Red flag warning; air quality alert issued for parts of Minnesota

The weather may be beautiful this Memorial Day weekend in Minnesota, but with the warmth come two issues impacting much of the state: a Red Flag Warning and an air quality warning. Due to extremely high fire risk conditions, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for many counties in northern and central Minnesota, effective Sunday, May 28, at noon until 9 p.m. The NWS says the affected counties include Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching,...