot weather as extreme heat warning continues
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (20+ words) As a heat wave continues across the Upper Midwest this week, some people are taking precautions — but still heading outside....
Worrisome smoke, high heat this week across Minnesota
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (20+ words) MPR News Air quality alert posted for NE Minnesota Tuesday into Thursday...
Scorching stretch ahead: dangerous heat settles into the Midwest
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (20+ words) MPR News Extreme heat warnings and heat advisories paint the state...
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally, dies after a brief and unexpected illness
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (26+ words) Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress, has died after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. He was 71....
Soaring costs and end of tax credit leads 17,000 Minnesotans to drop MNSure health coverage
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (557+ words) Faced with sharply rising premiums and the loss of key tax credit that helped many afford the coverage, about 17,000 Minnesotans this year have dropped the MNsure health insurance coverage they had previously purchased through the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace....
Heat advisory issued for the Twin Cities
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (254+ words) Heat indices approaching triple digits An extended stretch of heat is encompassing the Upper Midwest with extreme heat warnings and heat advisories in place. Several days of hot and humid weather ahead. Our heat story is just beginning. Temperatures will…...
Heat wave moving in: several days of hot, dry weather ahead
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (22+ words) MPR News Heat advisories issued with heat indices topping triple digits...
How to prepare for extreme heat in Minnesota
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (18+ words) MPR News Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday...