The alert from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which is in effect from 10 a.m. to midnight, includes the Capital Region, Adirondacks, Hudson Valley, New York City and

On Friday at 11:44 a.m. EDT an air quality alert was reported by the National Weather Service in effect until Saturday at midnight EDT for Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga, Marquette, Alger, Luce,

An air quality alert due to wildfire smoke from Canada has been expanded to include the Twin Cities metro and much of northern, central and southwestern Minnesota until Friday night.