Smoke from Canadian wildfires causes air quality alert for southern Wisconsin Friday JEFF RICHGELS , 608-252-6449 May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023 Updated Jul 31, 2025 × Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Southern Wisconsin is under an air quality advisory Friday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.kAm%96 (:D4@?D:? s6A2CE>6?E @7 }2EFC2= #6D@FC46D :DDF65 E96 25G:D@CJ 7@C A2CE:4F=2E6 >2EE6C 7C@> >:5?:89E %9FCD52J F?E:= >:5?:89E uC:52J 7@C E96 4@F?E:6D @7 r@=F>3:2[ s2?6[ s@586[ u@?5 5F {24[ vC66?[ vC66? {2<6[ x@H2[ y6776CD@?[ z6?@D92[ {272J6EE6[ |2CBF6EE6[ |:=H2F<66[ ~K2F<66[ #24:?6[ #@4<[ $2F<[ $963@J82?[ (2=H@CE9[ (2D9:?8E@? 2?5 (2F<6D92]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm%96 H:=57:C6 D>@<6 H:== >@G6 :?E@ D@FE96C? 2?5 62DE6C? 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Where have all the walleye gone? Before long, anglers may have to make due with bluegill Updated May 31, 2023 The DNR estimates Wisconsin has more than 420 lakes with the cool, dark waters where walleye thrive. By 2089, may be just four.
Hot potato: PFAS contamination lingers at burn pits as city, county, National Guard contest responsibility Updated May 31, 2023 Madison and Dane County have reputations as environmentally-conscious communities, but neither government is rushing to clean up toxic pollutants.
'A little bit for everybody': How the Inflation Reduction Act boosts clean energy Updated May 31, 2023 With incentives for both businesses and consumers, it's hard to overstate the significance of this historic $369 billion federal investment in…
Modern nomads: Madison couple ditch home, embrace van life Updated May 31, 2023 Who hasn't fantasized about leaving it all behind and hitting the road? This couple actually did it.
Urban wood movement looks to capture value, carbon from city trees Updated May 31, 2023 Most city trees that get cut down end up in the chipper, but a network of urban wood producers works to find better uses for this carbon-trapp…
UW organ transplant pioneer Hans Sollinger remembered for legacy, energy In addition to improving pancreas transplants and developing an anti-rejection drug, Sollinger, 76, was an avid skier and bicyclist known for …
Judge not inclined to shut down Enbridge pipeline, pleads with Wisconsin tribe to work with oil company The tribe said large chunks of riverbank running alongside the pipeline were washed away and it is at immediate risk of being exposed by erosi…
Storms likely, severe storms possible in Wisconsin Thursday A line of thunderstorms is expected in Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota today as a cold front sweeps through. A few of the storms could produ…
Gov. Tony Evers optimistic as Republicans prepare to vote on local aid bill It remains to be seen if the changes offered by Republicans will move the needle for Evers, who earlier this month promised to veto the bill a…
After 87 years, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is getting a new name Oscar Mayer said the change is reflective of a hot dog recipe it will be releasing this summer.
Texas woman charged in $3.4 million fraud scheme against Wisconsin business The woman is a former Wisconsin resident who, an indictment states, "ingratiated herself" with a business owner to get access to his firm's money.
Advisory for wildfire smoke for Wisconsin runs to noon Friday, could be extended Widespread “Unhealthy” levels of PM2.5 are expected across Wisconsin on Thursday, with values in the “Very Unhealthy” category possible, the W…
Advisory for wildfire smoke for Wisconsin runs to noon Friday, could be extended Widespread “Unhealthy” levels of PM2.5 are expected across Wisconsin on Thursday, with values in the “Very Unhealthy” category possible, the W…
