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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 Forest near Halsey Sunday afternoon and quickly spread north. The size of the Bovee Fire in west-central Nebraska was mapped at 19,000 acres, or about […]
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 fire burning in the Wildcat Hills. The 13,000 acre (as of Sunday) fire has destroyed homes, hay supplies and range land. Nebraska Game and Parks […]
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 land have been consumed in the blaze. Crews spent all of Thursday working on containment lines and hot spots. Great Plains Fire Dispatch says the […]
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 high winds could cause the fire to spark elsewhere. A fire investigator has been ordered. Firefighters will remain on scene to further strengthen control lines […]
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 Wildland Fire and the Rapid City Fire and Police departments tweeted the fire was accidentally ignited by a mechanical failure of some earth-moving equipment. “This […]
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 Farm Service Agency (FSA). The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) offers payments to you for livestock death losses in excess of normal mortality due to adverse […]
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 incident was a non-criminal matter and that there are no signs of foul play. No other information was provided. ***THIS IS AN UPDATE FROM OUR […]
