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Gaps in Michigan’s air quality monitoring network, particularly in rural areas of northern Michigan, mean many don’t have accurate information about air quality. In the Lower Peninsula, the northernmost monitoring station is in Frankfort.

The northernmost monitoring station in the Lower Peninsula is in Frankfort. Experts say some residents can’t really know what the air quality is in their area. And there are big gaps in northern Michigan.

The Anderson Economic Group has updated its initial analysis of economic damages from an extended period of wildfire smoke from Canada, estimating a total loss in 10 states of more than $38 billion.

Rain and favorable winds could improve smoky conditions until another round at the end of the weekend, meteorologists said. Still, fine particulate matter in the air can impact breathing and exacerbate health problems.

Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.

Officials hope to have it fully contained by late Tuesday evening. However, dry weekend conditions will raise fire risks.

It’s a dry spring – 1984 in Wisconsin – and all these suspicious fires are popping up. A conservation warden named Dave is pretty sure it’s arson, but he can’t catch a break. So, he and a pilot decide to get creative.