Wisconsin's air quality Aug. 5 is improving from yesterday, but the DNR's alert is still at the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups and Unhealthy levels.

The National Weather Service announced air quality alerts in 10 states Tuesday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to spread across the U.S. border. The alerts come as the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre lists 746 active fires Tuesday morning,

At least twelve states have issued air quality alerts and advisories due to the ongoing Canadian wildfires sending smoke down to the Great Lakes region and the northeastern United States, the National Weather Service reported on Tuesday.