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Prescribed Burn Scheduled Near Cold Spring
COLD SPRING -- Don't be alarmed if you see fire and smoke along Highway 23 between Richmond and Cold Spring. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is conducting prescribed burns in the area Monday.
The fires are being controlled by trained crews and conducted within the MnDOT right-of-way to improve native vegetation and control weeds.
Traffic should not be affected and all lanes of traffic will remain open.
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