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AINSWORTH, NE – The Plum Creek Fire in north central Nebraska began Monday when a prescribed burn coordinated by Nebraska Game & Parks escaped containment. The fire has now burned 24,000+ […]
EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. — Authorities on the Cheyenne River Reservation (CRST) are looking into what sparked a fire on Highway 212 yesterday. According to Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement, […]
BUFFALO, WY – For ranchers and other land managers affected by 2024 wildfires in northeast Wyoming, the Johnson County office of the University of Wyoming Extension will offer an educational […]
CUSTER, S.D. — Black Hills National Forest Supervisor Shawn Cochran has signed a Stage 2 Fire and Smoking Restrictions Special Order for the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota […]
GILLETTE, Wyo. – Firefighters on the line of the Short Draw Fire in northern Campbell County, Wyoming are expecting extreme fire activity due to hot, dry, and windy weather conditions. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Dry conditions throughout the summer coupled with warmer than average late summer temperatures, little rain and plenty of wind and you have a recipe for wildfire. Parts […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – With climate change driving hotter, drier summers across the West, the intensity of recent fire seasons is outpacing workers’ ability to track and analyze fires with […]
WRIGHT, WYOMING – As the Deer Creek fire burns in Johnson, Sheridan and Campbell Counties, another fire in Campbell County has destroyed 17,258 acres, burning into Weston County. In the early […]
PIEDMONT, S.D. – The Red Gate Fire near Piedmont, S.D., is 50 percent contained as of the most recent report from the Great Plains Fire Information. Lightning from morning storms […]
PINE RIDGE, S.D. – With decades of experience, Reno Red Cloud knows more than anyone about water on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. As climate change makes fire […]
PIERRE, S.D. – — Officials are urging South Dakotans to stay diligent as critical fire danger threatens the state into the weekend. The lack of typical snow this time of […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City pastor and former South Dakota politician is organizing a team of people to help meet the growing needs of the population of Maui, […]
HALSEY, NE- Continued cool and moist weather has helped crews make progress containing the Bovee Fire in the Nebraska Sandhills region near Halsey. The fire began at the Nebraska National […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota firefighters are heading to Nebraska. The Brookings Fire Department says  Brush 2 and crew are on the way to help fight the Carter Canyon […]
PINE RIDGE, S.D. – The grass fire burning southeast of Oglala, South Dakota is now estimated at 12,636 acres. The Oglala Sioux Tribe Emergency Management says both grassland and ag […]
UPDATE /12 Noon: The Badger Clark Fire is 58 acres and forward progress has been stopped. Responders on the scene say they have the blaze surrounded, but are concerned the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A mechanical failure caused the fire that has burned over 1.5 square miles northwest of Rapid City, according to state and local officials. South Dakota […]
WASHINGTON, DC – If you’ve suffered excessive livestock death losses and grazing or feed losses due to recent wildfires, you may be eligible for disaster assistance programs through the USDA […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Officials in Rapid city provided an update Saturday on a body found in a burned out vehicle. The Pennington County Sheriff’s office says they’ve determined the […]
Dena Mednansky of White River, South Dakota, died on Monday, July 7, 2025 at her home near White River […]
