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A northwest airflow means that Minnesota is off to an early start on our smoky skies and air quality alerts. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an air quality alert for the northern half of Minnesota Tuesday. Get the latest on Updraft.

🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: It's graduation season. National Public Radio's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep has some words of wisdom for us. He spoke at the University of Minnesota Morris' commencement this weekend. MPR News reporter Amy Felegy has the story for us.

And just when we thought our flooding concerns were over, rivers are rising again with recent rains. MPR News reporter Tim Nelson fills us in on the latest.

🎧At 9 a.m., MPR News guest host Euan Kerr talks with Bill Eddins about his international music career, beer and MetroNOME brewery's mission — to raise money for music education in the Twin Cities.

😊We're collecting stories about 'Minnesota nice' and we want to hear from you! Do you have a story about a time you experienced 'Minnesota nice?' We want to hear the many ways this cultural phenomenon appears in our lives. Tell us about it here.
 
If Minnesota legalizes marijuana, when and where will you be allowed to use it?

A final version of a bill that would legalize marijuana in Minnesota is being worked on by a conference committee, with Gov. Tim Walz already committed to signing it into law when it reaches his desk. Weed could be legal for personal use as early as this summer.

When and where will you be allowed to use cannabis? Here’s what to know.

 
What else we're watching:
Brooklyn Park social workers and paramedics are now responding to some 911 calls for mental health. Brooklyn Park is trying a different approach to emergency mental health calls. Since December, a pilot program has sent social workers and paramedics out on some of these calls.

In J. Ryan Stradal's new book, the Midwest supper club is a character unto itself. “Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club” is set in the 1990s in and around a supper club in the fictional northern Minnesota town of Bear Jaw. It’s a family drama that unwinds after bartender and owner Mariel gets in a car accident on the way to pick up her mother, who then stubbornly waits and waits — and waits some more — for her daughter to show up

Listen to five Minnesota artists with Local Show host Diane Miller. Diane Miller is our guide through the variety of music that is popping across the state. She hosts The Local Show on MPR News’ sister station, The Current. Miller joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to highlight five artists with new songs or upcoming shows.

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