6/11/25 Air Quality Alert. (MPCA)
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) – Central and southern Minnesota are in an orange air quality alert from now until 11 p.m. tomorrow (June 12th).
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) says the Twin Cities metro, eleven cities, and five Tribal Nations will all be affected by smoke from wildfires in northwest Canada. The orange alert means the air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups, and pollution may aggravate heart and lung disease.
Officials say the smoke will linger along a frontal boundary, then stall over southern MN. Upcoming rainfall on Thursday is expected to help reduce smoke in some areas. Campfires are discouraged, and no burning permits will be issued or activated until it’s over.
Areas included: Twin Cities metro, Brainerd, Alexandria, Albert Lea, Marshall, Worthington, Hinckley, St. Cloud, Ortonville, Mankato, Moorhead, Duluth, and the Tribal Nations of Upper Sioux, Mille Lacs, Prairie Island, Leech Lake, and Fond du Lac.
