wildfires

In the heart of West Texas, dry winds are stirring up more than just dust; wildfire risks are rising, and the reasons are eye-opening.

Northeast Missouri and west-central Illinois have an elevated fire danger warning for Thursday.

Are you smelling smoke? Seeing a haze? That is the smoke from the Canadian wildfires in the air moving through Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

We know that life can be dangerous. I will admit that I didn't know that Wisconsin was in so much jeopardy though until I saw 12 somewhat terrifying risk assessment maps from FEMA about potential natural disasters.

In a year that has had pretty much every type of weather event already in Missouri, you can add wildfires to the list as there are reports that many are occurring right now in the Ozarks.

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is still overwhelming Illinois residents, and it can be dangerous for our pets too.

If the skies have a hazy look to them Monday, it'll be for a similar reason to what Missouri and Illinois have been dealing with over the past few weeks, but this time the wildfire smoke is originating from a brand new place.