High temperatures, dry conditions and blustery winds are prompting a red flag warning across much of Minnesota.

A third of the state has fallen back into severe drought as dry spell deepened. Burning brush piles or yard waste is prohibited during the warning period.

Portions of southwestern and west central Minnesota are under a red flag warning on Wednesday due to extreme fire risk.

Minnesota had only led New York for about three minutes in the first two games of the best-of-five series. The Lynx were able to come home with a split though and were playing at home in front of a franchise-record crowd of 19,521 that included former point guard Lindsay Whalen, who was part of the team’s four championships.

Sabrina Ionescu clinched a victory for the New York Liberty in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday. In the final minute of the game, Ionescu scored a 3-pointer to put the Liberty up by four. The Minnesota Lynx came back to tie it,

The Minnesota Lynx got the start they wanted. They just couldn’t finish off the New York Liberty. The Lynx blew a 15-point lead and will need two straight victories to win a record fifth WNBA championship after losing 80-77 to the Liberty on a last-second shot by Sabrina Ionescu on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Finals.