Summer smoke from Canadian wildfires is once again hazing out Minnesota skies — just in time for your long-awaited Northwoods vacation. Not the pristine, fresh pine-forest air you were hoping for. “It’s not really better or worse up here than the Twin Cities right now,

Every air quality monitor in Minnesota is reporting red or unhealthy conditions for everyone, an official said.

In central Utah, the Monroe Canyon Fire has burned 48,000 acres and is 7% contained as evacuation orders have been put in place. A total of 23 million Americans across six states are under heat advisories on Friday as heat indices between 105 to 110 are expected from Louisiana to South Carolina.