The Neosho River received a clean bill of health from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday. Ashley Jones-Wisner, a public information officer for KDHE, said the group monitored the river through Monday…

Crews have been hard at work cleaning the area of contaminants resulting from a New Year’s Day fire at Mid-West Fertilizer. Chemical run-off from the fire-fighting efforts into the nearby Neosho River forced Humboldt and…

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s government said today it was willing to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government was…

HUMBOLDT — Contaminated water — spilled from the scene of an early morning fire at Mid-West Fertilizer in Iola — has prompted Humboldt to suspend operations at the city’s water plant. Humboldt city officials announced…

The Iola Fire Department responded to a blaze at Mid-West Fertilizer early Wednesday morning in what was determined to be a total loss for the company. The department took a call at 2:30 a.m. notifying…

BERLIN (AP) — Three women are under investigation in Germany for launching paper sky lanterns for the new year which apparently ignited a devastating fire that killed more than 30 animals at a zoo, officials…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a suspect in the deaths of a mother and two children whose bodies were found after a house fire in Kansas City, Kansas. Police said late Monday…

HUMBOLDT ? A riding lawnmower was destroyed by fire in an outbuilding owned by Gary and Jennifer Stalder Saturday, but a rapid response from firefighters helped douse the flames before they could spread. The Stalders,…

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales declared a seven-day state of emergency today as oppressive conditions fanned around 100 wildfires. Around 2,000 firefighters were battling the blazes, half of…

Vehicle burns Steven C. Weeks, 51, was westbound on Patterson Avenue the evening of Dec. 1 when he noticed his vehicle, a 2001 GMC, was emitting smoke. Weeks told Iola police officers he continued to…