State Officials issued a statewide Air Quality Alert due to thick smoke from Canadian wildfires that’s been pushed into Iowa. Air quality levels in northwest Iowa have been in the unhealthy category yesterday and as of this morning, those levels are still unhealthy.  According to the D-N-R, a band of wildfire smoke is moving into Iowa from the north, with the heaviest smoke stretching from southwest through the northeast.

Officials recommend that Iowans limit intensive physical activities outdoors and take more breaks until air quality conditions improve. Smokey air is of greatest risk to older adults and young children as well as people with heart or lung disease.

Zach Tomesch, News Director KFJB