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The Minnesota Legislature OK'd $6.5 million to transfer Upper Sioux Agency State Park land to the Upper Sioux Community, but no timeline is set for the transfer. The park is still open to the public.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for southern Minnesota, from 12 p.m. through 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for southern Minnesota, from 12:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. Tuesday.

It'll be toasty on Tuesday, with some air quality issues in central and southern Minnesota. 

Ground-level ozone is expected to be high during the afternoon Tuesday, and air quality is expected to reach unhealthy range for sensitive groups.

An air quality alert has been issued for parts of central and southern Minnesota starting Tuesday afternoon and lasting into the evening.

The air quality index is expected to reach orange levels across southern Minnesota on Tuesday. The alert will be in place from noon to 8 p.m. People with breathing conditions like asthma or those doing physical activity or work are encouraged to take precautions.

The alert will be in place from noon to 8 p.m. People with breathing conditions like asthma or those doing physical activity or work are encouraged to take precautions.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says unhealthy ozone levels can aggravate lung diseases like asthma, emphysema, and COPD.

A bill at the Legislature aims to return historic homelands that now make up Upper Sioux Agency State Park.