CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle became the largest in state history Thursday, as a dusting of snow covered scorched prairie, dead cattle and burned out homes and gave firefighters…

Iola crews took advantage of ideal weather conditions to burn seven piles of brush collected during the July 2023 storm. Low winds, clear skies and pleasant temperatures made Tuesday a good time to dispose of…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of a 22-year-old woman who died in an apartment fire in Wichita after mistakes by the 911 dispatch center believes the center has “systemic issues,” and the local firefighters…

In the Baldwin Woods Forest Preserve south of Lawrence, stately oaks and hickories rise 50 to 100 feet into the air.But far below their canopy, something worries scientists. Other kinds of trees are gradually elbowing…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles drivers were tested Monday during the first commute following a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown. Many commuters appeared to have heeded…

SHEPHERD, TEXAS (AP) — A massive fire at a chemical plant in rural Texas on Wednesday sent a plume of black smoke into the sky as officials closed down a local highway and ordered residents…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt volunteer firefighters extinguished a house fire with no injuries late Sunday morning. The house is the home of Greg West, who was not home when the fire was reported. Humboldt Fire Chief…

OSWEGO — The Labette County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fire beneath a bridge spanning the Neosho River. The fire, discovered Saturday, marked the second time in the past few months logs accumulated beneath the…

Really? We’re still arguing about this? Partisan sniping about whether human fuel-burning is warming the planet — about which there is no reasonable debate — and whether society should do anything about it feels more…

Rookies Sports Bar & Grill is pulling itself out of the ashes after a fire on Aug. 11. Owners Carri and Mike Sailor had already been planning to open a second facility at 2402 N.…