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Is fireworks smoke worse for you than wildfire smoke?

Fourth of July firework displays are mesmerizing to watch, but they can take a toll on our air quality, reports NEXT Weather meteorologist Adam Del Rosso.

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St. Paul sues Maplewood over firearm training facility

St. Paul sues Maplewood over firearm training facility

Minneapolis Mayor Frey backs Bill Peterson for city's next top cop

Minneapolis Mayor Frey backs Bill Peterson for city's next top cop

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan talks close U.S. Senate race

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan talks close U.S. Senate race

Crews fight fire in Minnesota Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, and more headlines

Crews fight fire in Minnesota Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, and more headlines

NEXT Weather: 11 a.m. report for Minnesota on Oct. 11, 2026

NEXT Weather: 11 a.m. report for Minnesota on Oct. 11, 2026

NEXT Weather | 6:30 p.m. weather report for Oct. 10, 2026

NEXT Weather | 6:30 p.m. weather report for Oct. 10, 2026

Minnesota 'planning for possibility' for federal government to interfere with midterm election

Minnesota 'planning for possibility' for federal government to interfere with midterm election

Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular is now at the Minnesota Zoo

Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular is now at the Minnesota Zoo

City of Lakes Art Fair returns to Bde Maka Ska

City of Lakes Art Fair returns to Bde Maka Ska

Minnesotans raise money to fight cancer while getting their steps in

Minnesotans raise money to fight cancer while getting their steps in

More measles cases in Minnesota, the latest on a foiled terror plot and other news headlines

More measles cases in Minnesota, the latest on a foiled terror plot and other news headlines

8 a.m. Minnesota forecast from Oct. 10, 2026 | NEXT Weather

8 a.m. Minnesota forecast from Oct. 10, 2026 | NEXT Weather

High School Sports Rally: Diversity shapes a St. Paul girls soccer team

High School Sports Rally: Diversity shapes a St. Paul girls soccer team

10 p.m. Minnesota forecast from Oct. 9, 2026 | NEXT Weather

10 p.m. Minnesota forecast from Oct. 9, 2026 | NEXT Weather

How Twin Cities law enforcement agencies are responding to recent shootings

How Twin Cities law enforcement agencies are responding to recent shootings

6 p.m. Minnesota forecast from Oct. 9, 2026 | NEXT Weather

6 p.m. Minnesota forecast from Oct. 9, 2026 | NEXT Weather

Jack Osberg reflects on long career of coaching football in Minnesota amid cancer battle

Jack Osberg reflects on long career of coaching football in Minnesota amid cancer battle

Ex-Minnesota college professor charged in incident involving urine

Ex-Minnesota college professor charged in incident involving urine

Frey taps Interim Chief Bill Peterson to become Minneapolis' next police chief

Frey taps Interim Chief Bill Peterson to become Minneapolis' next police chief

NEXT Weather: 5 p.m. report on Oct. 9, 2026

NEXT Weather: 5 p.m. report on Oct. 9, 2026

From Food Network to daytime talk: Sunny Anderson on finding her place on “Drew Barrymore”

From Food Network to daytime talk: Sunny Anderson on finding her place on “Drew Barrymore”

Minneapolis school board members propose new plan after pushback

Minneapolis school board members propose new plan after pushback

Meet Karma, a cuddly pit mix looking for her forever home

Meet Karma, a cuddly pit mix looking for her forever home

No board game knowledge required: “Clue” cast says the play works for newcomers

No board game knowledge required: “Clue” cast says the play works for newcomers

“You hide from the wind, but you run from the water”: Officials urge Gulf Coast evacuations

“You hide from the wind, but you run from the water”: Officials urge Gulf Coast evacuations

WCCO digital headlines: Afternoon of Oct. 9, 2026

WCCO digital headlines: Afternoon of Oct. 9, 2026

Minnesota weather brings record-breaking heat this weekend and a side of wind | Oct. 9, 2026

Minnesota weather brings record-breaking heat this weekend and a side of wind | Oct. 9, 2026

Twin Cities reverend calls for nephew's murderer to surrender

Twin Cities reverend calls for nephew's murderer to surrender

NEXT Weather: Noon report for Minnesota on Oct. 9, 2026

NEXT Weather: Noon report for Minnesota on Oct. 9, 2026

Minneapolis mayor wants Bill Peterson for next top cop, source says

Minneapolis mayor wants Bill Peterson for next top cop, source says

Fall yard cleanup tools: What to buy before winter, according to outdoors retailer

Fall yard cleanup tools: What to buy before winter, according to outdoors retailer

AI has driven a 90% jump in cyberattacks this year, a security expert says

AI has driven a 90% jump in cyberattacks this year, a security expert says

Mike Ditka, legendary Chicago Bears coach, dies at 86

Mike Ditka, legendary Chicago Bears coach, dies at 86

Haunted trail run almost entirely by volunteers benefits a local fire department

Haunted trail run almost entirely by volunteers benefits a local fire department

Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves mark John Coltrane’s 100th birthday at the Ordway

Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves mark John Coltrane’s 100th birthday at the Ordway

1 week into October, here's how Minnesota weather is affecting fall colors | Oct. 9, 2026

1 week into October, here's how Minnesota weather is affecting fall colors | Oct. 9, 2026

Dashcam vid shows Minnesota lawmaker's arrest, and more headlines

Dashcam vid shows Minnesota lawmaker's arrest, and more headlines

91-year-old woman killed in bus crash near Minnesota Walmart

91-year-old woman killed in bus crash near Minnesota Walmart

4 Your Weekend: Oct. 9-11, 2026

4 Your Weekend: Oct. 9-11, 2026

NEXT Weather: 6 a.m. report for Minnesota on Oct. 9, 2026

NEXT Weather: 6 a.m. report for Minnesota on Oct. 9, 2026

For 6 decades Jack Osberg has been on a football field, now he's facing a different opponent

For 6 decades Jack Osberg has been on a football field, now he's facing a different opponent

NEXT Weather | 10 p.m. weather report for Oct. 8, 2026

NEXT Weather | 10 p.m. weather report for Oct. 8, 2026

Minneapolis police fire shots at teen after armed carjacking, teen in custody

Minneapolis police fire shots at teen after armed carjacking, teen in custody

Serial peeping tom has long criminal history

Serial peeping tom has long criminal history

NEXT Weather | 6 p.m. weather report for Oct. 8, 2026

NEXT Weather | 6 p.m. weather report for Oct. 8, 2026

Home designed by iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright now on the market

Home designed by iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright now on the market

The Osceola Bridge will close, soon to be replaced

The Osceola Bridge will close, soon to be replaced

New video shows Minnesota lawmaker telling police he was "sober cabbing" fellow legislator in DWI st

New video shows Minnesota lawmaker telling police he was "sober cabbing" fellow legislator in DWI st

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