The fire danger has also prompted fire crews across the state to prepare. That prep work includes contacting other states to ask if they can help. There is also massive coordination in the state to ...

A state of disaster emergency was issued by Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday as the threat of wildfires is extreme, even ...

Governor Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency proclamation Thursday morning due to increased fire weather conditions lasting throughout the weekend.

Four individuals have been arrested and charged with Arson in connection to the abandoned Welcome Inn fire that occurred on ...

The disaster emergency is due to increased fire weather conditions that are expected to begin Friday and continue through the ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Hanging up his helmet after 30 years on the job, Decatur Fire Chief Jeff Abbott has officially retired. Abbott joined the department in 1995 and steadily rose through the ranks, ...

Much of central and western Kansas is under Fire Weather Watches and Red Flag Warnings on Friday. The fire danger will be ...

Sen. Brad von Gillern said his bill requiring only a rear license plate would provide both environmental and economic benefits to Nebraska beginning in 2029.

Firefighters say departments across the state are struggling to fill both volunteer and paid positions. The Illinois Fire ...

A backyard fire pit killed an Ohio woman in a horrific accident that’s still under investigation, firefighters told news outlets. Cynthia Hess, 58, was using her backyard fire pit on the evening of ...

A police chase that started after a motorcycle shop burglary in Sangamon County ended over 100 miles away when a suspect fell from the bed of the speeding truck, later dying from his injuries.