Hundreds of thousands of acres are burning in dozens of wildfires across the U.S. entering peak summer.

The Nebraska Emergency Management made adjustments to several evacuation orders involving the South Fork Fire on Sunday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - As the fast-moving blaze rolled toward Fire Chief Jason Schneider’s district in Cozad, he and his crew faced a literal uphill battle. The Cottonwood Fire was ...

BRADY, Neb. – In the Sandhills of Nebraska, some grazing pastures look more like the Sahara Desert. The Morrill Fire — the largest wildfire in Nebraska history — scorched vast stretches of land in mid ...

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