Firefighters in numerous Canadian provinces are fighting wildfires spawned from especially dry, hot conditions. The massive plumes of smoke drifting southeast has impacted much of the U.S., including ...

The wildfire smoke that has blanketed the state this month could take a toll on the health of Michiganians long after clearing. The particles that form plumes of wildfire smoke are small (the average ...

It has been quite a smoky stretch in Michigan. In the short term it looks like we could have a break from the heavy Canadian wildfire smoke. The satellite imagery shows the wildfire smoke as a fuzzy ...

The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert for Aug. 11-12 for multiple northern Michigan counties because of smoke drifting south from Canadian wildfires. According to the alert ...

Like many Michiganders, Stasia Cole used to spend her summer outdoors. Now she finds herself trapped inside her northeast Grand Rapids home most of the time, trying to escape the heat and hazy skies. ...

EMMET COUNTY, Mich. — There's no beating around the bush even if its burning. The impact of Canadian wildfire smoke is far reaching, even into the skies of Michigan. Jamie Westfall, Park Manager of ...

Smoke rising from Canadian wildfires has left a visible trail — literally — across Michigan, triggering public health alerts and bringing growing concern over outdoor burning practices. While many ...

As the summer of 2025 unfolds, Michigan is facing air quality challenges reminiscent of the smoky summer of 2023. In 2023, Michigan dealt with persistent air quality problems due to wildfire smoke, ...

Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today! This year has been Canada’s second largest year for wildfires—the first largest being 2023, said Ricky Rood, ...

It’s been said every disaster movie begins with someone ignoring a scientist. Nothing could be more true of this summer’s pall of choking wildfire smoke enveloping Michigan and the Midwest — a ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- Wildfire smoke and haze are expected to slowly lift out of northern Michigan by the end of the week, bringing relief for people who are more sensitive to poor air ...