Air quality alert heightens as smoke from wildfires sweep across Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services heightened its smoke advisory Friday for the central and eastern parts of the state.

The advisory now runs through the late afternoon on Saturday, with expected air quality rated from moderate (yellow) to unhealthy (red).

The department said smoke from wildfires in Canada could affect the air in the areas of Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont, Kearney and Grand Island…

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