Major wildfires that have ripped through northeastern Minnesota are largely contained, but the hot, dry weather is expected to test suppression efforts through Monday. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports a “very high” fire risk in the area of the Jenkins Creek fire,

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the recovery effort is now underway amid the weekslong fight to contain several wildfires near the Arrowhead region, but warned "they will not be the last of this summer."

Wildfires in Canada are causing smoke to pour into Minnesota. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued air quality alerts this weekend through 6 p.m. Monday, June 2. Some parts of northern and western Minnesota are dealing with bad air quality that is considered unhealthy for everyone.

Gov. Tim Walz was joined by leaders of both the DNR, the Department of Public Safety and the National Weather Service to also discuss the fire situation and outlook across the state.

Firefighters have continued to make major progress in northern Minnesota with three of the four wildfires being almost completely contained.

All evacuation orders prompted by wildfires north of Duluth, Minnesota, have been lifted, officials said Monday.

Minnesota faces an air quality alert due to wildfire smoke, with a mix of smoky skies and potential thunderstorms forecasted.

As of 8 a.m. Monday, all evacuation zones around the Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires are longer active in St. Louis and Lake counties.

Authorities have lifted evacuation zones connected to the Brimson fires as the spread of wildfires in northern Minnesota has slowed.