- Minnesota's governor declared a peacetime emergency and mobilized the National Guard to help fight wildfires along the northern border with Canada.
- About 16 fires have burned over 800 acres in the Superior National Forest, prompting park rangers to escort summer visitors out.
- Hot, dry conditions tied to an El Niño pattern have increased fire risk across the region.
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