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"Its a little bit worse on the west side of the state," said meteorologist Kyle Tederson, who works from the National Weather Service in Norton.

The air quality across the Midwest and Northeast is looking up for the July Fourth holiday weekend, after smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the region earlier this week. The smoke began to lift on Friday, with the air quality index falling into the unhealthy for sensitive groups and moderate ranges in much of the Mid-Atlantic…

(NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned a record of more than 19.5 million acres across Canada so far this year, with no end […]

Air quality will degrade more on Saturday

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has forecasted another statewide Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) for Thursday, June 29. Current air monitor readings across the state remain very high as the Canadian wildfire plume continues to move slowly through the state. Particulates are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range (Orange). Note: IDEM

The Air Quality Index rating remains at the “red” level in Niagara County today, due to the continued drift of smoke from wildfires in Canada.

Local briefs include:• Air quality alert continued• Triathlon set for July 8• Elkhart ArtWalk returns today• School trustees to meet Monday• Library awarded technology grant

Air quality was falling significantly across New Jersey Thursday, and is expected to worsen.

Top New York officials are warning New York residents that you may receive an emergency text in the near future. Here's why.

- Wildfire smoke live updates: Toxic haze blankets Midwest, rolls into Northeast