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Visibility may be reduced from smoke and flames when grass and crop stubble are being burned, such as in this April 4 fire in southeastern Ottawa County. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)
Central Region, Regional Roundup, South Dakota

Air quality alert in place for South Dakota

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources issued an air quality alert for areas of South Dakota where smoke from wildfires in Canada is forecast to settle. Read More

The burn scar on the Clark County, Kansas landscape following the 2017 Starbuck Fire. (Journal photo by Tracy Shinogle.)
75th Anniversary, Commemorative Content, Remember When

Wildfire coverage becomes the norm 

Iowa State University's Northeast Research Farm. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State Extension and Outreach.)
Midwestern Region, Regional Roundup

Learn How Drought and Smoke Have Impacted Crops



Smoke modeling, weather forecasts online

Safe water, food and medicine important after wildfire

Ksfire.org activated for burning season