Smog alert issued today for sensitive groups

It's beautiful out there today— unless you're part of the unlucky group that suffers with breathing problems. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission issued the year's first smog alert for central Ohio today, the earliest it's ever done such a thing. The lovely weather is partly to blame. There has been no rain or heavy wind to combat the smog that forms when the sun's heat cooks pollutants in the air from things such as cars and factories, said Evelyn Ebert, air-quality program supervis